TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



BOOK I. HISTORY OF INSECTS. 



Page. 



CHAP. I. History of Insects in general, 1. Of the Simulia, 3. 

 Of the Ichneumon, 6. Of the Earwig, 10. Of the Locust, 12. 

 Of the Ant-lion, - -.. 1 ^.,^. .. -,. ., . .. ,. ||j . 14 



CHAP. II. History of the Silkworm, 17. Its introduction into Eu- 

 rope, 18. Its introduction into England, 19. Changes of skin, 

 20. Spinning, 21. Eggs, - 23 



CHAP. III. History of Breeze-flies, 25. Breeze-fly of the horse, 26. 



Of the sheep, 29. Of the ox, - ... 30 



CHAP. IV. History of the Honey-bee, 33. Of the queen bee, 34. 

 Of the drones, 34. Of the queen's laying eggs, 35. Of swarm- 

 ing, 36. Of the combs, 37. Of the honey, - 39 



CHAP. V. History of the Yellow Ant, 41. Description of an ants' 

 nest, 42. Mode of building it, 43. Of the larva, 44. Of the 

 pupae or ants' eggs, 45. Care taken of the larvae and pupae, 46. 

 Final escape of the winged ants, 47. Their aerial journey, 49. 

 Slave ants, - - - - - - - - - - 50 



CHAP. VI. History of the Sexton Beetle, - - 53 



CHAP. VII. History of the White Ants, 57. Description of their 

 hills, 58. Internal structure of the nest, 61. Subterranean 

 passages, 63. Winding road and bridges, 64. Labourers, Sol- 

 diers, Kings and Queens, 65. Oviposition of the Queen, 68.. 

 Wild bulls stand on the hills, - .... 72 



CHA p. VIII. Metamorphosis of Insects, 73. Metamorphosis described, 



Amorpha, 76. Necromorpha, Isomorpha, 77. Anisomorpha, - 78 



