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Index 
leptus, thin, fine, deli¬ 
cate), 327, 330, 332 
Leptoceridse, Leptocerus 
(Mnrng, leptus, thin, 
fine, delicate; aepag, 
ceras, horn), 244 
Leptocerus resurgens, *240 
Leptocoris trivittatus, *213 
Leptogenys elongata, 540, 
*54i 
Leptoglossus oppositus, 
214; phyllopus, 214 
Leptoterna dolobrata, 210 
Leptothorax emersoni, 544 
Lesser migratory locust, 
133, *137, 141 
Lestes sp., nymph of, *84; 
uncata, *87 
Leucania unipuncta, 404; 
larva of, on corn, *403 
Leuctra, 74 
Libellula basalis, 94; pul- 
chella, 93, *94; quadri- 
maculata, 94; semifasci- 
ata, *94, 95 
Libellulidse, Libellula 
(libellulus, a tiny book), 
9L 93 
Liburnia lentulenta, para¬ 
site of, *479 
Lice, 216 
Lightning-bugs, 269 
Ligyrus rugiceps, 276 
Lime-tree canker-moths, 
*397; inch-worm, *596 
Limnephilidse, Limnophi- 
lus Qdpvn, limne, a pool; 
philus, loving), 244 
Limnobates lineata, *197, 
198 
Limnobatidse, Limnobates 
(Mpvrj, limne, a pool; 
Parr/g, bates, one that 
treads), 194 
Lioderma ligata, 214 
Liotheidse (heloq, liu s , 
smooth; Oelv, then, run), 
118 
Lipeurus, 118; baculus, \ 
*120, 121; ferox, 122; j 
forhculatus, 117; for- 
hculatus, development 
stages of, *115; vari- 
abilis, 119 
Lipoptena cervi, 352 
Lithosia bicolor, 410 
Lithosiidse, Lithosia (/U0oc, 
lithus, a stone), 370, 409 
I Live-cage bell-jar, *642; 
meat-safe, *643 
Live-oak moth, 407; scale, 
California, *191 
Locust, alimentary canal 
of, *14; auditory organ 
of, *28; brain of, *22; 
development of wings 
of, *42; development 
stages of, *42; external 
parts of, *3; head, ner¬ 
vous system of, *23; 
head of, showing anat¬ 
omy, *124; heart or dor¬ 
sal vessel of, *17; ner¬ 
vous system of, *22; 
pericardial membrane of, 
*18; respiratory system 
of, *18 
Locusta viridissima, nerve- 
endings in tip of maxil¬ 
lary palpus of, *26 
Locustidse, Locusta (lo¬ 
custa, locust), 126, 149; 
wingless, 154 
Locusts, 53, 126, 133; au¬ 
ditory organs of, *135; 
impaled by shrike, *134; 
life-history of, 136; key 
to subfamilies of, 136; 
migratory species of, 
133; sounds of, 134 
Locust-tree carpenter- 
moth, 385, *386 
Long-horned locust, *146 
Long-legged flies, 332, 335 
Long-tailed skipper, 442 
Loopers, 395 
Lopidea media,. 210 
Lorquins Admiral, 452 
Louse, sheep-foot, 218 
Lucanidse, Lucanus (lu- 
cere, shine), 272 
Lucanus dama, 273; 
elaphus, *273 ; placidus, 
2 73_ 
Lucilia ccesar, 344; vena¬ 
tion of wing of, *344 
I Luna-moth, 420, *422 
| Lycsena, 443 ; sp., part of 
wing of, *590 
Lycsenid, venation of, 
*440 
Lycaenidse, Lycasna 
(Tiviccuva, lyccena, a she 
wolf), 443 
Lycomorpha c 0 n s t an s, 
scale of, *592; grotei, 
410; miniata, 410; pho- 
lus, 410 
Lyctocoris fitchi, *206 
Lyda, 466 
Lygseidse, Lyseus ( Avyatoq, 
lygceus, shadowy), 195, 
207, 211 
Lygceus turcicus, *211 
Lygus pratensis, *209 
Lymantriidse ( 7 vpavTripioq, 
lymanterius, destruc¬ 
tive), 370, 404 
Machilis, 62; polypoda, 
nerve-endings in tip of 
labial palpus of, *26; sp., 
*63 
Macrodactylus subspino- 
sus, *275 
Maia moth, 424 
Malaria-carrying mos¬ 
quito, *308 
Malaria, mosquitoes and, 
617 
Malaria-producing Hsema- 
moeba, development of, 
in human blood-corpus¬ 
cle, *618 
Mallodon, 284 
Mallophaga (paMdg, mal- 
lus, hair, wool; (payeiv , 
phagen, eat), 55, in; 
distribution of, 116, 117; 
keys for classification, 
118; life-history of, 114; 
oesophageal sclerite of, 
115; pharyngeal sclerite 
of,*116; structure of, 115 
Malpighian tubules, 14 
Mandible (see mouth- 
parts ) 
Mantidse, Mantis (pavnq, 
mantis, a prophet), 126, 
129; ancient beliefs con¬ 
cerning, 130 
Mantis religiosa, *129, 130, 
131; egg-cases of, *162, 
* i6 5 
Mantis pa styriaca, 234 
Mantispidse, Mantispa (ir¬ 
regular, pavTig, mantis, 
an insect; ops, face), 
224, 234 
Maple-scale, *188 
Maple-tree borer, stages 
of, *284 
Maracanda, 232 
March-flies, 304, 325 
