Index 
66 7 
Pentamera (ttevte, pente, 
five; pepog, merus, part), 
251, 252 
Pentatomidae, Pentatoma 
(7 tevte, pente, five; 
Tapelv , tamen, cut), 195, 
207, 214 
Pentatoma juniperina, 
*215 
Pepper-and-salt currant- 
moth, *398 
Pepsis formosa, *500, 501 
Pericardial membrane of 
locust, *18 
Pericoma californica* 320; 
larva and pupa of, *320 
Pericopidae (nepl, peri, 
around; kokteiv, cop ten, 
cut), 370, 407 
Periplaneta americana, 
127; australasia, 128; 
orientalis, 128, *128 
Peripsocus, 113 
Perithemis domitia, *95, 
96 
Perla, 73; sp., *72 
Pernicious scale, females 
and young on bark of 
fruit-tree, *182; male 
and female (enlarged), 
*184; on bark of fruit- 
tree, *181; structure and 
life-history of, 182 
Petrophora diversilineata, 
*399 
Phagocytes, 49 
Phagocytosis, 49 
Phaneus carnifex, *274 
Phasmidae, P h a s m a 
((pdapa, phasma, an ap¬ 
parition), 126, 132; key 
to genera of, 132; pro¬ 
tective resemblance of, 
132 
Pheidole commutata, sol¬ 
dier and worker of, *537; 
lamia, soldier and work¬ 
er of, *535 
Phigalia strigataria, *398 
Philopteridae, Philopterus 
(< piTielv, philen, love; 
nrepov, pterum, a feath¬ 
er), 118 
Philosamia cynthia, 421 
Phlegethontius sexta, 434; 
Carolina, larva of, *432; 
celeus, larva of, *432; 
quinquemaculata, 434 
Phobetron pithecium, 384 
Pholisora catallus, 442 
P h 0 lus achemon, *433, 
434; larva of, *431, *434; 
pandorus, *433, 434 
Phorbia brassicce, 345; ce- 
parum, 345 
Phorothrips sp., *219 
Photinus angulatus, 269; 
modestus, larva of, *269; 
pyralis, 269; scintillans, 
*269 
Phryganea cinerea, *239 
Phryganeidae, Phryganea 
(Qpvyavov, phryganum, 
a dry stick), 244, 245 
Phryganidia calif ornica, 
*406, 407 
PhyIlium, 132, *602 
Phylloxera vastatrix, 176 
Phyllum, 2 
Phymata wold, 205 
Phymatidae, Phymata 
(< pvpa , phyma, a tumor), 
195 
Physocephala, 337; atdnis, 
*336 
Physonota unipunctata, 
281 
Physosto'mum, 119 
Phytophaga {tyvrov, phy- 
tum, plant; <payelv , pha- 
gen, eat), 252, 277 
Pierid, venation of, *440 
Pieridae, Pieris ( irieplg, 
pieris, sing, of n-iepideg, 
the Muses), 444 
Pigeon-tremex, *467; ich¬ 
neumon-parasite of, *484 
Pimpla conquisitor, *483; 
inquisitor, 483; sp., an 
ichneumon-fly, *481 
Pinacate bug, *288 
Pine-leaf miner, 376; 
white, 445 
Pinning beetle, mode of, 
*637 ; bug, *637; insects, 
637 
Piophila casei, *348 
Pipe-vine swallowtail, 450 
Pistil and ovary of flower, 
showing pollen-tube, 
*564 
Plagionotus speciosus, 
*283, 284 
Planta, 522 
Plant - bug, leaf - footed, 
214; tarnished, *209 
Plant-lice, 171 
Plants, fertilization of, 564 
Plathemis lydia, *97; tri- 
maculata, issuance o f 
adult, *86 
Platycercus quercus, 273 
Platygaster herricki, larva 
of, *481; instricator, lar¬ 
va of, *481 
Platynota davedana, *381 
Platypsylla castoris, 265 
Platypsyllidce, Platypsyl- 
lus (Tvharvg, p l a t y s, 
broad, flat; ipbMa, psyl- 
la, flea), 265 
Plecoptera T-e/crof, plec- 
tus, plaited ; irrepov, 
pterum, wing),53, 65, 
70; table of genera, 73 
Plodia interpunctella, 378 
Plum-curculio, 296 
Plume-moth, California, 
*377 
Plume-moths, 368, 376 
Plum-geometer, *398 
Plusia, 402 
Podisus spinosus, *215 
Podura sp., young and 
adult, *41 
Poduridae, Podura (novc, 
pus, foot; ovpa, ura, 
tail), 63, 64 
Pcecilocapsus lineatus, *209 
Pogonomyrmex barbatus 
var. molifaciensj 541; 
occidentalis, mound-nest 
of, *542 
Polistes, 294, 503, 506, 507; 
sp., nest and stages of, 
*508; parasitized by 
Xenos sp., *293 
Pollen, basket, 514, *521; 
gathering, adaptation of 
insects for, 569 
Pollination, 564 
Polybia, 503; davitarsis, 507 
Polyergus rufescens, 547 
Polygonia comma, *453; 
interrogationis, 454; 
chrysalid of, *455 ; larvae 
of, *454 . 
Polymorphism, 526 
Polyphemus - moth, 420, 
*421; larva of, *421 
Polyphylla crinita, *274 
Polypsocus, 113 
Polystcechotes punctatus, 
*229 
