INDEX

A Acorn-Weevil, see Elephant-Beetle Ameles, see Mantis, the Grey Anacreon, on the Cigale, 9 Ant, fable of the Cigale and the, 1-16 Devours the Cigale, 9 Robs the Cigale, 8 Arum, Serpent or Putrid, the, attracts and captures insects by means of its offensive effluvia, 230-2 B Balaninus, see Elephant-Beetle Bean, ancestry of, 258-9 Bean, see Haricot Bean-Weevil, see Weevil Bees, victims of Philanthus, see latter Bembex, 168, 172 Bolboceras Gallicus, 217-37 Appearance of, 223 Habits and diet, 226030 Lodging of, 225 Bruchus pisi, see Pea-Weevil Bruchus lenti, see Lentil-Weevil Buprestes, 21 C Cacan, the, 36-9 Capricornis, 21-2 Cerceris, 172, 178 Chrysomela, 151, 172 Cigale, the, 1-67 Burrow of the, 17-30 Deafness of the, 41-3 Diet, 7 Eggs of the, 45-67 Eggs, hatching of, 61-7 Eggs, method of laying, 50-4 Enemies of the, 47-50 Excavation, method of, 23-7 Fable of Ant and, 1-16 Larva of the, 17-30 Larva, habits of, 61-7 Mechanism of sound, 31-4 Pupa, emergence from, 28 Song of the, 2, 6, 31-44 Species of, 31-6 Cigalo e la Fournigo (Provençal poem), 10-16 Cricket, Field, the, 120-9 Eggs of, 120-2 Excavations of, 124-5 Fertility of, 123 Song of, 126-8 Cricket, Italian, the, 130-5 Appearance of, 130 Song of, 131-4 D Dermestes, victims of arum, 232 Dioscorides on the Cigale, 29 Diptera, 168, 172 Dog, its love of stenches, 233 Scent of the, 220-22 A truffle-hunter, 218-20 E Elephant-Beetle (Balaninus or Acorn-Weevil), 238-57 Boring acorns, habit of, 240-4 Eggs, method of laying, 245, 245-7 Motives in boring, 246-50 Snout of, 238-9 Emperor Moth, see Great Peacock Moth Empusa pauperata, see Mantis Eucores, 176 G Golden Gardener, the, 102-19 Cannibal habits of, 111-19 Courtship of, 103-10 Ferocity of, 101-4, 108-10 Nutriment of, 102-10 Vermin killer, as a, 107 Grandville, illustrates La Fontaine's fables, 2 H Halictus, 176, 178 Haricot bean, the, 282-9 Haricot-Weevil, the, see Weevil Heredia, J. M. de, 287-90 Hydnocystus, a fungus, 228 Hymenoptera, habits of, 137-8, 150, 162, 171-2, 175-6 L La Fontaine, fable of the Cigale and the Ant, 3 Locust, Grey, the, 300-16 Larva of, 300 Metamorphosis of, 300-9 Wing, formation of, 309-15 M Mantis, the Empusa pauperata, 97 Mantis, the Grey, 96 Mantis, the Praying, 68-101 Cannibalism of, 82-5 Courtship, 79-83 Hunter, as, 68-78 Nest of, 86-101 Melolontha fullo, see Pine-chafer Minotaur, 225 O Oak Eggar, the, 202-16, 234-7 Experiments as to sense of smell in males, 208-15 Swarming of males during the mating season, 204-15 Odynerus, 150-1, 172 Osmia tricornis, 173, 175 P Pea, ancestry of the, 258-9 Pea-Weevil, see Weevil Peacock Moth, the Great, 179-201, 234-7 Appearance of, 179 Experiments as to sense of smell in males, 184-97 Invasion of house by males, 180-1 Swarming of males, 181-3 Peacock Moth, the Lesser, 197-201 Phalangist, the, 225 Philanthus aviporus, 150-178 Cocoon of, 168 Diet of, 150-1 Larvæ of, 168 Methods of killing and robbing bees, 151-160 Motives of robbery, 163-78 Nest of, 167 Philanthus coronatus, 178 Philanthus raptor, 178 Pine-chafer, the, 317-23 Appearance of, 320 Cry of, 322-3 Habits of, 321 Medical qualities of, supposed, 318-19 Name, origin of Latin, 317-18 Pliny, on the Pine-chafer, 318-19 S Saprinidæ, victims of arum, 233 Sapromyzon, the, 222 Scarabæus, see Golden Scarabæus Scent in Insects, see Peacock Moth, Oak Eggar, Bolboceras Gallicus, arum, putrid Scolia, 171 Sisyphus, legend of, 139 Sisyphus Beetle, the, 136-49 Burrow of, 143 Larva of, 147-9 Mating of, 142-3 Paternal instinct of 142-6 Pellet of, 142-9 T Tachytus, 172 Tigno, nest of Mantis, 99-101 Truffle-Beetle, 222 Truffle-Dog, 218-20 W Weevil, Acorn, see Elephant-Beetle Weevil, the Lentil, 291 Weevil, the Haricot, 282-94 Habits of, 291-6 Invasion of, 284 Larvæ, 297-9 Weevil, the Pea, 258-81, 295 Description of, 261 Enemy, its chief, 280-1 Habits, 261-5 (Deductions to be drawn from), 273-4 Larvæ of, 268-71, 275-6

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