CONTENTS 



PACK 



transi-ATOr's note - .... V 



CITAPTKR 



I. THE SACKED BEETLE ..... 1 



rr. THE SACEED BEETLE : THE PEAR - - - - 18 



in. THE SACRED BEETLE : THE MODELLING - - - 32 

 IV. THE SACRED BEETLE : THE GRXTB, THE METAMORPHOSIS. 



THE HATCHING-CHAMBER - - - - 42 



V. THE SPANISH COPRIS - - - - - 63 



VI. THE ONTHOPHAGI - - - - - - 79 



VII. A BARREN PROJnSE - - - - - 8S 



VIII. A DUNG-BEETLE OF THE PAMPAS - - - - 99 



IX. THE GEOTRUPES : THE PITBLIC HEALTH - - - 113 



X. MTNOTATTRtrS TYPHCEU3 - - - - - 127 



XI. THE TWO-BANDED SCOLIA .... 143 



Xn. THE RINGED CALICURGTTS - - - - - 157 



Xni. THE OLD \\'EEVILS ------ 171 



XTV. LEAF-ROLLERS - - - - - - 184 



XV. THE HALICTI - - - - - - 199 



X^^. THE HALICTI : THE FORTRESS - - . . 210 



XVII. THE LANGtJEDOCIAN SCORPION - . . - 223 



X Vrn. THE LANQUEDOCIAN SCORPION : THE FAMILY - - 243 



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