INDEX. 



411 



Poli/drvsus Mall, T. 244 



Pul'i/pni-KS versicolor, Mich. A. 361 



Pdlyomnmtiis Alexis, Stephens, T. 3^1 



Ponera contiacta, Latr. 



Pontia Brassicw, A. 19; T. 35; 61; G2; 



64; 133,13.';; 2H0; 313; I\I. 38 

 Pontia Cardamines, T. 31(J 

 Pontia Kapie, Hawovth, A. 182, M. 41 

 Poiilar-semi-galls of the cottony aphis, 



A. 'dSi.fig. 

 Poppv -flower- bee of Largo and of Bercy, 



A. "54 

 Porlhcsia aurijiua, Steph. A. 174; 329, 



330 ; T. I!i3 ; -208 ; 340, 350 ; M. 75 

 Porthesia aurijluu, and P. Chiysorrha:a, 



Steph. T. 83 

 Porthesia chrysorrhcea, A. 329 ; 331, T. 



209 j;^. 

 Preservation of insects, M. 376 

 Processionary cateriiillars, nest of, A. 



Propolis, A. 105; opinions of theold na- 

 turalists concerning, lOG; discovery 

 of Huber concerning, 10(i; Mr. 

 Knight's observations on, 109 ; various 

 uses of, 100; basket for carrying, on 

 the thighs of bees, 110; process of 

 loading with. 111 



Proscarabeus vuli^aris, Steph., T. 386; 

 fig- S87 



Pseudo-galls, A. 397 ; gall of the bram- 

 ble, A. 397; of the hawthorn, 398; 

 of the Scotch fir, 399 



Psocus ahdominalis, A. 305 



Psychoda', Latr., T.384 



Pterophylla, Kirby, T. 143 



Pteropkortts pentadactylus. Leach, T. 

 345 



Pulex irritans, T. 390, M. 127; 178; 182 



Piilex penetrans, I\I. 91, Jig. 



Pulicidie, T. 392 



Punishments among ants for laziness, 

 iM. 305 



Pupa, A. 21, fg.; of Cicada, 20; of 

 Xpltinx Ligustri,'2l ; of a water-beetle, 

 21 ; of blow-fly, and of syrphus, T. 

 2Hi,Jigs. : of the chameleon fly, struc- 

 ture of, 292, Jigs. ; of the lappit moth, 

 294, ft.'s. 



Pupae, form and structure of, T.2R8; 

 changes i)roduced on, by evaporation, 

 297 ; respiratory organs of, 300 ; ex- 

 periments on the breathing of, 301 ; 

 valves of the spiracles in, 'Sn2,Jigs. ; 

 of aquatic crane flies and gnats, 

 breathing apparatus in the, 304, jz^-s.; 

 transformation of, into perfect insects, 

 307 ; exjieriments on, led to the var- 

 nishing of eggs, 312 



Pupa, cases opened by extraneous assist- 

 ance, T. 326 



Purple Capricorn-beetle, A. 196 



Puss-moth, eggs of the, A. 192, , fig : pa- 

 per-nest of the, 194, j?^ ; cell built by 

 the larva of, 195, ^p.g.; how it escapes 

 from its cell, 195; nest of the, with 

 cocoons of ichneumons, 326, figs. ; 

 transformations of the, T. 152, Jig. 



Pygwra biccephala, Ochsenheim, T. 148; 

 203, 20i, Jig. ; caterpillar and eggs of, 

 204,^^5. ; method of advancing along 

 and devouring a leaf, 20i, Jig. 



Pyralis strigulalis, A. 197, i83,Jig.; 322 



Quadrupeds which lap, M. 174 

 Queen bee, her proceedings in swarm- 

 ing, M. 86; experiment of Huber 

 upon, 255; 

 Queen bee6,rivalrj' among, M.92; tattles 



between, 310; produced from com- 

 mon grubs, 313 

 Quinary system, M. 394 



Rabbit, sometimes eats flesh, M. 157 



Radiata, T. 353 



Kaft-building spider, A. 363 



Ranks, distinction of among termites^ 

 M. 331 



Raptores, T. 361 



Rav and Willughby's classification, M 

 386 



R<5aumur's enthusiasm for study. A, 

 402 ; experiments on death's-head 

 hawk-moth, IM. 97, fiigs. ; experi- 

 ments on aphides, M. 238,.^^. 



Reds, a disorder similar to renal gravel, 

 T. 172 



Red snow of the Alps, not explained, 

 T. 355 



Rediivius personatus, Fabr., T. 165 



Reduvius, M. 39 



Regulus Crisfatus, Ray, T. 93 



Rhagio vermilio, A. 209 



Rharmius frangula, T. 400 



Rliododendron Ponticum, Wl. 33, Jig, 



Rhus Vernix, M. 35 



Rhynchiles Bacchus, Herbst, T. 244 



Rhynchcenus assi-inilis, Fabr. A. 3c!!> 



Rivalry among female bees, M. 309 



Robber bees, M.329 



Rodeiitia, M. 157 



Rook, hearing in the, M. 108 



Rooks, aerial dances of, T. 36i 



Rose, bcdeguar of the, A. 375 



Rose-chafer, A. 251 



Rose-hawthorn, A. 382 



Rose-leaf-cutter-bee, A. 59; method of 

 working of the, 60 ; and nest, 61 



Rose-willow, A. 380 



Rousseau's experiments on smell, M. 69 



Royal proceedings among termites, M. 

 296 



Rumia cratiegata, Duponchel, T. 36; 

 143; li5, Jig. 



Rumices, A. 324 



Salivary vessels in man and in insects, 

 M. 37, 38 



.^alticus scenicns, A. 357; T. 394- M. 

 119, 120; 127 



Sampson's lion, bees in, accounted for, 

 T.7 



Sanguine ants, tactics of, M. 341 



Sarcophaga carnaria, Meigen, T. 110 



Saturnia Pavonia, A. 320 ; T. 186 ; 312 ; 

 315 



Savigny's theory, M. 203 



Saw-flies, A. 152 



Saw-fly, ovipositor of the, A. 153, J?^., 

 \hi,,fig.; comb-toothed rasp and saw 

 of the, 156,^^1-. : grooves cut by it iix 

 the rose-tree, \5Q,Jig.; of the goose- 

 berry caterpillar, eggs, &c., T. 215, 

 figs. : of the osier, caterpillars of, 

 '2X7, Jig. ; of the alder, caterjullars of, 



^^7, fit;- ., , . ^ 



Scarabaias ptlulanus, Linn., A. 251 ; 



253 

 Scatophagd ster cor aria, ]\Teigen, T. 41 

 Schirach's discovery, M. 311 J 



Scolopendrida", Leach, T. 384 

 Scolyius destructor, Geotfr., T. 245 

 Scouts sent out by bees, M. 284 

 Scotch-fir, pseudo gall of the, A, 399, 



Jig. 

 Sea-egg, T. 4'^,Jig. 

 Sea, phosphorescence of, M. 233 

 Seeds of plants, dift'usjon of, T, 24 



