Index 
652 
Black swallowtail, 450 
Blastoderm, *38 
Blastophaga grossorum, 
*487 
Blattidas, Blatta ( blatta, 
insect that shuns light), 
126 
Blepharocera capitata, 
cross-section of eyes of, 
* 3 i 7 
Blepharoceridae, Blepharo- 
cerus (probably fifacpapov, 
blepharus, eye; ncpaq, 
ceras, divided), 304, 
314 . 
Blissus leucopterus, 211, 
*212 
Blister-beetle, 288 
Blood, 17 
Blow-flies, 343 
Blow-fly, *344; complete 
metamorphosis of, *45; 
compound eye of, *33; 
larva, pupa, and adult 
of, *302 
Bluebottles, 343 
Blue-striped looper, *398 
Body-louse, *216 
Body-wall, section of, *4 
Boleototherus bifur cus, 
289; larva of, *289 
Boll-worm, cotton, 404 
Bombidse, Bombus (/ 36 p( 3 oc, 
b 0 mb u s , a buzzing 
noise), 518 
Bombus, 518; affinis, 519; 
californicus, 519; ed- 
wardsii, 519; ferviotus, 
519; sp., nest of, *519; 
sp., worker and queen, 
*518; terricola, 519 
Bombycidse, B o m b y x 
(bombyx, silk), 369 
Bombyliidas, Bombyllius 
(/Soptfvfaug , bombylius, 
humble-bee), 332, 333 
Bombylius, 333; major, 
*3341 sp., mouth-parts 
of, *334 
Bombyx mori, 429; larvae 
of, 428; venation of, *420 
Book-lice, 55; in 
Book-louse, *112 
Book-worm, 271 
Boreus brumalis, 2 36; cali- 
fornicus, 236; nivoriun- 
dus, 2 36; unicolor, 236 
Bot-flies, 232, 337 
Bot-fly, larva of, *337; of 
horse, *338 
Box-elder bug, *213 
Brachycera ( Ppaxvs, bra- 
chys, short; K.epaq, ceras, 
horn), 303, 327; division 
into groups, 327; keys 
to families of, 327, 332 
Brachynemurus, 232 
Braconidae, Bracon (Fa- 
bricius, etym. uncertain), 
463 
Brain of locust, *22 
Braula caeca; 353; sp., *352 
Braulidae, Braula (fipavXa, 
braula, louse), 351, 353 
Breathing of aquatic in¬ 
sects, 20 
Breeding-cage, *641; lamp- 
chimney, *642; soap¬ 
box, *643 
Breeding-cages how to 
make, 642 
Broad-winged katydid, 
*150, *151 
Brood-comb of honey-bee, 
with young stages, *46 
Bruchidae, Bruchus 
(fipovxoQ, bruchus, a lo¬ 
cust without wings), 
277, 281 
Bruchus obtectus, *281; 
pisi, *281 
Brush-footed butterflies, 
450 
Bucculatrix pomifoliella, 
*376; pupal cocoons of, 
*375 
Buckeye butterfly, 455 
Bud-moth, 381 
Buffalo-gnats, 304, 313 
Buffalo-moth, *263 
Buffalo tree-hopper, 169 
Bug, pinning a, *637 
Bugs, 55, 163 
Buprestidae, Buprestis 
( fiovc , bos, ox; TrpyOeiv, 
prethen, swell), 265, 266 
Buprestis, 267 
Burrower-bugs, 195, 215 
Burying-beetle, *261 
Bumblebee, at clover-blos¬ 
som, *518; guest, 519; 
nest of, *519 
Bumblebee-like robber-fly, 
* 33 i 
Bumblebees, 517 
Butterflies, 358, 439; key 
to families of, 441; 
scales of, their structure 
and arrangement, 589 
Butterfly, part of wing of, 
*590 
Cabbage-bug, harlequin, 
214, *215 
Cabbage-butterfly, caught 
by Asclepias, *574; Eu¬ 
ropean, 445; northern, 
445; southern, 445 
Cabbage maggot-fly, 345 
C a c ce c i a cerasivorana, 
*380; venation of, *380 
Caccecia parallela, *380; 
pervadana, 380; rosa- 
ceana, 380; obsoletana, 
larva of, *364; obsole¬ 
tana, pupa and adults of, 
*365 
Caecilius, 113 
Caddis-flies, 23, 55, 240; 
keys to families of, 244 
Caddis-worms, case-build¬ 
ing of, 240; fishing-net 
of, *243; habits of, 241; 
pupation of, 242; cases 
of, *241; key to families 
of, 244 
Ccenonympha calif ornica, 
457 
Calandra granaria, 297; 
oryzee, 297 
Calandridae, Calandra (F. 
calandre, weevil), 294, 
297 
Calephilis ccenius, 444 
California flower-beetle, 
279, *280; parasitic fun¬ 
gus of, *346; tachinid 
parasite of, *346 
California honey-ant, un¬ 
derground nest of, *546 
California oak-worm moth, 
*406 
California ringlet, 457 
California shield-backed 
grasshopper, *155 
Caligo sp., *612 
Callimorphas, 414 
Calliphora erythrocephala, 
344; complete metamor¬ 
phosis of, *45; com¬ 
pound eye of, *33; larva, 
pupa, and adult of, *302 
Callosamia angulifera, co¬ 
coons of, *423; prome- 
