KIRBY AND SPENCE’S ENTOMOLOGY, price 5*. 3 
CONTENTS. 
LETTER I. 
2. Insects which attack man from 
Introductory. 
revenge or fear. 
LETTER II. 
Bees, Wasps, 8c c. 
Ants. 
Objections answered. 
Scorpions. 
That Entomology is a trifling pursuit. 
Centipedes, Tarantula, &c. 
That Entomologists confine themselves 
3. Insects simply annoying to man. 
chiefly to nomenclature. 
Thrips, Simulium, &c. 
That it leads to cruelty. 
House Fly. 
LETTER III. 
Hairy Caterpillars, &c. 
Metamorphoses op Insects. 
States of Insects (egg, larva, &c.) 
4. Insects producing internal diseases. 1 
Beetles. 
Caterpillars. 
(Orders of Insects.) 
Gad-flies, &c. 
Theory of Metamorphoses. 
Bees collecting poisonous honey, j 
; 
Object of Metamorphoses. 
LETTER IY. 
LETTER Y. 
Indirect Injuries caused by Insects. 
Direct Injuries caused by Insects. 
1. Injuries to our living animal property. 
(Affecting Man Personally.) 
To the Horse. 
1. Insects which make man their food. 
Ox. 
Pediculus humanus, 8c c. 
Sheep. 
Acari. 
Deer. 
Larvce. 
Dog. 
Fleas. 
Hive Bee, 8c c. 
Chigoes. 
LETTER VI. 
Harvest Bugs, Ticks, &c. 
Indirect Injuries — continued. 
Bed Bugs, &c. 
2. Injuries to our living vegetable pro¬ 
Insects giving an electrical 
perty. 
shock. 
To Field Crops. 
Horse Flies, &c. 
Wheat. 
Mosquitoes, &c. 
Wheat, &c., in granaries. 
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