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Index 



leptus, thin, fine, deli- 

 cate), 327, 330, 332 

 Leptoceridae, Leptocerus 

 (^en-roc, leptus, thin, 

 fine, delicate ; /?, 

 ceras, horn), 244 

 Leptocerus resurgent, *24O 

 Leptocoris trivittatus, *2i3 

 Leptogenys clongata, 540, 



*54i 

 Leptoglossus oppositus, 



214; phyllopus, 214 

 Leptoterna dolobrata, 210 

 Leptothorax emersoni, 544 

 Lesser migratory locust, 



133, *I37, I4i 

 Lestes sp., nymph of, *84; 



uncata, *87 

 Leucania unipuncta, 404 ; 



larva of, on corn, *403 

 Leuctra, 74 

 Libcllula basalis, 94 ; pul- 



chella, 93, *94; quadri- 



maculata, 94 ; semifasci- 



ata, *94, 95 

 Libellulidae, L i b e 1 1 u 1 a 



(libcllulus, a tiny book), 



91, 93 



Liburnia lentulenta, para- 

 site of, *479 

 Lice, 216 



Lightning-bugs, 269 

 Ligyrus rugiceps, 276 

 Lime-tree canker-moths, 



*397 ; inch-worm, *596 

 Limnephilidae, Limnophi- 



lus (MUVTI, limne, a pool ; 



(j>ilo(, philus, loving), 244 

 Limnobates lineata, *I97, 



198 

 Limnobatidae, Limnobates 



(Mfivri, limne, a pool ; 



/for7f, bates, one that 



treads), 194 

 Liodcrma ligata, 214 

 Liotheidae (AtZo?, li u s , 



smooth; Selv, then, run), 



118 

 Lipeurus, 118; baculus, 



*i2o, 121 ; fcrox, 122; 



forficulatus, 117; for- 



ficulatus, development 



stages of, *ii5; vari- 



abilis, 1 19 

 Lipoptena ccrvi, 352 

 Lithosia bicolor, 410 

 Lithosiidae, Lithosia (^0of, 



lithus, a stone), 370, 409 



Live-cage bell-jar, *642; 

 meat-safe, *643 



Live-oak moth, 407 ; scale, 

 California, *i9i 



Locust, alimentary canal 

 of, *I4; auditory organ 

 of, *28 ; brain of, *22 ; 

 development of wings 

 of, *42 ; development 

 stages of, *42 ; external 

 parts of, *3 ; head, ner- 

 vous system of, *23 ; 

 head of, showing anat- 

 omy, *I24; heart or dor- 

 sal vessel of, *I7; ner- 

 vous system of , *2 2 ; per- 

 icardial membrane, * 1 8 ; 

 respiratory system, *i8 



Locusta viridissima, nerve- 

 endings of, *26 



Locustidae, Locusta (lo- 

 custa, locust), 126, 149; 

 wingless, 154 



Locusts, 53, 126, 133; au- 

 ditory organs of, *i35; 

 impaled by shrike, *i34; 

 life-history of, 136; key 

 to subfamilies of, 136; 

 migratory species of, 

 133; sounds of, 134 



Locust-tree carpenter- 

 moth, 385, +386 



Loeb, tropism theory of 

 behavior, 635 



Long-horned locust, *I46 

 Long-legged flies, 332, 335 

 Long-tailed skipper, 442 

 Loopers, 395 

 Lopidea media, 210 

 Lorquins Admiral, 452 

 Louse, sheep-foot, 218 

 Lucanidae, Lucanus (lu- 



cere, shine), 272 

 Lucanus da ma, 273 ; 



elaphus, *273 ; placidus, 



273 



Lucilia ca-sar, 344; vena- 

 tion of wing of, *344 

 Luna-moth, 420, *422 

 Lycaena. 443 ; sp., part of 



wine of, *590 

 Lycaenid, venation of, 



*440 

 Lycsenidae, Lycaena 



(Mnatva, lycana, a she 



wolf), 443 

 Lycomorpha constans. 



scale of, *S92; grotei, 



410; miniata, 410; pho- 

 lus, 410 



Lyctocoris fitchi, *2o6 

 Lyda, 466 



Lygaeidae, Lyaeus ( hvyalos, 

 lygceus, shadowy), 195, 

 207, 211 



Lygaus turcicus, *2ii 

 Lygus pratcnsis, *2og 

 Lymantriidae ( f.vfiavrripii^, 

 lymanterius, destruc- 

 tive), 370, 404 



Machilis, 62 ; polypoda, 

 nerve-endings in tip of 

 labial palpus of, *26 ; sp., 

 *6 3 



Macrodactylus subspino- 

 sus, *275 



Maia moth, 424 



Malaria-carrying m o s - 

 quitp, *3o8 



Malaria, mosquitoes and, 

 617 



Malaria-producing Haema- 

 moaba, development of, 

 in human blood-corpus- 

 cle, *6i8 



Mallodon, 284 



Mallophaga (//aA/l($f, mal- 

 lus, hair, wool ; <f>ayetv, 

 phagen, eat), 55, in; 

 distribution of, 116, 117; 

 keys for classification, 

 118; life-history of, 114; 

 O2sophageal sclerite of, 

 115: pharyngeal sclerite 

 of,*n6; structure of, 115 



Malpighian tubules, 14 



Mandible (see mouth- 

 parts) 



Mantidae, Mantis (navnq, 

 mantis, a prophet), 126, 

 129; ancient beliefs con- 

 cerning, 130 



Mantis religiosa, *i2g, 130, 

 131 ; egg-cases of, *i6z, 

 *i6s 



Mantispa styriaca, 234 



Mantispidae. Mantispa (ir- 

 regular, fiavTif, mantis, 

 an insect; &i>, ops, face), 

 224, 234 



Maple-scale, *i88 



Maple-tree borer, stages 

 of, *284 



Maracanda, 232 



March-flies, 304, 325 



