496 
INDEX. 
Insects, tenacity of life, of, S3 
adapted to special conditions, 33 
groups selected for the study of their 
geographical distribution, 102 
antiquity of the genera of, 166 
fossil of European Miocene, 166 
European Cretaceous, 167 
European Wealden, 167 
Palaeozoic, 168 
Palmare tie, 187 
of Central Europe, 196 
of the Mediterranean sub-region, 205 
of the Siberian sub-region, 220 
of the Manchurian sub region, 227 
of the Ethiopian region, 255 
of the East African sub-region, 260 
of West Africa, 265 
S. African, 26S 
of Madagascar, 282 
general remarks on, 284 
of tropical Africa and America, probable 
cause of similarities in, 291 
of Indo-Chinese sub-region, 332 
of the Oriental region, 318 
of Ceylon, 327 
of Indo-Malay sub-region, 341 
statistics of collecting in the various 
islands of the Malay Archipelago, 343 
of the Australian region, 403 
of New Guinea, 417 
of the Moluccas, 420 
of Timor group, 426 
of Celebes, 454 
of New Zealand, 458 
scarcity of, in New Zealand, 462 
influence of on the. (lota, 463 
Jnsectivora, European Miocene, 117 
N. American Post-Pliocene, 129 
N, American Tertiary, 133 
Inseetivora, classification of, 87 
of the Pakearctie region, 181 
of N. China and E. Thibet, 222 
range of Pal scare tic genera of, 239 
of Madagascar, 273 
range of Ethiopian genera of, 301 
of the Oriental region, 315 
range of Oriental genera of, 372 
range of Australian genera of, 476 
I saris, N. American Tertiary, 133 
I schyromys, N. American Tertiary, 140 
Islands, N. European, zoology of, 197 
of the Mediterranean sub-regidn, 206 
of the West African sub-region, 265 
of Ethiopian region, 269 
Masearene, 280 
of the Indo-Chinese sub-region, 333 
of Indo-Malay sub-region, 345 
Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa, 443 
Society and Marquesas. 444 
New Caledonia and New Hebrides, 445 
Sandwich, 446 
of New Zealand sub-region, 453 
Norfolk, 453 
Lord Howe's, 454 
Chatham, 454 
Auckland, 455 
Issiodromys, European Pliocene, 11S 
J. 
Jacchus, in Brazilian eaves, 144 
Japan and North China, physical features of, 
221 
southern extremity of perhaps belongs to 
the Oriental region, 226 
Japan, general character of the fauna of, 230 
former land-connexions of, 231 
Java, mammalia of, 349 
productions of, well known, 350 
birds of, 351 . , , 
representative species of birds in, 852 
origin of the anomalous features of its 
fauna, 352 
Sumatra and Borneo, their geographical 
contrasts and zoological peculiarities 
explained, 357 
Junonia, European Miocene, 167 
K. 
Kakapoe, of New Zealand, 455 
Kangaroos, extinct in Australia, 157 
Kerguelen Island, apterous insects of, 211 
(note) 
Kerodon, in Brazilian caves, 144 
S. American Pliocene, 147 
King-fisher, racquet tailed, of New Guinea, 
figure of, 415 
Kiwi of New Zealand, 455 
Koodoo antelope, figure of, 261 
L. 
Lacertilia, classification of, 99 
Ladrone Islands, birds of, 444 
Lagomys, European Pliocene, 113 
European Miocene, 120 
Lagostomus, in Brazilian caves, 145 
S. American Pliocene, 147 
lake Baikal, seals of, 218 
Land and water, proportions of, 35 
Land and fresh-water shells, antiquity of the 
genera of, 16S 
Land-shells, Palaeozoic, 169 
Palsearctic, 190 
of Madeira, 209 
of the Cape Verd Islands, 215 
of the Ethiopian region, 257 
of W. Africa, 265 
of Madagascar and the Masearene Islands, 
2S5 
of Indo-Malay sub-region, 344 
of the Australian region, 407 
of Sandwich Islands, 446 
of New Zealand, 459 
Luntus, European Miocene, 161 
Laopithecus, N .American Tertiary, 133 
Loomis, N. American Cretaceous, 164 
Lemuria, a hypothetical land, 76 
Lamuravidce, N. American Tertiary, 133 
Jxmuravm, N. American Tertiary, 133 
Lemur idee, European Eocene, 124 
Lemuroidea, range of Ethiopian genera of, 300 
range of Oriental genera of, 371 
Upictis, N, American Tertiary, 133 
Lepidoptera, cosmopolitan families of, 177, 
table of Palrearctie families of, 238 
S. African, 268 
table of Ethiopian families of, 299 
of the Oriental region, 318 
table of Oriental families of, 369 
of the Australian region, 404 
table of Australian families of, 472 
Leptarchus, N. American Tertiary, 135 
Lepkiuchenia, N. American Tertiary, 138 
Leptochcems, N. American Tertiary, 137 
Lcptodon, Miocene of Greece, 116 
Leptomeryr, N. American Tertiary, 138 
[ Lrptoptilvi, European Miocene, 162 
