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The Common Objects of the Country

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A. (Front)

1. Tubercled Gall on Bramble-stem.

2. Track of Leaf-Miner on Bramble-leaf.

3. Gnat-Clearwing Moth.

4. Buff-tip Moth.

—a. Caterpillar of do.

5. Privet Moth.

—a. Caterpillar of do.

6. Snail (Helix nemoralis).

7. Do. (Helix nemoralis) var.

8. Do. (Helix cantiana).

9. Do. (Helix ericetorum).

10. Do. (Helix lapicida).

11. Shell (Cyclostoma).

12. Do. (Zonites).

13. Do. (Helix caperata).

14. Do. (Pupa).

15. Do. (Clausilia).

B.

1. Green Oak Moth (Tortrix).

2. Scarlet Hopper (Cercopis).

3. Burnet Moth.

—a. Cocoon of do.

4. Puss Moth.

—a. Caterpillar of do.

5. Tiger-Moth (Arctia).

—a. Caterpillar of do.

—b. Cocoon of do.

6. Oak-galls.

7. Watchman Beetle (Geotrupes).

8. Lady-bird (Coccinella).

—a. Larva of do.

C.

1. Cuckoo-spit.

—a. Cuckoo Hopper (Tettigonia).

2. Bedeguar of Rose.

3. Brimstone Moth.

—a. Caterpillar of do.

4. Emperor Moth.

—a. Caterpillar of do.

—b. Cocoon of do.

5. Elephant Hawk-Moth.

—a. Caterpillar of do.

6. Tortoise Beetle (Cassida).

7. Green Weevil.

8. Burying-Beetle (Necrophorus).

9. Twenty-Plume Moth.

10. Green Adela.

11. Rose-Beetle.

D.

1. Blue Butterfly (Alexis).

—a. Do. Wings closed.

—b. Caterpillar of do.

—c. Pupa of do.

2. Orange-tip Butterfly.

3. Vapourer Moth, Male.

—a. Do Female.

4. Red Admiral.

—a. Caterpillar of do.

—b. Pupa of do.

5. Fire-tail (Chrysis).

6. Sun Beetle.

7. Hornet.

8. Tiger Beetle.

—a. Do Flying.

E.

1. Drinker Moth, Male.

—a. Do. Female.

—b. Do. Caterpillar.

—c. Do. Cocoon.

—d. Do. Chrysalis.

—e. Do. Eggs.

2. Humble-bee Fly (Bombyllus).

3. Magpie Moth.

—a. Do. Chrysalis.

—b. Do. Caterpillar.

4 Gold-tailed Moth (Porthesia).

—a. Do. Caterpillar.

5. Stag-Beetle.

F.

1. Water Scorpion.

—a. Do. Flying.

2. Amber Shell (Succinea).

3. Water Boatman.

4. Whirligig Beetle.

5. Hydrometra.

6. Dragon-Fly (Libellula).

7. Do. (Agrion).

8. Do. Demoiselle (Calepteryus).

—a. Do. Larva.

9. Stone-Fly (Phryganea).

10. Eggs of Gnat.

11. Caddis-cases, composed—

a. Of flat stones.

b. Of bark.

c. Of sand.

d. Of grass.

e. Of grass-stems.

f. Of shells.

12. Water shells.

g. Planorbis.

h. Ancylus.

i. Lymnæus.

k. Paludina.

G.

1. Reindeer Moss (Cladonia).

2. Witch-butter (Tremella).

3. Polytrichum.

4. Bird-nest Moss (Nidularia).

5. Xylaria.

6. Earth-star (Geastrum).

—a. Do. closed.

7. Arscyria.

8. Cup-moss (Cenomyce).

9. Scarlet Cup-moss (Peziza).

10. Marchantia.

H.

1. Crane-fly.

2. Mason Bee (Megachile).

3. Ichneumon (Pimpla).

4. Adela Long-horn.

5. Volucella.

6. Sting-fly (Chrysops).

7. Skipjack Beetle (Elater).

8. Peacock Butterfly.

—a. Do. wings closed.

—b. Do. Caterpillar.

9. White-Plume Moth.

10. Red-tailed Humble-Bee.

11. Common do.

12. Cock-tail Beetle (Goërius).

I.

1. May-fly (Ephemera).

2. Scorpion-fly.

3. Brimstone Butterfly.

4. Cabbage White Butterfly.

—a. Do. Caterpillar.

5. Oak Egger-Moth, female.

—a. Do. Cocoon.

6. Gerris.

7. Musk Beetle.

8. Earwig.

—a. Do. flying.

9. Nut Weevil.

J.

1a. Glow-worm, male.

—b. Do. female.

2. Green Saw-fly (Tenthredo).

3. Turnip-fly.

4. Lace-wing Fly.

—a. Eggs of do. on lilac branch.

5. Empis.

—a. Do. killing Oak-moth.

6. Ichneumon (Microgaster) and cocoons.

7. Grasshopper, flying.

—a. Do. walking.

8. Death-watch (Anobium).

9. Hoverer-fly.

—a. Rat-tailed Maggot.

10. Ground Beetle (Carabus).

11. Oil Beetle.

12. Cocoon of Microgaster, magnified.

—a. Microgaster, magnified.

13. Turnip-hopper (Haltica), magnified.

—a. Do. natural size.

14. Cyclops, magnified, showing egg-sacs.

15. Scarlet Spider (Trombidium), magnified.

—a. Do. natural size.

K. Microscopical.

1. Foot of Empis.

2. Pollen—a. Sunflower.

b. Passion Flower.

c. Lily.

3. Head of Empis.

4. Foot of Male Water-Beetle (Dyticus).

5. Trunk of Blue-bottle Fly.

6. Foot of Frog, showing circulation.

7. Petal of Geranium, showing stomata.

8. Battledore Scales of Blue Butterfly.

9. Scale of Fritillary Butterfly.

10. Eye of Butterfly.

11. Hairs of Humble-Bee.

L. Microscopical.

1 and 3. Scales of various Butterflies.

2. Eye of Hemerobius.

4. Wing of Peacock Butterfly.

5. Poppy seeds.

6. Wing-case of Green Weevil.

7. Egg of Red Underwing Moth.

8. —— of Small White Butterfly.

9. —— of Tortoiseshell Butterfly.

10. —— of Lathonia Butterfly.

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