TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



General Considerations 



Pages 1-7 



CHAPTER II. 



SKETCH OF THE ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF INSECTS. 



Anatomical description of parts — Function of digestion — Circulation — Nervous system — Senses of 

 touch, hearing, smell, sight and taste — Muscular motion— Function of propagation, pp. 7-24 



Appendix to Chapter II, embracing references to Plates A, B and E 



pp. 25 - 28 



CHAPTER III. 



Remarks on the classification of insects 



pp. 29, 30 



CHAPTERS IV TO XL 



ORDER I. COLEOPTEKA . . 



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). 31 - 138 



ClCINDELIDiE 





. p. 32 



Carabid.k 





38 



Dyticid^e 





55 



Nttidclidje . . 





58 



Enguxs 





59 



Stafhylinid-S 





61 



ByRRHIDjE 





66 



HlSTERID^ 





66 



LUCANID.S 





66 



Geotrcpid^s: . . 





67 



SCARAB.EID.E 





68 



Trogid.e 





70 



DYNASTIDjE 





71 



MELOLONTHIDiE 





71 



BuPRESTIDjE . . 





83 



Elateridje 





86 



Lampyrid^e 





89 



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