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OttDER I. CoLEOPTFRA. — P. 107. — ^Meaninjj: of the term ? "Wlmt 

 is said as to the size of these insects ? Why is the death-watth 

 60 called ? What does its note rosemhle ? What differences are 

 ohscrvable in the male and female plow-worm ? Why is the 

 " blind beetle" so called ? How docs it feign death ? What was 

 the sacred beetle of the En^ptians ? Why does it roll balls of 

 dung ? Wliat arc the habits of the cicindela ? Of the cock- 

 chafer? Of the nut weevil? Of the burying beetles? How 

 many species of coleoptera are now known ? 



OaoEK II. OuTnoPTERA. — P. 112. — Meaning of the term ? Wliat 

 insects belong to it? What are the habits of the mantis? Tiie 

 house-cricket ? What is said of its song ? What of the note of 

 the field-cricket? Habits of the cockroaches? Of the locusts? 

 How many species of locusts have been captured in Britain ? 



OedehUI. Neuroptera. — P. 116. — Cleaning of the term? ^Vhat 

 insects belong to it ? What are the characteristics of the order ? 

 Where do dragon-flies pass their larva state ? What is the French 

 term for them ? Where are the eggs of the May-flies deposited ? 

 What is the covering of the larv(z? What is the ephemera ? 



Order IV. Htmexopter.v. — P. 119. — Cleaning of the term? 

 Number and structure of the wings ? State the other character- 

 istics. What insects belong to it? Why are the sa.v-flies so 

 caUed? Mention a well-known species? What are gall-flies ? In 

 what numbers are they found ? What is the true nature of the 

 Dead Sea apples? What are the IchneumonidcB 9 How many 

 species are known ? What are their habits ? What hypothesis 

 prevailed formerly about them ? How many have been knoA%'n to 

 issue from one chrysalis ? Why are the wingless ants we usually see 

 i ncluded in this order? What is said of males, females, and neuters? 

 What is honey-dew ? In what state do ants pass the winter in 

 these countries? What is the common belief? How has this 

 been confirmed ? What is said by Solomon ? What does CoL 

 S3 kes say of an Indian species ? Wasp.s — of what docs tlieir com- 

 munity consist ? What is said of their habits ? Of what material 

 !s their nests composed ? In what way do the sand-wasps provide 

 for their young? Into how many groups may bees be divided 

 according to their habits ? In what places do the solitary species 

 make their nests ? Describe the habits of the Zylocopa. Do the 

 same with the ma.soa bees ; also with the leaf-cutter bees. Is there 

 any one circumstance which distinguishes the social bees from 

 the solitary ? Of what Idnds is the community composed ? What 

 arc the habits of the humble-bees ? To what blind man are we 

 indebted for much of our information respecting the hive-bee ? 

 What are the duties of the workers ? What is done to the males 

 in autumn ? What are the habits of the queen ? How is the want 

 caused by the death of the queen supphcd ? How is honey col- 

 lected ? How is pollen carried to the hive ? How is wax pro- 

 duced ? What is said of the form of the cells ? What place in 

 Greece was celebrated for its honey ? 



Order V. Steepsepteka. — P. 132. — What is said of the size of 

 these insects? What of their length of life? Where do they 

 pass the earlier stages of their existence ? 



Order VL LEriDOPTERA. — P. 133. — What are the number and 



