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CONTENTS. 
INSECTA. By D. Sharp. 
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Introduction 1 
Titles , . . 3 
Anatomy, Physiology, Biology 62 
Faunistic and Palaeontology . . 68 
Economic 
Bibliography, Nomenclature, 
Biography . 
Systematic 
General 
Cicindelidae . . . 
Carabidm 
Dytiscidae 
Gyrinidae 
Hydropliilidae . . 
Platypsyllidae. . . 
Staphylinidae . . . 
Pselaphidae .... 
Scydmaenidae . . . 
Paussidae 
Silphidae 
Trichopterygidae, 
Scaphidiidae . . 
Histeridae 
Phalacridae .... 
Nitidulidae .... 
Trogositidae, 
Synteliidae . . . 
Oolydiidae . . . . 
Oucujidae,Grypto- 
phagidae . . . . 
Pago 
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(a.) COLEOPTERA. 
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Lathridiidae, 
Mycetophagidae, 
Othniidae .... 109 
Dermestidae, 
B y r r h i d ao, 
Heteroceridae. . 109 
Lucanidae 110 
Passalidae . . . . . 110 
Scarabaeidae .... 1 1 1 
Buprestidae .... 119 
Throscidae, 
Eucnemidae. . . 123 
Elateridae 124 
Rhipidoceridae, 
Dascillidae ... 127 
Malacodermata . . 127 
Cleridae 129 
Lymexylonidae, 
Bostrichidae, 
Ptinidse, Oioidae 130 
Tenebrionidae . . 131 
Cistelidae 135 
N ilionidae,Py thida 
Melandryidae, 
Lagriidae . 
Pedilidae, Anthic- 
idao, Pyrochroida 
Mordellidae . 
Oantharidae . 
Rhipidophoridae, 
Stylopidae . 
GEdemeridae. . 
Curculionidae . 
Scolytidae . . . 
Brenthidae. . . 
Anthotribidae . 
Bruchidae . . . 
Cerambycidae . 
Chrysomelidae 
Languriidae, 
Erotylidae . 
Endomychidae 
Coccinellidae . 
Corylophidae . 
Aculeata 
Apidae 171 
Yespidae .... 174 
Crabronidae, &c. 176 
Mutillidae . . . 180 
Formicidae . . . 180 
(b.) Hymenoptera. 
Terebrantia 
Chrysididae. . . 182 
Ichneumonidae . 182 
Braconidae ... 185 
Evaniidae and 
Stephanidae . 186 
Chalcididao ... 168 
Terebrantia 
Proctotrupidae . 
Cynipidae. . . . 
Sessiliventres . . . 
Siricidae and 
Cephidae . . . 
Tenthredinidae . 
(c.) Lepidoptera. 
General ...... 190 
Rhopalocera 
Papilionidae . . 191 
Pieridae 192 
Danaidae .... 194 
Acraeidae .... 195 
Nymphalidae. . 196 
Morphidae\ . . 199 
Rhopalocera 
Satyridae .... 199 
Erycinidae, 
Elymniidae . 201 
Lycaenidae . . . 202 
Hesperiidae. . . 206 
Heterocera 
Sphingidae ... 211 
iEgcriidae . . . 212 
Heterocera 
Castniidae, Ura- 
niidae, Cocyti- 
idae, Agarist- 
idae, Ohalco- 
siidae 
Zygaenidae . . . 
Arctiidae . . . . 
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