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CHAPTER III. JOINTED ANIMALS, continued ; INSECTS, continued. 

 BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS, Order Lepidoptera. 



Characters of the Order Development Structure of Larva Pupa Enemies Mimicry 

 Imago, or Perfect Insect Head Thorax, and its Appendages Abdomen Extinct 

 Forms Butterflies (Suborder Ehopalocera) Classification Fritillary Group (Nympli- 

 alidce) Erycinidce Blues and Coppers (Lyccenidce) Skippers (Hesperiidce) The Moths 

 (Suborder Heterocera) Emperor- Moths (Saturniidce) Silk-Spinners (Bombycidce) 

 Hawk-Moths (Sphingidce) Prominents (Notodontidce) Clear-Wings (Sesiidcr) Synto- 

 midce Burnets (Zygcenidce) Case- Weavers (Psychidce) Cossidce Allied Families 

 Lasiocampidce Lymantriidce Tiger - Moths (A rctiidce) Owl - Moths (Noctuidce) 

 Loopers (Geometridcv) Snout-Moths (Hypenidce) Subordfer Microlepidoptera, . 77 



CHAPTER IV. JOINTED ANIMALS, continued ; INSECTS, continued. 

 THE BEETLES, Order Coleoptera. 



Characteristics of the Order Section Pentamera Tiger-Beetles (Cicindelidce) Carnivorous 

 Ground-Beetles (Carabidce) Carnivorous Water-Beetles (Dytiscidce) Whirligig Beetles 

 (Gyrinidce) Short- Winged Beetles (Staphijlinidce) Paussidce Pselaphidce Bury ing- 

 Beetles (Silphidw) Hairy-Winged Beetles ( Trichoptery<jid<x)~Histeridce Nitidulidce 

 Dermestidce Hydrophilidce Stag- Beetles (Lucanidce) Passalidce Tribe Lamelli- 

 cornia Buprestidce Click - Beetles (Elateridce) Lycidce Glow - Beetles (Lampyridce) 

 Telephoridce Cleridce Ptinidce Section Heteromera Tenebrionidm Rhipidophoridce 

 'Meloidce Stylopidce Section Tetramera Weevils (Curculionidce) Scolyttdce 

 Brenthidce Anthribidce Longicorn Beetles (Cerambycidce) Bruchidce Chrysomelidce 

 Section Trimera Lady-Birds (Coccinella), . . . . . .123 



CHAPTER V. JOINTED ANIMALS, continued ; INSECTS, concluded. Orders Neuroptera, 



Orthoptera, Rhynchota, etc. 



Characters of Neuroptera Caddis-Flies (Suborder Trichoptera) Pliryganeidce, etc. Flat- 

 Winged Group (Suborder Planipennia) Scorpion-Flies (Panorpidce) Snake-Flies and 

 Adder-Flies (Sialidce) Mantis-Flies (Mantispidce) Nemopteridce Ant-Lions (Myr- 

 meleontidce) Lace-Wing Flies (HemoroUidce and Clirysopidce) Order Orthoptera 

 Dragon-Flies (Odonata)Libellulidce JEschnidce Agrionidce M&y-Ylies(EphemeridcK) 

 Stone-Flies (Perlidai) Termites, or White-Ants (Termitidce) Book-Lice (Psocidce) 

 Bird-Lice (Mallophaga)True, Orthoptera Crickets (Gryllidce) Long- Horned 

 Grasshoppers (Locustidce) Locust Tribe (Acridiidce) Stick- and Leaf-Insects (Phas- 

 midce) Praying Insects (Mantidce) Cockroaches (Blattidce) Earwigs (Forficulidce) 

 Order Rhynchota Land-Bugs (Geocorisa) Water-Bugs (Hydrocorisa) Cicadas 

 (Cicadidce) Lantern-Flies (Fulgoridce) Frog-Hoppers (Cercopidai) Leaf -Flies (Psyl- 

 lidce) Plant- Lice (Aphidce) Scale-Insects (Coccidce) True Lice (Pediculina) Order 

 Thysanoptera Order Thysanura, . . . . . . .159 



CHAPTER VI. JOINTED ANIMALS, continued. CENTIPEDES, MILLIPEDES, SCORPIONS, 

 and SPIDERS, Classes Chilopoda, Diplopoda, Arachnida, etc. 



Characters of Centipedes Subclass Anartiostigma Subclass Artiostigma Orders Litho- 

 biomorpha, ticolopendromorpha, and GeophilomorphaT}ie Millipedes (Class Diplopoda) 

 Their Subclasses and Orders Scorpions, Spiders, Ticks, etc. (Class Arachnidce) 

 Their Characteristics The Scorpions (Order Scorpiones) The Whip-Scorpion and their 

 Allies (Order Pedipalpa) Order PalpigradiThe True, or Web-Spiders (Order 

 A ranece} Segmented Group (Suborder MesotJielce) Typical Group (Suborder Opistho- 

 thel(K)T}iQ various Tribes and Families of the same The False Spiders (Order Soli- 



