INDEX 



Acacia, ants' nests in, 136 



Adlerz, 31, 41 



Aerodromes, termite nests on, 178 



Aggressive behaviour in insects, 

 204 



Amazon ant: see Polyergus 



Ambrosia beetles, 37 



Ammophila pubescens: way-finding, 

 31J nesting, 40 



Anergates, 165-6 



Anoplius fuscus, 31 



Ant thrushes, 125 



Antennae, function of, 19 



Anthophora, 76 



Ants: and aphides, 121-2, 129; castes 

 of, 119, 139-46; enemies of termites, 

 125; food of, 122; founding of 

 colonies, 137; geological history, 

 120; guests, 1 5 1-2; nests, 134; 

 sting, 125 



Aphides, 121 



Apis (honey bee), species of, 103 



Argentine ant, 208 



Atta, 132 



Auxiliaries in Polistes, 62 



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Baerends, 40 



Balm, no 



Bark beetles, 37 



Beaumont, de, 153 



Bees: and flowers, 77-8; development 



of social behaviour, 78-9; solitary, 



76 

 Beirne, 56 

 BischofT, 156 



Black ant, common: see Lasius niger 

 Blewett, 21 

 Blood-red ant: see Formica sanguinea 



Blue butterflies: caterpillars in 

 ants' nests, 152; eaten by wasps, 

 5o 



Bols, 85 



Bombus: see Humble bee 



Bombus hortorum, nest census, 91 



Bombus lucorum, 156-7 



Bombus terrestris, 156-7 



Bothriomyrmex decapitans, 158 



Brachygastra, 129 



Brain of insects, 20 



Brauns, 82 



Brian, 87, 92, 138, 142 



Budding by ant colonies, 138 



Bulldog ant: see Myrmecia 



Burying beetle, 36 



Cabbage white butterfly, 33 



Calotermes, 183, 187, 188 



Cannibalism in termites, 54-5, 175 



Carpet beetle, 24 



Carthy, 148-9 



Carton made by ants, 135 



Cassique, 69 



Castes: bees (Halictus), 64-5; bees 

 (honey), 105; bees (humble), 90, 

 92; bees (stingless), 99-102; ter- 

 mites, 179-84; wasps (Polistes), 64- 

 5; wasps (Polybia), 71; wasps (Ves- 

 pula), 45, 53 



Castes, determination of: ants, 140-6; 

 honey bee, 107; stingless bees, 

 100-1; termites, 184-7 



Castle, 183, 185 



Cellulose, digestion of, 176 



Chambers, 77 



Cinnabar moth, 33 



Clausen, 121 



Cleveland, 176 



Clover: see Red clover 



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