LIST OF PLATES. 



Frontispiece. — The Dragon-fly {Libellula depressa\ 



PLATE 

 I. 



II. 

 III. 



IV. 

 V. 



VI. 

 VII. 



VIII. 



IX. 



X. 



XI. 

 XII. 



Herd of Horses aitacked by Gad-flies 

 {CEstrus equi) ... . . . . 



Herd of Cattle attacked by Bot-flies {(Estrus 

 bovis) 



Sheep attacked by Cephalemyia ovis 



Gathering Cochineal in Algeria 



The Empress Si-ling-chi gathering Mulberry 

 Leaves . . 



Silkworm-rearing Establishment 



Goat Moth {Cossus ligniperda). Larva, Pupa, and 

 Perfect Insect 



Cloud of Locusts in Algeria .... 



Nest of White Ants 



Nest of the White Ant {Termes bellicosus) in Cen- 

 tral Africa. {After Smeathman) 



Diligence stopped by a Cloud of Cockchafers 



Gathering Cantharides ...... 



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