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Index 



Icptus, thin, fine, deli- 

 cate), 327, 330, 332 

 Leptocerida;. Leptocerus 

 (Arjrr.;f, Icptus, thin, 

 fine, delicate; nipa^, 

 ccras, horn), 244 

 Leptocerus rcsurgetts, *240 

 Leplocoris triviltatus. *2I3 

 Leptogcnvs elongata, 540, 



*54i 

 Leptoglossus oppositus, 



214: phyllopus. 214 

 Lcptotcrna dolobrata. 210 

 Lcptothorax cmcrsoni, 544 

 Lesser migratory locust, 



133. *I37. 141 

 Lestes sp., nymph of, *84 ; 



uiicala. *87 

 Leucania unipuncta. 404; 



larva of. on corn, *403 

 Lciictra, 74 

 Lihcllula basalis, 94 ; pul- 



clicllii. 93, *94 ; quadri- 



tiiaculata. 94: soiiifasci- 



ata. *94. 95 

 Libelhilidse, L i b e 1 1 u 1 a 

 (libcllulus, a tiny book), 



91. 93 

 Libuniia Iciitulcnta, para- 

 site of, *4"9 

 Lice. 216 



Lightning-bugs, 269 

 I.igyrus rugiccps. 276 

 Lime-tree canker-moths, 



*397 : inch-worm. *596 

 Limncphilidae, Limnophi- 



lus ('I'ii'vri, limnc. a pool ; 



<pi}.n(, pliilus, loving), 244 

 Liinitobatcs lincala, *I97. 



198 

 Limnobatidse, Limnobates 



CXififti, limnc, a pool ; 



/3aT;7f, bates, one that 



treads), 194 

 Liodcrtna ligata. 214 

 Liotheidre pf'of, I i u s , 



smooth; 6eiv, then, run), 



118 

 Lipcurus, 118: baculus, 



*i20, 121; ferox, 122; 



forficulatus, 117; for- 



ficutatus, development 



stages of, *II5; vari- 

 abilis, 119 

 Lipnptena cert'i, 352 

 Lithosia bicolor, 410 

 Lithosiidae, Lithosia (^iof. 



lithus, a stone), 370, 409 



Live-cage bell-jar, *642; 

 meat-safe. *643 



Live-oak moth. 407 ; scale, 

 California. *i9i 



Locust, alimentary canal 

 of, *I4; auditory organ 

 of, *28 ; brain of, *22 : 

 development of wings 

 of. *42 ; development 

 stages of, *42 ; external 

 parts of, *3 ; head, ner- 

 vous system of. *2$ ; 

 head of, showing anat- 

 omy. *I24; heart or dor- 

 sal vessel of, *I7; ner- 

 vous system of, *2 2 ; per- 

 icardial membrane, *iS; 

 respiratory system, *i8 



Locusta viridissima, ncrvc- 

 cndings of, *26 



Locustid;r, Locusta (/i>- 

 custa, locust), 126, 149; 

 wingless, 154 



Locusts, 53, 126, 153; au- 

 ditory organs of, *)35; 

 impaled by shrike, * 1 34 ; 

 life-history of, 136; key 

 to subfamilies of, 136; 

 migratory species of, 

 133; sounds of, 134 



Locust-tree carpenter- 

 moth, 3S5, *3S6 



Loeb, tropism theory of 

 behavior, 635 



Long-horned locust, *I46 

 Long-legged flies, .332, 335 

 Long-tailed skipper, 442 

 Loopers, 395 

 Lopidca media. 210 

 Lorquins Admiral. 452 

 Louse, sheep-foot, 218 

 Lucanidae. Lucanus (/w- 



cerc, shine). 272 

 L u c a II u s daiiia. 273 ; 



claphus. *273; placidus, 



273 

 Lucilia ecesar, 344 ; vena- 

 tion of wing of. *344 

 Luna-moth. 420. *422 

 Lycaena. 443 : sp.. part of 



wing of, *590 

 Lycaenid. venation of. 



*440 

 Lycnenidae, Lycaena 



Q.vKniva, lycana, a she 



wolf), 443 

 Lycomorpha c n s t a n s. 



scale of, *592; grotei. 



410; miniata, 410; plw- 

 lus, 410 

 Lyctocoris filclii, *2o6 

 Lyda, 466 



Lygaeidsc, Lyaeus ( /.vyuinc, 

 lygaus, shadowy), 195, 

 207, 211 

 Lygtrus turcicus, *2ii 

 Lygus pralensis, *209 

 Lyniantriid.'e ( /v/iairripiiif, 

 lymanterius, destruc- 

 tive), 370, 404 



Machilis, 62; polypoda, 

 nerve-endings in tip of 

 labial palpus of, *26; sp., 

 *63 



Macrodactylus subspino- 

 sus, *275 



Maia moth, 424 



Malaria-carrying m o s - 

 quito. *3o8 



Malaria, mosquitoes and, 

 617 



Malaria-producing Ha^nia- 

 mocba. development of, 

 in human blood-corpus- 

 cle. *6i8 



^L•lllodon. 284 



Mallophaga (jia7.'/6^, mal- 

 Ins. hair, wool ; (payciv, 

 phagen, eat), 55. m; 

 distribution of. 116. T17; 

 keys for classification, 

 118; life-history of. 114: 

 oesophageal sclerite of, 

 115; pharyngeal sclerite 

 of.*ii6: structure of. 115 



Malpighian tubules. 14 



Mandible (see m o u t h - 

 parts) 



Mantidae. Mantis (uoinf, 

 mantis, a prophet), 126, 

 129: ancient beliefs con- 

 cerning. 130 



Mantis religiosa, *I29, 130, 

 131 ; egg-cases of, *i62, 

 *i6s 



Mantispa styriaca. 234 



Mantispidc-e. Mantispa (ir- 

 regular. l^avTi^, mantis, 

 an insect; <1V. ops, face). 

 224. 234 



^taple-scale. *i88 



^faple-tree borer, stagc« 

 of. *284 



Maracanda, 232 



March-flies, 304, 325 



