viii CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER IV. 



HEMIPTERA. 



BUGS. SQUASH-BUG. CHINCH-BUG. PLANT-BUGS. HARVEST-FLIES. 



TREE-HOPPERS. LEAF-HOPPERS. VINE-HOPPER. BEAN-HOP- 

 PER. THRIPS. PLANT-LICE. AMERICAN BLIGHT. ENEMIES OP 

 PLAHT-LICE. BARK-LICE 192-256 



CHAPTER V. 



LEPIDOPTERA. 



CATERPILLARS. BUTTERFLIES. SKIPPERS. HAWK-MOTHS. JGERI- 

 ANS OR BORING-CATERPILLARS. GLAUCOPIDIANS. MOTHS. SPIN- 

 NERS. LlTHOSIANS. TlGER-MOTHS. ERMINE-MOTHS. TUSSOCK- 



MOTHS. LACKEY-MOTHS. LAPPET-MOTHS. SATURNIANS. CERA- 

 TOCAMPIANS. CARPENTER-MOTHS. PSYCHIANS. NOTODONTIANS. 

 OWL-MOTHS. Cur- WORMS. GEOMETERS, OR SPAN- WORMS, AJTD 

 CANKER-WORMS. DELTA-MOTHS. LEAF-ROLLERS BUD-MOTHS. 

 FRUIT-MOTHS. BEE-MOTHS. CORN-MOTHS. CLOTHES-MOTHS. 

 FEATHER-WINGED MOTHS. 257-511 



CHAPTER VI. 



HYMENOPTERA. 



STINGERS AND PIERCERS. HABITS OF SOME OF THE HYMENOPTERA. 



SAW-FLIES AND SLUGS. ELM SAW-FLY. FIR SAW-FLY. VINE 

 SAW-FLY. ROSE-BUSH SLUG. PEAR-TREE SLUG. HORN-TAILED 

 WOOD- WASPS. GALL-FLIES. CHALCIDIANS. BARLEY INSECT AND 

 JOINT- WORM . .512-561 



CHAPTER VII. 



DIPTERA. 



GNATS AND FLIES. MAGGOTS, AND THEIR TRANSFORMATIONS. GALL- 

 GNATS. HESSIAN FLY. WHEAT-FLY. REMARKS UPON AND DE- 

 SCRIPTIONS OF SOME OTHER DIPTEROUS INSECTS. RADISH-FLY. 



TWO-WINGED GALL-FLIES, AND FRUIT-FLIES. CONCLUSION. . 562-626 



APPENDIX. THE ARMY- WORM 627-630 



INDEX . 631-640 



