CONTENTS. 



PAGE 



Introduction i 



Aptera 27 



DiPTERA 33 



Nemocera .......•••.• 35 



Brachycera .... ....... 47 



Hemiptera 90 



Heteroptera ........... 90 



Homoptera ........... loi 



Lepidoptera 138 



The Larva, or Caterpillar ......... 138 



The Chrysalis, or Pupa 146 



The Perfect Insect 165 



Orthoptera , 284 



Hymenoptera 313 



Thysanoptera 400 



Neuroptera 402 



Coleoptera 435 



Index 5^3 



