EXPLANATORY INDEX. 



279 



Fructification of many plants ac- 

 complished by bees transferring 

 the pollen, 87 



Fuliginosus, colour of soot, 173 



Full-bodied moths, Noctuites, an 

 order of Lepidoptera, 211 



Fuller-beetle, Melolontha, a genus 

 of Melolonthites, figured, 246 



Fulvus, the tawny colour of the 

 lion, 174 



Fumeus, a colour as if tinged with 

 smoke, 173 



Fungus-flies, Mycetophilites, an 

 order of Diptera, 217 



Fuscus, the colour of the otter, 173 



Fusiformes, (antennae) stoutest in 

 the middle, and rather tapering 

 to the ends, 156 ; figured, 156, 4 



Gadflies, Tabanites, an order of 

 Diptera, 220 ; figured, 216 



Galea, situated on the back of the 

 maxillae, 163 ; figured b 159 



Galerucites, an order of Coleop- 

 tera, 258 



Galls, an ingredient of ink, 86 



Gall-flies, Cynipites, an order of 

 Hymenoptera, 239 



Gall-insects, Coccites, an order of 

 Hemiptera, 267 



Geographical distribution of in- 

 sects, 108 



Geometra, a genus of Geometrites, 

 211; figured, la. 211 



Geometrites, an order of Lepidop- 

 tera, 211 



Glasses for investigating, 128 



Glaucopites, an order of Lepidop- 

 tera, 213 



Glaucus, pale grey green, the usu- 

 al colour of the sea, 174 



Globe-beetles, Sphaeridiites, an or- 

 der of Coleoptera, 254 



Glowworm, Lampyris, figured, 249 



Glowworms, Lainpyrites, an order 

 of Coleoptera, 249 



Gnats, Culicites, an order of Dip- 

 tera, 219 



Golden-banded flies, Chrysotox- 

 ites, an order of Diptera, 225 



Golden-wasps, Chrysidites, an or- 

 der of Hymenoptera, 237 



Grasshoppers, Gryllites, an order 

 of Orthoptera, 265 



Griseus, English-Latin word for 

 grey, 129 



Grossus, English-Latin for gross, 

 large, 129. 



Ground-beetles, Carabites, an or- 

 der of Coleoptera, 255 



Gryllotalpa, mole-cricket, a genus 

 of Achetites, 265 ; figured, 264 



Gryllites, order of Orthoptera, 265 



Gula, the under surface of the 

 skull, 155. 



Gyrinites, order of Coleoptera, 255 



Half-loopers, Phytometrites, an 

 order of Lepidoptera, 21 1 



Halteres, two small club-like ap- 

 pendages, which occur in Dip- 

 tera, and which are supposed 

 to be identical with the hind 

 wings of other insects, 166 



Hawk-moths, Sphingites, an order 

 of Lepidoptera, 210 



Head, caput, the first segment of 

 insects, described, 140 ; figured, 

 153 



Heliomanes, a genus of Ceramby- 

 cites, figured, 261 



Helophilites, order of Diptera, 226 



Helophorites, an order of Coleop- 

 tera, 254 



Helopites, order of Coleoptera, 247 



Hemerobiites, an order of Neurop- 

 tera, 269 



Hemiptera, the sixth class of in- 

 sects, distinguished by having 

 the basal portion of the fore 

 wings leathery, the apical por- 

 tion and the hind wings mem- 

 branous, 78 ; mode of collecting 

 106 ; classification, 266 



Herbivorous water-beetles, Hydro- 

 philites, order of Coleoptera, 254 



Hesperites, an order of Lepidop- 

 tera, 210 



Hexapoda, animals having six 

 legs, 203 



Hippoboscites, an order of Dipte- 

 ra, 229 



Hirsutus, covered withlong shaggy 

 hair, 177 



Hispa, a genus of Hispites, fi- 

 gured, 259 



Hispites, order of Coleoptera, 259 



Histerites, order of Coleoptera,252 



