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INDEX. 



Physomerus, 119. 



Pierinae, the, 87. Garden white 

 butterflies, 88. 



Pieris, 75. 87. 



Pimelia,251.281. P. Africa, 256. 



Pimelidae, 256. 269. 



Pimelinae, the, 266. 



Pimpla, a remarkable ichneumon, 

 152. P. manifestator, 165. 



Pirates, structure of, 121. 269. 



Piscicola, 21. 



Pison of New Holland, 181. 



Planiceps, 179. 



Plant bugs, Coccides, 112. J16. 148. 



Plant lice, the, 112. 114. 128. 141, &c. 



Platycerus, 243. 



Plax adunca, 269. 



Plea, the genus, 139. 



Plusiae, 109. 



Podalirius Pompolius, 73. 



Podops, pedunculated eyes of, 118. 



Polia, 110. 



Polyarthron, 284. 



Polydorus Thoas, 74. 



Polyergus, slaves of this ant, 172. 



Polyglypta, group of, 138. 



Polynoe, 25. 



Polyomatus, 62. 94. 



Polypes, allusions to the, 7. 



Pomonae Elater, 247. 



Pompilidaa, the, 178, 179. 



Pompilus, characteristics of, 179. 



Ponera, the genus, 173. 



Pontobdella, 21. 



Porocephalus, white-blooded,26. 



Prawn, the, Paltcmon, 391. 



Predatores, coleopterous, 115. 192. 

 249. 333. Their analogies to the 

 coleopterous tribes, 252. To the 

 families of Lamellicornes, 254. 

 To the orders of Ptilota, 257. To 

 the Capricornes, 281. 



Priocera, antenna? of, 333. 



Prionidaa, gigantic, 255. 274. 276. 



Prionotheca, 270. 



Prionotus serratus, electric, 123. 



Prionus, the genus, 276284. 



Proboscis, or rostrum, tubular arti- 

 culated, described, 111. 161. 



Procerus, 263. 



Prona?us, mandibles of, 180. 



Psammotherma, 176. 



Pselaphinae, the, 273. 



Psithyrus, parasite genus, 168. 



Psocinje the typical genus is Pso- 

 cus minute insects, 357. 



Ptilota, receive wings in the period 

 of metamorphosis, 8, 9. 11. 36. 

 110. Their sub-divisions and 

 circle of, 9. 80. Analogies of, 16. 

 34, 35. Characters of the five 

 orders of, their relations to other 

 animals, and their metamor- 

 phoses, Part II. Chap, ii., 47, 

 et seq. Analogies of the five 



orders of, 49, 50. The primary 

 divisions of these are rapacious, 

 and prey on other insects, 113. 

 Analogies with Hymenoptera, 

 153. With the reptilia, 198. With 

 the coleopterous Predatores, 257. 



Ptinus, 241 . 



Pupa? of insects, references to cer- 

 tain of our notices of the, 48. 53. 

 91. Peculiarities and perfect 

 shape of, 76, 77. Varieties of 

 structure of pupae, 78. 96. 104;. 

 Of perfect, imperfect, and coarc- 

 tate, 79. 98. 



Pulex, or flea, 393. 



Pupipara, the, 375. 379. 



Pupivora, of Latreille, 153. 155. 



Pycnogonida?, description of the,392, 



Pycnogonon, 393. 



Pyralidae, aquatic habits of, 108. 



Pyrrhocoris apterus, 120. 



Q. 



Quadrupeds, analogies with, 49, 50 

 64. 93. 136. 199. 240. 252. 279. 



R. 



Radiata, 4, 5. Analogies with, 35. 



Ranatra, 125. 129. 



Raptorial larvae, 64. 68. Insects, 153. 



Rasorial type, 62. 66. 



Reduviidae, the typical hemiptera, 



carnivorous, 75. 116. 120. 

 Reduvii, 118. 121, 122. 125. 269. 

 Reduvius, 15a 

 Rhyssonotus, 243. 

 Rhyzolitha, 110. 



K ingworm of trees and stones, 58. 

 Ringed animals, 1. See Annulosa. 

 Rophites, genus of bees, 164. 

 Rutila, the beetle genus of, 209. 

 Rutilinje, the, 210, 211. 213. 



S. 



Sabella, 23. 



Sagra, 269. 



Sagrides of Latreille, 283. 



Salius, large protothorax of, 179. 



Satyridae. the Argus, 92. 94. 



Saw flies, the, 154. 



Scale-like processes, 112. 



Scaphinotus, 263. 



Scarabs, of the ancients, 216. The 

 true scarabs, or Scarabaeina?, 225. 

 229. The Geotrupinae, or drone 

 scarabs, 229. 



Scarabaaidaj, of the, 208, 209. Gene- 

 ral description of, 222, et seq. Mu- 

 tual analogy of the Scarabaeidae 

 and Cetoniidae (diagram), 237, 239. 



Scarabaeinffi, the, 235. 



