INDEX
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Abraxas grossulariata, 60, 83, 97-8
Adaptation of larvae, 57, 79, 114
Adephaga, 51
Adler, H., 94
Aeschnidae, 27, 29, 31
Agrionidae, 27, 28
Agrotis segetum, 98
Air-tubes, 2, 11, 23, 47, 70, 77, 87, 120
Alternation of generations, 17, 94
Ametabola, 11, 35
Anapterygota, 116
Anglas, J., 46
Ant-lions, 57
Ants, 64, 66
Aphidae, 17-20, 116
Aphis pomi, 18-19
Aphis-lion, 57
Apterygota, 41, 110
Aquatic insects, 23-34, 76-9, 120
Araschnia levana and var. prorsa, 103
Arctia caia, 98
Arctiadae, 59
Arthropoda, 9
Austen, E. E., 91
Avebury, Lord, see Lubbock, J.
Balfour-Browne, F., 28
Bark-beetles, 55
Barrett, C. G., 96, 99
Beaurégard, H., 56
Bees, 40, 46, 64, 83
Beetles, 40, 50-7, 80, 107, 112-3, 119
Bell Moths, 62
Bird-lice, 108
Birth, 18, 91
Blatta orientalis, 15
Blister-beetles, 56
Blowfly or Bluebottle, 43, 44, 46, 67, 71-3, 93, 114
Börner, C., 32, 120
Bot-flies, 73-4, 89, 91
Brain, 44
Brauer, F., 6, 52, 56, 67, 109
Bristle-tails, 11
Brongniart, C., 106
Butterflies, 1, 83, 95-6, 114
Cabbage-butterflies, 39, 41, 85, 100-1
Cabbage-fly, 73
Caddis-flies, 62-3, 86, 117
Cainozoic insects, 107
Calliphora, 43. See also Blowfly
Campodeiform larvae, 52, 56, 111
Carabidae, 52
Carboniferous insects, 107
Carpocapsa pomonella, 99-100
Carrion-beetles, 50
Caterpillar, 4, 36, 49, 58-62, 95-101, 109, 114
Cecidomyidae, 68-70, 90
Cerambycidae, 55
Cercopods, 12, 15
Chafers, 52
Chapman, T. A., 81, 84
Chironomus, 43, 77, 87, 91
Chloeon, 33
Chrysalis, 82. See also Pupa
Chrysomelidae, 53. See also Leaf-beetles
Chrysopa, 57
Cicads, 22, 93, 110
Classification, 122
Clearwing Moths, 62
Click-beetles, 52, 93
Clothes-moths, 62
Coccidae, 20, 110, 118
Coccinella, 113
Cockroaches, 11, 14, 15, 107, 115
Cocoons, 82
Codling Moth, 62, 99
Coleoptera, 50-6, 80, 112, 119
Collembola, 11
Complete transformation, 35, 107, 119. See also Endopterygota
Corethra, 43
Cossus, 38, 62, 82, 95
Crane-flies, 67, 70, 93, 117
Cremaster, 83
Crustacea, 7, 120
Culex, 43, 77, 86
Curculionidae, 55
Cuticle, 2, 9, 29, 37, 40, 50, 81, 87, 110
Cynipidae, 94. See also Gall-flies
Daddy-long-legs, 69-70
Darwin, C., 105
Deegener, P., 6, 114
Devonian insects, 107
Dewitz, H., 28
Digestive system, 10, 45-7
Diplosis pyrivora, 70
Diptera, 42, 64, 67-79, 81, 86-8, 91, 94, 107
Divergence between larva and imago, 110, 114, 121
Double-brooded Lepidoptera, 95, 100-4
Dragon-flies, 26-31, 107, 110
Drone-flies, 76
Duration of life, 34, 89, 92-3, 95
Dyticus, 51
Ecdysis, 10. See also Moult
Ectoderm, 9, 11, 47
Eggar Moths, 59, 89
Eggs, 6, 17-18, 26, 34, 65-7, 71, 90, 94-5, 97
Elateridae, 52
Endopterygota, 41, 49, 108, 112, 115-6
Ephemeroptera, 24. See also May-flies
Epidermis, 9, 40
Eristalis, 76
Eruciform larvae, 56, 58-70, 111
Evolution, 16, 103, 105-21
Exopterygota, 41, 108, 115-6, 118
Exoskeleton, 9
Fabre, J. H., 56
Fat-body, 47
Feeding-period, 27, 32, 36, 89, 111
Feelers, 1, 4, 42, 71
Fleas, 116
Fore-gut, 47
Free pupa, 80
Gall-flies, 64-6, 94, 115
