Index 



Absorption, 51 



Accessory hearts, 29, 30 



Acentropus, 26 



Acidia, 61 



Activation centre, 81 



Acronycta, 95 



Activation centre, 83 



Adipocytes, 34 



Aedes, 57, 66, 95 



Aeschna, 19, 20, 25, 28, 84, 110, 



114, 124 

 Agromyzidae, 60 

 Air sacs, 17, 25 



stores of aquatic insects, 23 

 Akinesis, 116 

 Aliform muscles, 28 

 Alimentary canal, 39 

 Allantoine, 60 

 Allometric law, 83 

 Amphipyra, 115 

 Anaerobic metabolism, 75 

 Anal, gills, 24, 66 



papillae, 24, 66 

 Anax, 111 

 Anisops, 37 

 Androconia, 99 

 Anopheles, 44 

 Anticoagulin, 46 

 Aorta, 27 

 Apanteles, 26 

 Aphelocheirus, 24 

 Aphididae, 57 



Apis, 28, 32, 35, 75, 121, 126 

 Apposition eye, 125 

 Araschnia, 95 

 Arthropodin, 3, 8 

 Athrocytes, 55 

 Autotomy, 91 



Basement membrane, 27, 34 

 Behaviour, 112 

 Biliverdin, 55, 57 

 Binocular vision, 124 

 Blaberus, 48 



Blatta, 74 

 Blattella, 71,91 

 Blattidae, 42 

 Blood, cells, 32 



coagulation of, 34 



composition of, 31 



functions of, 34 



molecular concentration of, 31 



osmotic pressure, 31 



pressure, 28 



reaction of, 31 



specific gravity of, 31 

 Blowfly, 47 

 Bolitophila, 81 

 Bombyx, 31, 49, 99 

 Brain, 114 

 Buenoa, 37 



BURMEISTER, 16 



Bursa copulatrix, 98 



Calandra, 71 



Calliphora, 48, 49, 89, 102, 103, 122 



Campaniform sensilla, 118 



Carabus, 46 



Carausius, 16, 20, 80, 84, 91, 105 



Carbon dioxide, elimination of, 15 



Carotenoid, 57, 79 



Celerio, 31, 35 



Cellulose digestion, 48 



Cement layer, 4 



Cerambycidae, 60, 71 



Cetonia, 50 



Chemical senses, 121 



Chill coma, 74 



Chironomus, 24, 26 



Chitin, 2, 7, 13, 98 



tests for, 2 

 Cholesterol, 70 

 Chordotonal organs, 119 

 Chorion, 98 

 Chromogen, 8, 80 

 Chrysopa, 67 

 Chrysops, 49 

 Cicindela, 46 



