CONTENTS 



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INTRODUCTION i 



I. APTERA . 27 



II. DIPTERA 33 



Nemocera 35 



Brachycera 47 



III. HEMIPTERA 90 



Heteroptera 90 



HOMOPTERA lOI 



IV. LEPIDOPTERA 138 



The Larva, or Caterpillar 138 



The Chrysalis, or Pupa 146 



^V The Perfect Insect .,■..... 165 



^ V. ORTHOPTERA 284 



VI. HYMENOPTERA . . . 313 



The Humble or Bumble Bees 357 



Solitary Bees 362 



Wasps 367 



Ants 377 



VII. THYSANOPTERA 400 



VIII. NEUROPTERA > 402 



IX. COLEOPTERA 435 



INDEX . 523 



