EXPLANATION OF THE COLOURED PLATES. 



Plate in.— Page 349. 



Order Orthoptera. 



Acheta campestris, natural size. 



Order Hemiptera. 

 Chorosoma miriformis, natural leng'th one-third of an inch. 

 Centrotus Genistae, „ one-sixth „ 



Order Neuroptera. 

 Chrysopa perla, natural size. 



Order Hymenoptera. 

 Eumesius (Euceros) crassicornis, natural leng'th one-third of an inch. 

 Teng-yra Sanvitali, „ one-third „ 



Order Diptera. 

 Ochthera Mantis, natural length one-sixth of an inch. 



Plate IV.— Page 389. 

 Order Lepidoptera. 

 Butterflies. 

 Papilio INIachaon and larva. | Polyomraatus Arion. 



Papilio Podalirius. | Artaxerxes. 



Lycaiiia Chrvseis. | Cynthia Orythia, xar.— Title-page. 



Plate y.— Frontispiece. 

 Moths. 



Deilephila Euphorbiae. [ Abraxas grossulariata, var. 



Sesia Fuciformis. | Adela De Geerella. 



Zeuzaera ^sculi. I Argyrosetia Brockella. 



Chariclea Delphinii. 1 



ERRATA. 



P. 155, tig. a, Lithobms forcipatus. 



— 288, fig.— The insect here figured is the Chrysina macropa {Scar abacus 



macropus, Francillon). The male of Chrys'ophora chrysocklora(LAtr.) 

 is similarly organized. 



— 292, fig. Goerius olens. 



— 312, fig.— The figure in this page, reduced from Lyonnet, shows the 



circulatory system of the caterpillar of the goat-moth,— the large 

 dorsal vessel, with angulated sides, extending along the back. 



— 389, fig. Andrena nigro-<?nea. 



