LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



Metamorphoses of the Processionary Moth and of 



Calosoma sycophanta . . . Frontispiece. 

 Ichneumons ........ 1 



Wing of Ichneumon 2 



Paniscus virgatus 3 



Teleas Lteviusculus Callimomc bedcguaris . . 4 

 Gall Fly ; Interior of Gall ; Oak-gall produced by 



Cynips 5 



Lophyrus pini ....... 8 



The Common Ant-Lion .9 



Palpares libeliuloides . . . . . .12 



Nemoptera coa and Ascalaphus longicornis . .13 

 Sialis lutaria Larva and Pupa of Sialis lutaria . 1 4 



Scorpion-fly 15 



Boreus hiemalis .16 



Larva and Nymph of Species of the genus Limno- 



philus . . . . . . . .17 



The Metamorphosis of the Caddis Flies, Limno- 



philus flavicornis, L. lunatus, and L. rhombicus 18 

 Larva, Larva-case, Cocoon, Pupa, and Imago of 



Rhyacophila vulgaris . ... 20 



Mouth of Larva of the Privet Hawk Moth . . 22 

 Chrysalis magnified and partially opened . . 26 

 Scales of different Genera of Lepidoptera . . 27 

 Mouth of the Privet Hawk Moth Antennas of 



Lepidoptera 28 



Danais chrysippus ; Hypolimnas misippus . . 33 



Euploea midamus 34 



Leptalis thconoe ; Ithomia flora Erebia euryale 



Morpho cypris ....... 35 



Transformations of Queen of Spain Fritillary . 37 

 The Comma Butterfly The Cambcrwell Beauty 



The Small Tortoiseshcll Butterfly . . " . 38 



Leaf- Butterfly of India ,39 



Acra>a gea ; Pseudacraja hircc The White Admiral 41 

 Apatura ilia Charaxes jasius . . . .42 



Lycauia phlscas ....... 44 



Lycama gordius Polyommatus corydon . .45 

 The Green Hair-streak . .... 46 



Dismorphia orise ; Methona psidii . . . .47 



The Orange Tip Buttcrfly-The Orange Tip Butter- 

 fly at Rest 49 



Parnassius apollo 50 



Leptocircus curius ; Ornithoptera amphrisus . .51 

 Papilio merope ....... 52 



Amauris niavius ; Papilio merope . . . .53 



The Humming Bird Hawk Moth The Oleander 



Hawk Moth ....... 5-5 



The Eyed Hawk Moth Chrysalis of Death's Head 



Hawk Moth 56 



Caterpillar of Death's Head Hawk Moth The 



Death's Head Hawk Moth .... 57 

 Sphccia bembeciformis Zyga>na filipendulas Co- 

 coon of Zygrcna filipendulaa Psyche muxclla . 58 

 Puss Caterpillar and Male Moth . . . .59 

 The Lobster Caterpillar and Moth . . . .60 

 Caterpillar, Cocoon, and Moth of Bombvx mori . 61 

 Caterpillar, Chrysalis, and Moth of Saturnia cyn- 



thia. - .... 62 



Moth and Caterpillar of Saturnia pyri The Lackey 



Moth and Caterpillar 33 



The Wood Leopard Moth The Clifden uoniiare.il . 64 

 The Great Owl Moth of Brazil . . . .65 

 Ennomos illustraria and Caterpillars . . .66 



The Clothes' Moth 68 



Alucita hexadactyla ; Pterophorus pentadactylus . 69 

 Dipterous Insects Volucella pcllucens and" Ceria 



conopEoides Head of Female Gnat . . .70 

 Dipterous larvae ; Musca meditabunda ; Boletophila 



fusca Common House Fly Emerging from 



the Pupa 72 



Dipterous Flies .... To face pay a 73 



The House Gnat 76 



Chironomus plumosus ...... 77 



Larvrc of Wheat Midge in Flower of Wheat ; Larva 



attached to Grain of Wheat ; Larva ; Perfect 



Insect 80 



Cecidomyid with Viviparous Larva . . .81 



Bibio marci . 82 



The Metamorphoses of Stratiomys Chanuelcon . 84 

 The Metamorphoses of Tabanus bovinus. . . 86 

 Asilus crabronifonnis .... 87 



Bombylius major . 89 



Dolichopus discifer; Side View of the Extremity 



of the Abdonun of the Male .... 90 

 Wing of Syrphus Syrphus pyrafctii, Larva, and 



Pupa ' 92 



Eristalis tenax and its Rat-tailed Larva . . .93 

 Conops flavipes ..... 94 



Musca vomitoria The Tsetse Fly . . . .95 



Chlorops tiuniopus 96 



Gastrus equi Hippobosca cquina Melophagus 



ovinus Lipoptena ccrvi . . . . . 97 

 The Metamorphoses of the Common Flea . . 99 



Sarcopsylla penetrans 100 



Head of Cicada plebeja 102 



Pentatoma dissimilo 103 



Pyrrhocoris apterus 106 



The Bed Bug 107 



Reduvius personatus ...... 108 



Ranatra linearis and Ncpa cinerea . . . .110 



Notonecta glauca Larva and Pupa of Cicada. . Ill 

 Under Surface of Male Cicada . . . .112 



Exotic Rhynchota .... To face page 113 



The Great Lantern Fly . . . . . .113 



Bocydium tintinnabuliferum 114 



The Rose Aphis 115 



Cochineal Insect 117 



Pediculus capitis 118 



Head and Mouth Organs of Cockroach . . .119 

 Alimentary Canal of Cockroach . . . .120 

 Metamorphoses of Gryllus campcstris . . .122 



The Mole Cricket 124 



Locusta viridissima and its Metamorphoses . . 125 



Migratory Locust 126 



Auditory Apparatus of Grasshopper Female 



Locust depositing Eggs 127 



Empusa pauperata and its Metamorphoses . .129 



