INDEX, 
of limited populations, 265; of 
heredity, 266; of variation, 
266 ; of change of physical con- 
ditions, 266; of the equilibrium 
of nature, 266; as opposed to 
continual interference, 268. 
Laycocx, Dr., on law of “uncon- 
acious intelligence,” 360. 
Lear Burrerrty, appearance and 
habits of, 59-61. 
LeprpopTera, especially subject: to 
variation, 132. 
Luprauis, species of mimic Heli- 
conide, 82; gain a protection 
thereby, 259. 
Lester, Mr. J. M., on wood-dove 
and robin, 53. 
Levaituant, on formation of w 
nest, 224, 
Limenitis archippus, 88. 
Limenitis limire, 172; procris, 172. 
Lizarps refusing certain moths 
and caterpillars, 121; devour- 
ing bees, 121. 
Locat rorms, 158. 
Locat variation of form, 169; of 
colour, 173; general remarks 
on, 174; in Celebesian butter- 
flies, probable use of, 175. 
Locustip2, adaptive colouring of, 
64. 
Luminousness of some insects a 
. protection, 71, 
Lycan1pa, probable means of pro- 
tection of, 176. 
MAMMALS, mimicryamong, 107. 
May, does he build by reason or 
imitation, 212; his works mainly 
imitative, 225; antiquity of, 303, 
322 ; difference of opinion as to 
379 
his origin, 304; unity or plural- 
ity of species, 805; persistence 
of type of, 306; importance of 
mental and moral characters, 
312; his dignity and supremacy, 
$24; his influence on nature, 
326; his future development, 
326; range of intellectual power 
in, 889; rudiments of all the 
higher faculties in savage, 341 ; 
his feet and hands, difficulties 
on the theory of natural selec- 
tion, 349: his voice, 350; his 
mental faculties, 351; difficulty 
as to the origin of the moral 
sense in, 352; development of, 
probably directed by a superior 
intelligence, 359. 
Mantipz, adaptive colouring of, 
64; mimicking white ants, 98. 
Matacoperus, a protected group, 
93. 
Mauurips, 255. 
Matter, the nature of, 363; Mr. 
Bayma on, 863; is force, 365. 
Mecuanitis and Methona, mi- 
micked by Leptalis, 83. 
Mecocervs, dimorphism of, 155. 
Mecocerus gazella, 94. 
Mrcaceruaton, 196. 
Mucarop1p4, sexual colouring and 
nidification of, 246. 
Menoprocon, 196. 
Midas dives, 97. 
Mmera, mimicking Tropidorhyn- 
chus, 104. 
Mimicry, meaning of the word, 
74; theory of, 76; among Lepi- 
doptera, 77; how it acts as w 
protection, 80, 81; of other in- 
sects by Lepidoptera, 89; among 
