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CHAPTER III.—Jointed Animals ,—continued ; Insects,— continued. 
Butterflies and Moths,—O rder Lepidoptera. 
Characters of tlie Order—Development—Structure of Larva—Pupa—Enemies—Mimicry— 
Imago, or Perfect Insect—Head—Thorax, and its Appendages—Abdomen—Extinct 
Forms—Butterflies (Suborder Rhopalocera )—Classification—Fritillary Group ( Nymph - 
alidee) — Erycinidce —Blues and Coppers ( Lyccenidce )—Skippers ( Hesperiidce )—The Moths 
(Suborder Heterocera )—Emperor-Moths (Saturniidoe )—Silk - Spinners ( Bombycidce )— 
Hawk-Moths ( Sphingidce )—Prominents (Notodontidce) —Clear-Wings (Sesiidce) — Synto- 
midee —Burnets ( Zygcenidce )—Case-Weavers ( Psychiclce )— Cossidce —Allied Families— 
Lasiocampidce — Lymantriidce — Tiger - Moths ( Arctiidce .) — Owl - Moths ( Noduidce )— 
Loopers ( Geometridce )—Snout-Moths ( Hijpenidaz) —Suborder Microlepidoptera , . . 77 
CHAPTER IV.—Jointed Animals,— continued ; Insects,— continued. 
The Beetles,— Order Coleoptera. 
Characteristics of the Order—Section Pentamera —Tiger-Beetles ( Cicindelidce )—Carnivorous 
Ground-Beetles ( Carabidce )—Carnivorous Water-Beetles ( Dytiscidce )—Whirligig Beetles 
(Gyrinidce) —Short-Winged Beetles ( Staphylinidce) — Paussidce — Pselaphidce —Burymg- 
Beetles ( Silphidce) —Hairy-Winged Beetles ( Trichopterygidce)—Histeridce — Nitidulidce— 
Dermestidce—Hydrophilidce — Stag- Beetles (Lucanidce) — Passalidce —Tribe Lamelli- 
cornia — Buprestidce —Click - Beetles ( Elateridce ) — Lycidce —Glow - Beetles ( Lampyridcc) 
— Telephoridoi — Cleridce — Ptinidce —Section Heteromera — Tenebrionidce — Rhipidophoridce 
— [Meloidce — Stylopidce — Section Tetramera — Weevils ( Curculionidce ) — Scolytidce — 
Brenthidce — Anthribiclce —Longicorn Beetles ( Cerambycidce )— Bruchidce — Chrysomelidce — 
Section Trimem —Lady-Birds ( Coccinella ), ...... 123 
CHAPTER V.—Jointed Animals ,—continued ; Insects,— concluded. Orders Neuroptera , 
Orthoptera, Rhynchota, etc. 
Characters of Neuroptera—Caddis-Flies (Suborder Trichoptera )— Phryganeidce, etc.—Flat- 
Winged Group (Suborder Planipennia )—Scorpion-Flies (P dnorpiclce) —Snake-Flies and 
Adder-Flies (Sialidw) —Mantis-Flies ( Mantispidce )— Nemopteridce —Ant-Lions ( Myr- 
meleontidce) — Lace-Wing Flies (Hemorobiiclce and Chrysopidce ) — Order Orthoptera — 
Dragon-Flies ( Odonata) — Lihellulidm — JEschnidce — Agrionidce —May-Flies (Ephemeridce) 
—Stone-Flies ( Perlidce )—Termites, or White-Ants ( Termitidce )—Book-Lice ( Psocidce )— 
—Bird-Lice ( Mallophaga )—True Orthoptera—Crickets ( Gryllidce) —Long-Horned 
Grasshoppers ( Locustidce )—Locust Tribe ( Acridiidce )—Stick- and Leaf-Insects ( Phas- 
midee )—Praying Insects ( Mantidce )—Cockroaches (Blattidce )—Earwigs ( Forjtculidce )— 
Order Rhynchota —Land-Bugs ( Geocorisa) — Water-Bugs (Hydrocorisa )—Cicadas 
(Cicadidce) —Lantern-Flies ( Fidgoridce )—Frog-Hoppers ( Cercopidce) —Leaf-Flies ( Psyl - 
lid(e) —Plant-Lice ( Aphidce )—Scale-Insects ( Ooccidce )—True Lice ( Pediculina) — Order 
Thysanoptera —Order Thysanura, . . . . . . .159 
CHAPTER VI. —Jointed Animals,— continued. Centipedes, Millipedes, Scorpions, 
and Spiders,— Classes Chilopoda, Diplopoda, Araclinida, etc. 
Characters of Centipedes — Subclass Anartiostigma —Subclass Artiostigma —Orders Litho- 
biomorpha, tScolopenclromorpha, and Geophilomorpha— The Millipedes (Class Diplopoda) 
—Their Subclasses and Orders—Scorpions, Spiders, Ticks, etc. (Class Arachnidce) _ 
Their Characteristics—The Scorpions (Order Scorpiones) —The Whip-Scorpion and their 
Allies (Order Pedipalpa) —Order Pcdpigradi —The True, or Web-Spiders (Order 
Aranece) —Segmented Group (Suborder Mesothelce)— Typical Group (Suborder Opistho- 
thelce)— The various Tribes and Families of the same— The False Spiders (Order Soli- 
