CONTENTS 



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TRANSLATOR'S NOTE - v 



CHAPTER 



I. THE SACRED BEETLB - 1 



H. THE SACRED BEETLE : THE PEAR - - 18 



HI. THE SACRED BEETLE : THE MODELLING - - 32 



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



THE HATCHING-CHAMBER - 42 



V. THE SPANISH COPRIS - 63 



VI. THE ONTHOPHAOI - - 79 



VH. A BARREN PROMISE - 88 



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



IX. THE GEOTRTJPES : THE PTTBLIC HEALTH - - 113 



X. MINOTAURUS TYPHCEUS - - 127 



XL THE TWO-BANDED SCOLIA - 143 



xn. THE RINGED CALICURGUS - - 157 



) XIH. THE OLD WEEVILS - - 171 



XIV. LEAF-ROLLERS - - 184 



XV. THE HALICTI - 199 



xvi. THE HALICTI: THE PORTRESS - - 210 



XVH. THE LANGTTEDOCIAN SCORPION - - 223 



XVHI. THE LANGUEDOCIAN SCORPION : THE FAMILY - - 243 



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