INDEX. 



477 



Papilioninas, 250. 

 Parasites on plants, 377. 

 Parasitic hymenoptera, 379. 



insects, chapter on, 418. 

 Parasitica, defined, loi, 103. 

 Paria aterrima, 212. 

 Paris green, analysis of, 434. 

 Paroxya, 90. 



Parthenogenesis in plant-lice, 123. 

 Passalus comutus, 197. 

 Pea-weevils, 223. 

 Peach-borer, 261. 



-louse, 134. 

 Peacock-flies, 365. 

 Pear-midge, 339. 



-psylla, life history, 137. 



sinuate borer in, 187. 



-slug. 372. 

 Pectinated antennae, 21. 

 Peddlers, 222. 

 Pediculus species, 103. 

 Pelecinus polyturator, 389. 

 Pelidnota punctata, 202. 

 Pelopoeus species, 402. 

 Pemphigus, described, 132. 

 Penis of insects, 47. 

 Pentatomidse, defined, 162. 

 Pentilia misella, 174. 

 Pepsis species, 401. 

 Perception, sense of, 45. 

 Periodical cicada, 140. 

 Periplaneta orientalis, 82. 

 Perlidae, described, 64. 

 Pernicious scale, 118. 

 Persian insect powder, 442. 

 Pezotettix, 91. 

 Phasmidae, described, 84. 

 Philampelus achemon, 258. 



pandorus, 258. 

 Phorbia brassicae, 361. 



ceparum, 363. 

 Phosphorus against roaches, 82. 

 Photinus pyralis, 190. 

 Phthirius inguinalis, 105. 

 Phycitinae, 312. 

 Phyllodromia germanica, 82. 

 Phylloecus flaviventris, 373. 

 Phyllotreta vittata, 221. 

 Phylloxera, life history, 128. 



Phymata, habits of, 154. 

 Phyniatodes amoenus, 207. 



variabilis, 207. 



variiis, 207. 

 Physopoda, loi. 

 Phytonomus punctatus, 229. 

 Phytophaga, described, 205. 

 Phytophagous beetles, defined, 165. 

 Pickle-moth, 311. 

 Pierinas, 246. 

 Pieris protodice, 248. 



rapse, 246. 

 Pigeon tremex, 375. 

 Pimpla conquisitor, 381. 

 Piophila casei, 368. 

 Pissodes strobi, 230. 

 Plagionotus speciosus, 208. 

 Plant-lice, defined, 123. 



life history, 124. 



on roots, 127. 



remedies against, 135. 

 Planting, date of, important, 428, 

 Platyptera, described, 64. 

 Platysamia cecropia, 280. 

 Plecoptera, described, 63. 

 Pleurum or side, 25. 



Ploughing, to reduce insect injury, 

 425- 



Plum-curculio, 232. 

 Plume-moths, 318. 

 Plumose antennae, 21. 

 Plusia brassicae, 302. 



species, 302. 

 Podurids, 56. 



Poecilocapsus lineatus, 156. 

 Poisers, of flies, 327. 

 Polistes species, 406. 

 Pollen basket, 408. 

 Pollination, due to bees, 408. 

 Polyphemus moth, 282. 

 Pomace-flies, 367. 

 Pompilidae, 400. 

 Potash as a winter wash, 450. 

 Potato-beetle, old-fashioned, 225. 

 striped, 213. 

 three-lined, 211. 



flea-beetle, 219. 



stalk-borer, 234. 



scab-gnat, 335. 



