INDEX 
Illustrations are indicated by an asterisk. Page references in black face 
type are to definitions of technical terms. Etymologies are given for the 
order, suborder, superfamily, and family names. In etymologies of names 
derived from the Greek, the Greek is followed by the transliteration (in 
italics) of the Greek letters into Latin letters, and that by the English 
meaning; in those derived from the Latin, the Latin (in italics) and the Eng¬ 
lish meaning are given; in those derived from other languages, the nativity 
of each word is specifically indicated. Each of the family names has been 
derived by adding -idee (having the force of a patronymic) to the name of 
the type-genus, which, in the index, immediately follows the family name. 
The family termination is not repeated throughout the etymologies and 
should be supplied by the reader. 
Abbott-sphinx, larva of, 
*437; tufted-bodied, 437 
Abdomen, parts of, 7 
Acalyptrate Muscidae, 341 
Acanthaclisis, 232 
Acanthia hirundinis, 206 
Acanthiidae, A c a n t h a 
(atcavda, acantha, thorn), 
195 , 205 
Achemon sphinx - moth, 
larva of, *431 
Achorutes nivicola, *64 
Achurum brevipenne, 142 
Acoloithus fdisarms, 387 
Acridiidae, A c r i d i u m 
(aKpidiov^cridium, dim. of 
a/cpi'c, locust), 126, 133; 
auditory organ of, *134, 
135-, impaled by shrike, 
*134; life-history of, 
136; key to subfamilies 
of, 136; migratory spe¬ 
cies of, 133; sounds of, 
134 . 
Acridiinae, 136. 
A crony eta americana, 404; 
impressa, *405; occiden¬ 
tals, *404; occidentalis, 
larvae of, *404 
Adalia bipunctata, 287 
Adephaga (adijv, aden, 
enough; <l>ayelv, phagen, 
eat), 251 
Admiral, red, 454 
AEcilius sulcatus, stages in 
development of nervous 
system of, *25 
Aischna constricta, head 
of, *93 
.Eschnidae, yEschna (prob. 
aiaxpog, aisekrus, ugly), 
9 L 92 
Agamic, 173 
Agaristidae, A g a r i s t a 
(etym. uncertain), 407 
Agenius, 499 
Aglais milberti, 456 
Agonoderus pallipes, 255 
Agrilus, 266; ruiicollis, 
267 
Agrionidae, Agrion ( aypiog, 
agrius, wild), 89,90 
Agrotis ypsilon, 402; vena¬ 
tion of, *404 
Ailanthus-worm moth, 421 
Air-bush bug, 205 
Akidoproctus, 118 
Alans oculatus, *268 
Alder-blight, 180. 
Aletia argillacea, 404 
Aleyrodes, respiratory sys¬ 
tem of, *19 
Aleyrodes iridescens, *192; 
merlini, enlarged details 
of pupa, *193; pupa-case 
of, *193; pruinosa, *192; 
tentacu latus, *192 
Aleyrodidae, Aleurodes 
(ahevpudjje, aleuro des, 
* floury), 166, 190 
Alimentary canal, 13 
Alimentary canal of cock¬ 
roach, *14; of dobson- 
fly, *16; of harlequin- 
fly, *15; of locust, *14; 
of thrips, *15 
Allantus basillaris, *464 
Allorhina nitida, 276 
Alternation of generations 
of gall-flies, 469 
Alulet, 327 
Alypia 8 -maculata, *408 
Amber-wing dragon-fly, 
*95 
Amblychilia cylindri- 
formis, 253 
Amblycera ( apShvg, am- 
blys, blunt; Kepag, ceras, 
horn), key to genera of, 
118 
Amblycorpha oblongifolia, 
*151; rotundifolia, 151 
Ambrosia-beetle, 299 
Ambush-bugs, 195 
American blight, 179 
American locust, *139, 
I 4 1 . 
American tortoise-shell, 
455 
Ammophila, nest-building 
of, *494; nest-burrow of, 
*494; nesting-ground of, 
*492; nesting habits of, 
492; putting inchworm 
into nest-burrow, *493 
Amnion, 38 
Ampelophaga myron, 434, 
435; versicolor, 435 
Amphibolips coccinece, 
471; spongidca, 471 
Amphicerus bicaudatus, 2 yi 
Amphientomum, 112 
Amphigerontia, 113 
Amphion nessus, *438 
Anal veins (see venation ) 
A n a b r u s purpurascens, 
*156, 157 
