LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



PA.OK 



PLATE V. 1. Onthophagus Taurus. 2. Onthophaffus Vacca. 3. The 

 Stercoraceous Geotrupe. 4. The Wide-necked Scarab. 5. Cleonus 

 Ophthalmicus, 6. Cerceris Tuberculata. 7. Bupresti" dSrea facing 80 

 FIG. 11. The Stercoraceous Geotrupe's sausage - 121 



FIG. 12. Section of the Stercoraceous Geotrupe's sausage at its lower 



end, showing the egg and the hatching-chamber - - 122 



PLATE VI. Minotaurus Typhoeus, male and female. Excavating 



Minotaurus' burrow - - facing 132 



PLATE VII. The Minotaurus couple engaged on miller's and baker's 



work - - facing 137 



PLATE VIII. 1. The Common or Garden Scolia. 2. The Two- 

 banded Scolia. 3. Grub of Cetonia Aurata progressing on its 

 back. 4. The Two-banded Scolia paralyzing a Cetonia grub. 

 5. Cetonia grubs progressing on their backs, with their legs in the 

 air ; two are in a resting position, rolled up - facing 146 



PLATE IX. 1. Lycosa Narbonensis. 2. The Ringed Calicurgus. 

 3. Ammophila Hirsute. 4. Ammophila Sdbulosa. 5. Scroll of 

 Rhynchites Vitis. 6. Scroll of Rhynchites Populi - - facing 162 



PLATE X. The large glass case containing the Scorpions - facing 226 



PLATE XL 1. Nuptial allurements, showing "the straight bend." 

 2. The wedding stroll. 3. The couple enter the nuptial 

 dwelling - - facing 240 



PLATE XII. 1. The Languedocian Scorpion devouring a cricket. 



2. After pairing-time : the female feasting on her Scorpion. 



3. The mother and her family, with emancipation - time at 

 hand .... ... facing 252 



