INDEX. 



411 



Pniyparus versicolor, Mich. A. 361 

 Polyammatus Atea-is, Stephens, T. 371 

 Pone ra cant racta, Lntr. 

 Ponlia Braasica-, A. 19; T. 35; 61 ; 62; 



64; 133,135; 280; 312; 31.38 

 Pontia Cardamines, T. 316 

 Pontia Rupic, Haworth, A. 182, M. 41 

 Poplar-semi-galls of the cottony aphis, 



A. 392, Jig. 

 Poppy -flower- bee of Largo and of Bercy , 



A. 54 

 Porthcsia auriflua, Steph. A. 174 ; 329, 



330 ; T. 1{)3 ; 208 ; 349, 350 ; M. 75 

 Porthexiti auriflua, and P. Chrysorrhcea, 



Steph. T. 83 

 Porlhetia chrysorrhcea, A. 329 ; 331, T. 



209 Jig. 



Preservation of insects, M. 376 

 Processionary caterpillars, nest of, A. 



Propoiis, A. 105; opinions of the old na- 

 turalists concerning, 106; discovery 

 of Huber concerning, 106; Mr. 

 Knight's observations on, 109 ; various 

 uses of, 109; basket for carrying, on 

 the thighs of bees, 110; process of 

 loading with, 111 



Proscarabeus vulgaris, Steph., T. 386 ; 

 fig- S87 



Pseudo-galls, A. 397 ; gall of the br; 

 ble, A. 397; of the haw'" 

 of the Scotch fir, 399 



wthorn, 398; 



Psocus abdominalis, A. 305 



Psychodte, Latr., T.384 



Pterophylla, Kirby, T. 143 



Pterophorus pentadactylus, Leach, T. 

 345 



Pulex irritant, T. 390, M. 127; 178 ; 182 



Pulex penetrans, M. 91, Jig. 



Pulicida, T. 392 



Punishments among ants for laziness, 

 M. 305 



Pupa, A. 21, fig.; of Cicada, 20; of 

 Sphinx Ligustri, 21 ; of a water-beetle, 

 21 ; of blow-fly, and of syrphus, T. 

 284,J?gj. : of the chameleon fly, struc- 

 ture of, 292, Jig*.; of thelappit moth, 

 294, Jigs. 



Pupae, form and structure of, T.288; 

 changes produced on, by evaporation, 

 297; respiratory organs of, 300; ex- 

 periments on the breathing of, 301 ; 

 valves of the spiracles in, 302,Jig*. ,- 

 of aquatic crane flies and gnats, 

 breathing apparatus in the, 304, figs., ; 

 transformation of, into perfect insects, 

 307 ; experiments on, led to the var- 

 nishing of eggs, 312 



Pupa, cases opened by extraneous assist- 

 ance, T. 326 



Purple Capricorn-beetle, A. 196 



Fuss-moth, eggs of the, A. 192, fig: pa- 

 per-nest of the, 194, Jig ; cell built by 

 the larva of, 195, Jig.; how it escapes 

 from its cell, 195; nest of the, with 

 cocoons of ichneumons, 326, figs. ; 

 transformations of the, T. 152, Jig. 



Pygxra bucephala, Ochsenheim,T.148; 



203, 204, fig. ; caterpillar and eggs of, 



204, Jigs. ; method of advancing along 

 and devouring a leaf, 204,Jig. 



Pyralis strigulalis, A. 197, 188J?g.; 322 



Quadrupeds which lap, M. 174 

 Queen bee, her proceedings in swarm- 

 ing, M. 86; experiment of Huber 

 upon, 255; 

 Queen bees,rivalry among, M.92; battles 



between, 81 0; produced from com- 

 mon grubs, 313 

 Quinary system, M. 894 



Rabbit, sometimes eats flesh, M. 157 



Radiata, T. 353 



Raft-building spider, A. 3tt? 



Ranks, distinction of among termites, 

 M. 831 



Raptorex, T. 361 



Ray and Willughby's classification, M 

 386 



Reaumur's enthusiasm for study, A. 

 402 ; experiments on death's-head 

 hawk-moth, M. 97, figs. ; experi- 

 ments on aphides, M. 238, fig. 



Reds, a disorder similar to renal gravel, 

 T. 172 



Red snow of the Alps, not explained, 

 T. 355 



Reduvius personatus, Fabr., T. 165 



Reduvius, M. 39 



Reguhis Cristalus, Ray, T. 93 



Rhagio vermitio, A. 209 



Rhamnus frangula, T. 400 



Rhododendron Ponticum, M. 33, Jig. 



Rkus Vernix, M. 35 



Rhynchites Bacchus, Herbst., T. 244 



Rhynchasnus assimiUs, Fabr. A. 3H9 



Rivalry among female bees, M. 309 



Robber bees, M.329 



Rodentia, M. 157 



Rook, hearing in the, M. 108 



Rooks, aerial dances of, T. 364 



Rose, bedeguar of the, A. 375 



Rose-chafer, A. 251 



Rose-hawthorn, A. 382 



Rose-leaf-cutter-bee, A. 59; method of 

 working of the, 60 ; and nest, 61 



Rose-willow, A. 380 



Rousseau's experiments on smell, M. 69 



Royal proceedings among termites, M. 

 296 



Rumia crateegata, Duponchel, T. 36; 

 143; 145,Jrg. 



Rumices, A. 324 



Salivary vessels in man and in insects, 

 M. 37, 38 



Salticus scenicus, A. 357; T. 394; M. 

 119, 120; 127 



Sampson's lion, bees hi, accounted for, 

 T.7 



Sanguine ants, tactics of, M. 341 



Sarcophaga carnaria, Meigen, T. 110 



Saturnia Pavcnia, A. 320; T. 186 ; 312; 

 315 



Savigny's theory, M. 203 



Saw-flies, A. 152 



Saw-fly, ovipositor of the, A. 153, Jig-., 

 154, Jig.; comb-toothed rasp and saw 

 of the, 156, fig. ; grooves cut by it in 

 the rose-tree, 158, Jig.; of the goose- 

 berry caterpillar, eggs, &c., T. 215, 

 figs. : of the osier, caterpillars of, 

 217,J?g. ; of the alder, caterpillars of, 



Scarabaeus pilularius, Linn., A. 251 ; 



253 



Scatophaga stercoraria, Meigen, T. 44 

 Schirach's discovery, M. 311 ,' 



Scolopendrida-, Leach, T. 384 

 Scolylus destructor, Geoffr., T. 245 

 Scouts sent out by bees, M. 284 

 Scotch-fir, pseudo gall of the, A. 399, 



Sea^egg, T. 4fc,J?g. 



Sea, phosphorescence of, M. 233 



Seeds of plants, diffusion of, T, 24 



