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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 (Nymph- 

 alidcc) — Erycinidce — Blues and Coppers (Lycamidm) — Skippers (Hesperiidce) — The Moths 

 (Suborder Heterocera) — Emperor -Moths (Satumiidce) — Silk -Spinners {Bombycidce) — 

 Hawk-Moths (Sphingidce) — Prominents (Notodontidce) — Clear-Wings (Sesiidce) — Synto- 

 midce — Burnets (Zygaznida) — Case-Weavers (Psychidce) — Cossidce — Allied Families — 

 Lasiocampidce — Lymantriidce — Tiger - Moths (A rctiidce) — Owl - Moths (Noctuidcc) — 

 Loopers (Geometridaz) — Snout-Moths (Hypenidce) — Suborder 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 ! (Staphylinidce) — Paussidte—Pselaphidw—BuTxmg- 

 Beetles {Silphidce) — Hairy-Winged Beetles {Trichopterygidm)—Histeridw — Nitidulidce — 

 Dermestidce — Hydrophilidce — Stag - Beetles (Lucanidcc) — Passalidce — Tribe Lamelli- 

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

 — Telephoridce — Cleridce — Ptinidce — Section Heteromera — Tenebrionidce — Rhipidophoridce 

 —-■Meloidce — Stylopidce — Section Tetramera — Weevils (Curculionidce) — Scolytidce — 

 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) — Phryganeidce, etc. — Flat- 

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

 Adder-Flies (Sialidce) — Mantis-Flies (Mantispida}) — Nemopteridce — Ant-Lions (Myr- 

 meleontidce) — Lace-Wing Flies (Hemorobiidce and Chrysopidce) - — Order Orthoptera — 

 Dragon-Flies (Odonata) — Libellulidce — JEschuidce — Ayrionidce — May-Flies (Eplmneridoi) 

 — Stone-Flies (Perlidce)— Termites, or White-Ants (Termitidce) — Book- Lice (Psocidw) — 

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

 Grasshoppers (Locustidw) — Locust Tribe (Acridiido?) — Stick- and Leaf-Insects (Phas- 

 midce) — Praying Insects (Mantidce) — Cockroaches (Blattidfc) — Earwigs (Forjiculidce) — 

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

 (Cicadidw) — Lantern-Flies (Fulgoridw) — Frog-Hoppers (Cercopidaz) — Leaf-Flies (Psyl- 

 lida}) — Plant- Lice (Aphidw) — 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, IScolopendromorpha, and Geophilomorpha — The Millipedes (Class Biplopoda) 

 — Their Subclasses and Orders — Scorpions, Spiders, Ticks, etc. (Class Arachnida}) — 

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

 Allies (Order Pedipalpa) — Order Palpigradi — The True, or Web-Spiders (Order 

 Araneiv) — Segmented Group (Suborder Mesothela) — Typical Group (Suborder Opistho- 

 thelrf^—The various Tribes and Families of the same — The False Spiders (Order Soli- 



