INDEX 



Acantholepis frauenfeldi, conflict with 

 harvesters, 21 ; migrations of, 76, 77 ; 

 experiments on migrating instinct, 

 77, 78 



Ammophila, habits of, 191 ; blindness 

 of instinct, 192-195 



Anonychia rostrifera y 205 



Ant (refer to individual species of) ; 

 social organization of, 43, 8 1 



Ant-lion, habits of, 232, 233 ; construc- 

 tion of pit, 234; violence of exer- 

 tions ; their furrows in the dust, 235 



Apis dor sat a, 181 



Apis indica, attacked by V. magnified^ 

 182, 183 



Arachnectra asiatica, 265 



Araneus natiticus, see under spiders, 

 geometrical 



Argyope, tufted nature of filament, 90, 

 118 



Artema, contest with moth, 162 ; reso- 

 lution of, 162, 163 



Asilidff, mode of capturing prey, 167, 

 1 68 



Aulocera brah minus ^ protective colora- 

 tion, 198 



Balsam, fertilized by humble-bees, 187 



Barbet, nest of, 267 



Barbus tor, in sacred tank, 176 



Bee-eaters, capturing butterflies, 208 



Birds, 259-279 



Birds of prey, circling flight of, 272- 

 279 



Bivalves, distribution of, 236-238 



Boarmia admissaria, protective colora- 

 tion, 204 



Boarmia granitaria, protective colora- 

 tion, 204 



Bombtis h&morrhoidalis, fertili/.ing 

 strobilanthus, 185 ; trace of old in- 

 stinct, 186 ; fertilizing balsam, 187 



Boinbus tunicafus, resemblance to boni- 

 bylius, 184 ; general appearance, 

 184 ; fertilizing balsam, 187 



Bombylius, resemblance to Bombus, 184 



Bulbul, Punjab red-vented, 260; Hima- 

 layan black, 260; white-cheeked, 



260 ; habits of, 261, 262; attacking 

 butterflies, 159, 160 

 Butterflies, species in Hazara, 196, 197 ; 

 sexual excitement, 197, 198 ; pro- 

 tective coloration of, 198-202 ; 

 enemies of, 207, 208 



Camponotus cornpressus, resemblance 

 to digger-wasp, 183 ; attacked by 

 harvesters, 34 ; attitude of abdomen, 

 75 ; nuptial flight, 79 ; short life of 

 males, 79 

 Camponotiis dolendus, care of sexual 



forms by workers, 79, 80, 8 1 

 Cat, domestic, emotions of, 250, 256 

 Chelidon kashmiriensis, nests of, 267 

 Cicada, 209; music of, 210; appear- 

 ance of, 211 ; habits of, 211; musical 

 organsof, 211-217; experiments on, 

 213-216 



Communicating Ants, 61, 64-66, 74, 75 

 Crabs, freshwater, mode of capturing 



food, 166, 167 

 Cremastogaster, attitude of abdomen, 



75. 76 

 Cretaceous, of Hazara, 286, 287, 291, 



292 



Cyanops asiatica, nest of, 267 

 Cyclosa, protective resemblance, 145, 



146 



Darwin, 84, 231, 237, 240, 257 



Dicrurus d/er, vision of, 264 



Digger-wasp, resemblance to C. com- 

 pressus, 183 (also see Amtnophita) 



Division of labour amongst harvesting 

 ants, 19-23 ; in myrmecocystus, 46- 

 48, 57. 58 ; in phidole ants, 62, 72- 



Dophla patala, resemblance to 1 

 201 ; contrast with melanitis, 202 



Dron^o, attack kites, 209 ; vision of, 

 264 



Elephant, force of instinct in, i - 

 Eocene, deposits in 1 1 

 Epeira (see details undc-i 

 geometrical) 



297 



