INDEX 



327 



Peacock Moth — continued. 



Invasion of house by males, 

 180-1 



Swarming of males, 181-3 

 Peacock Moth, the Lesser, 197- 



201 

 Phalangist, the, 225 

 Philanihus aviporus, 150-178 



Cocoon of, 168 



Diet of, 150-1 



Larvae of, 168 



Methods of killing and rob- 

 bing bees, 151-160 



Motives of robbery, 163-78 



Nest of, 167 

 Philanihus coronatus, 178 

 Philanthus raptor, 178 

 Pine-chafer, the, 317-23 



Appearance of, 320 



Cry of, 322-3 



Habits of, 321 



Medical qualities of, sup- 

 posed, 318-19 



Name, origin of Latin, 317- 

 18 

 Pliny, on the Pine-chafer, 318-19 



Saprinidae, victims of arum, 233 

 Sapromyzon, the, 222 

 Scarabaeus, see Golden Scara- 



baeus 

 Scent in Insects, see Peacock 



Moth, Oak-Eggar, Bolbo- 



ceras Gallicus, arum, 

 putrid 

 Scolia, 171 



Sisyphus, legend of, 139 

 Sisyphus Beetle, the, 136-4Q 

 Burrow of, 143 

 Larva of, 147-9 

 Mating of, 142-3 

 Paternal instinct of, 



142-6 

 Pellet of, 142-9 



Tachytus, 172 



Tigno, nest of Mantis, 99-101 

 Truffle-Beetle, 222 

 Truffle-Dog, 218-20 



W 



Weevil, Acorn, see Elephant- 

 Beetle 

 Weevil, the Lentil, 291 

 Weevil, the Haricot, 282-94 

 Habits of, 291-6 

 Invasion of, 284 

 Larvae, 297-9 

 Weevil, the Pea, 258-81, 295 

 Description of, 261 

 Enemy, its chief, 280-1 

 Habits, 261-5 



(Deductions to be drawn 

 from), 273-4 

 Larvae of, 268-71, 275-6 



