C O N T E N TS. 



RARo: I. 



STRUCTURE AND CLASSIFICATION. 

 CHAPTER 1. 



The General Structure of Insects ii 



CHAPTER 11. 

 The Head and its Appendages 14 



CHAPTER III. 

 Thorax and Abdomen 23 



CHAPTER IV. 

 Muscles, Digestion, and Circulation 27 



CHAPTER V. 

 The Respiratory System 33 



CHAPTER VI. 

 Nervous System and Senses of Insects 39 



CHAPTER VII. 

 The Reproductive System . . • 45 



CHAPTER VIII. 

 Growth and Metamorphosis 48 



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