LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 



PLATE IV. 



HOVE BEETLES AND BURYING 

 BEETLES . 2b face p. 7& 



1. Boletobius atricapillus. 



2. Ocypus olens [e^ifi belf^w). 



3. Staphylinus Cfesareus. 



4. Necrophorus Iiuniat.or, 



5. Necrophorus vespillo. 



6. Necrnphorus morUiorum. 



7. Choleva angustata. 



8. Hister bimaculata. 



9. Nitidula depressa. 



10. Boletoliius in gill« of mushroom. 



11. Necrophorus humator, larva. 



12. Silpha thoracica, larva. 



13. Ocypus olens, larva. 



14. Silpha thoracica (on body of bird). 



Plant : — 



Edible Mushroom {Agaricus camjoes- 

 tris). 



PLATE V. 



CHAFERS . . To face p. 114 



1. Cetonia aurata. 



2. Melolontha vulgaris (male). 



3. Geotrupps stercorarius. 



4. Lucanus cervus. 



5. Lucanus cervus, larva (very young). 



6. Cetonia aurata, larva (three parts 



grown). 



7. Cetonia aurata (piipa cases or 



cocoons). 



8. Geotrupes stercorarius, larva 



(young). 



9. Melolontha vulgaris, larva (three 



parts grovi'n). 



Plant: — 



Wild Rose {Rosa canina). 



PLATE VL 



GLOW-WORM, OIL-BEETLES, 



WEEVILS, LONG-HORNS, AND 



XADY-BIRDS. . To face p. 192 



1. Lampyris noctiluca (male). 



,2. Lampyris noctiluca (female). 



3. Meloe cicatricosus (male). 



•4. Meloe cicatricosus (^female). 



5. Sleloe cicatricosus, larva (full 



grown). 



6. Phytonomus tigrinus. 



7. Lixus bicolor. 



8. Lixus bicolor, nest, 

 fl. Aromia mosohata. 



JO. Clytus arietis. 



11. Cassida murina. 



12. Coccinella septempunctata. 



Plants : — 



Willow {Salix alba). Above. 

 Wild Carrot {Daucus carota). Left 

 of middle. 



PLATE VII. 



EARWIGS, FIELD-COCKROACH, 

 AND CRICKETS . To face 2}.22S 



1. Porficula gigantea. 



2. Forficula aurioularia. 



3. Blatta germanica. 



4. Blatta germanica (egg-case). 



5. Gryllotalpa vulgaris. 



6. Gryllus campestris. 



Plants : — 



Great Bindweed {Convolvulus se- 



pi'um). Above. 

 Purple Clover {Trifolium fratcnse). 



Right of middle. 



PLATE VIII. 



DRA G ON- FLIES, MAY- FLIES, 

 AND CADDIS . To face, f-- "66 



1. Ephemera vulgata. 



2. Ephemera, larva. 



3. Libellula depressa. 

 3fl'.Libellula emerging from pupa- 

 case. 



4. Libellula, larva. 



5. Calopteryx virgo. 



6. Agrion minium. 



7. Phryganea grandis. 



8. Phryganea, larva cases, or caddis. 



Plants : — 



Flowering Rush {Butomus umbella- 



tus). In centre. 

 Marc's Tail {Hippuris vulgaris). On 



right. 

 Water Bistort {Poh/gonum ampki- 



bhim). On leit. 



