CONTENTS xiii 



CHAPTER XXVII 



PAtiB 



The Neuroptera 221 



General features^Distinctive characters — Economic value — Sialidae — 

 Corydalis — Chrysopida! or Aphis lions — Raphidiida) — ^Mantispidai — Myrme- 

 leoni(Ue or Ant lions. 



CHAPTER XXVIII 



The Tri(!H()ptkka 22() 



General description — Distinctive characters — Life and habits — Larval cases 

 — Importance. 



CHAPTER XXIX 



The Lepidoptera 230 



General features — Structure — Mouthparts — -Distinctive characters — Diver- 

 sity in the order — Life history and development in general — Cossida; — • 

 Leopard Moth — Tineidie — Clothes moths and their control — Codling Moth 

 — ^EgeridiB — Peach Borers — Squash-vine Borer — Gelechiida; — Angoumois 

 Grain Moth — ^Pterophorida; — Pyralida; — Bee Moth — European Corn Borer 

 — Limacodidse — Psychidse — Geometridaj — • Canker worms — Bombycidae — 

 Lasiocampida> — Apple-tree Tent-caterpillar — ^Forest Tent-caterpillar — Ly- 

 mantriida; — Mliite-marked Tussock Moth — Antique or Rusty Tussock 

 Moth— Gypsy Moth— Brown-tail Moth— Notodontidai—Dioptida?— Cali- 

 fornia Oak Worm — Noctuidse in general — ^Cotton Worm — Corn-ear Worm 

 — Army Worm — Fall Army Worm — Cutworms — Arctiida? — Fall Web-worm 

 — Ceratocampida? — Saturniidic — Sphingidje — Tobacco and Tomato Worms 

 — The Butterflies — Hesperiida? — Lycgenidae — ^Danaida; — Nymphalidse — 

 Satyrida? — Pierida; — Imported Cabbage Buttei-fly — Sulfur butterflies — The 

 spreading over the country of introduced insects — Papilionidte — Black 

 Swallow-tail butterfly. 



CHAPTER XXX 



The Mecoptbua 300 



General features — Distinctive characters — Habits — Food — Importance. 



CHAPTER XXXI 



The Diptera 301 



General description — Structure — Mouthparts of ailult — Larva> — Pupa? — 

 Distinctive characters — Size and importance of the group — Tipulida;— 

 Culicidte — House Mosquito — Malarial Mosquitoes — Relation to malaria — 

 Yellow Fever Mosquito — Control of mosquitoes— Itonidida; — Clover- 

 flower Midge — ^Hessian Fly — -Wheat Midge — Tabanidse — Simulidje — 

 Asilidse — Syrphida; — ^CEstridse — Ox Warbles — Trypetids — Apple Maggot — 

 Muscidse — House Fly — Its relation to disease — Screw Worm Fly — Sarco- 

 phagida; — Tachinida^ — Tsetse Flies — Anthomyiida; — Cabbage Maggot — 

 Onion Maggot — Pupipara — ^Sheep Tick. 



CHAPTER XXXII 



The Siphonaptera 333 



General description — Structure — Distinctive characters — Food — Life his- 

 tory and habits — Relation to disease — Control — " Sticktight flea " — Chigue. 



