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Emperor Moth, curious cocoon of . . ... . . vol. ii. 233 



Entomology, its peculiar merits as a hobby i. 13, 29, 303 



persecution of the science, and recent progress . . . . i. 19, 21 



writers on, ancient and modern i. 4, 15, 17, 21, 27 



Epeira diadema (Garden Spider) i. 132 



Ephemera vulgata (Common May or Day-fly), description of ... ii. 48 



dangers and enemies of, numerous ii. 49 



enjoyments of ii. 51 



long-lived aquatic larva, pupa, and imago of i, 12, ii. 51 



fourth development of ii. 58 



season, of appearance of various species of ii. 55 



Ephemerae of Nature and of Art contrasted ii. 46 



Eriosoma Populi (Gall-Aphis of the Poplar) i. 183 



Eristalis tenax (Sewer-fly), Eat-tailed larva of, and its tenacity of life . ii. 164 



Ermine Moth (Yponomeuta, padetta) i. 270 



caterpillar of i. 271 



Excavated Habitations of the Jetty Emmet, and other Ants . . . iii. 322 



Experiments of Keaumur and others on the curtailment of insect life . iii. 153 



Eyes of Insects i. 193 



Fable, La Fontaine's, of ' Les Souris et le Chat-huant' .... iii. 344 



Field-bug, female, practice of conducting her infant brood . . . iii. 93 



File and Augur (a compound tool) of the Tree-hopper .... iii. 328 



Fire-flies (Elateridce), description of iii. 165 



their naturalization proposed and possible . . . . . iii. 165 



Fleas and their performances iii. 214 



various species of iii. 217 



Flies, House (Musca domestica) i. 32 



appearance of, on emerging from puparium ii. 31 



lines on, by Wordsworth i. 85 



mode of walking, flying, buzzing, feeding i. 37-41 



structure, habits, and uses of i. 36 



poisers, wings, and winglets of i. 43 



species of, much resembling the House-fly, common as a larva on 



Dock-leaves i- 33 



various species of 



whence they come and whither they go 



Flight, against the wind, of Bees, Butterflies, and some Beetles . . iii. 186 



= rapid, of Dragon-flies 



suspensory, of Hawk Moths and Syrphi iii. 184 



Flowers, their various relations with insects i. 27, 170, 306 



Forcing of insects to maturity i. 308- 



Formicacid . i- 123 