Gall-midges, 68-70, 90
Ganin, M., 66
Gastrophilus equi, 73-4
Gegenbaur, C., 120
Geological history, 106-8, 123
Geometridae, 59
Gills, 24, 27, 32, 78, 87, 114, 120
Glossinia, 91
Glow-worm, 50, 113
Gnats, 43, 77, 86
Goat Moth, 38, 62, 82, 95
Gonin, J., 38, 41
Grasshoppers, 11, 14, 15
Grimm, O., 90
Ground-beetles, 52, 112
Growth, 9
Grub, 63-70. See also Caterpillar, Larva
Hairs, 59, 82, 98
Hammond, A. R., 43, 77, 87
Handlirsch, A., 106
Harvey, William, 7
Hatchett-Jackson, W., 83
Hawk Moths, 60
Heart, 45
Helodes, 50
Hemerobius, 57
Hemimetabola, 35
Hemiptera, 17, 110
Henneguy, L. F., 45, 48
Heymons, R., 6, 11, 119
Hibernation. See Wintering stages
Hind-gut, 47
Hippoboscidae, 91
Histogenesis and Histolysis, 48
Holometabola, 35
House-fly, 67, 71, 73
Hover-flies, 74-6
Hymenoptera, 58, 64, 94, 107
Hypermetamorphosis, 56
Hypoderma bovis, 73-5
Hypodermis, 9
Ichneumon-flies, 64, 66, 82
Imaginal buds or discs, 34-48, 114, 117-8
Imago, 24, 34, 114
Instar, 13, 33, 56, 117-9
Jaws of imago and larva, 2, 4, 5, 32, 42, 89
Jurassic insects, 107
Kahle, W., 90
Kellogg, V. L., 108
Kowalevsky, A., 46
Labium, 2, 27
Lacewing-flies, 57, 107
Ladybirds, 113
Lameere, A., 111
Lampyris, 113
Larva, 4, 22, 26-7, 32, 49-79, 110-15
Larval reproduction, 90
Lasiocampidae, 59, 89
Latter, O. H., 28
Leaf-beetles, 53, 83, 92-3, 113
Lebia scapularis, 119
Lepidoptera, 1, 36, 38, 49, 58, 81, 95-104, 107
Libellulidae, 27
Lice, 116
Lipeurus, 108
Longhorn Beetles, 55
Looper caterpillars, 59, 61
Lowne, B. T., 42
Lubbock, J., 6, 32
Lymantriidae, 90
Lyonet, P., 38
Machilis, 11
Maggot, 44, 67, 71-6, 109, 114
Magpie Moth, 60, 82, 97-8
Mallophaga, 108
Mandibles, 4, 17, 26, 58, 67, 86
Mangel-fly, 73
Marlatt, C. L., 93
Marshall, G. A. K., 104
Maxillae, 2, 17, 37, 42
May-flies, 31-4, 107, 110, 117, 120
Meloidae, 56
Mesozoic insects, 107
Metabola, 35
Metamorphosis (in general), 6, 109; (degrees of in insects) 8, 35, 109, 117-19
Miall, L. C., 6, 28, 33, 43, 77, 78, 87, 97, 113
Mosquito. See Culex, Gnats
Moths, 1, 58-62, 84, 95-100, 117
Moult, 10, 32, 36, 41
Musca domestica, 71
Muscidae, 44
Muscles, 47
Nervous system, 44-5
Neuroptera, 57, 80, 112
Newport, G., 41, 44
Noctuidae, 60, 98
Nymph, 15, 28, 33
Oak-apples, 94
Obtect pupa, 81
Odonata, 24. See also Dragon-flies
Oestrus ovis, 91
Oil-beetles, 56, 112
Orgyia antiqua, 96-7
Orthoptera, 17, 35, 110
Owl Moths, 60, 98
Packard, A. S., 56, 118
Paedogenesis. See Larval reproduction
Painted Lady Butterfly, 96
Palaeozoic insects, 107
Palmén, J. A., 25
Parasitic insects, 73-4, 108, 116
Parental care, 64-6
Parthenogenesis, 18
Partial transformation, 35, 37
Perla, 24
Permian insects, 107
Phagocytes, 48
Phyllodecta, 53, 113
Phyllotreta, 53
Pieris brassicae, 39, 41, 85, 100
Pieris napi and var. bryoniae, 102-3
Platygaster, 66
Plecoptera, 24. See also Stone-flies
Pompilidae, 66-7
Poulton, E. B., 61, 82, 109
Precis, 104
Proctotrypidae, 66
Pro-legs, 4, 58-9, 84, 114
Pro-nymph, 118, 119
Protective coloration, 60-1
Psylliodes chrysocephala, 54
Ptinidae, 54
Pupa, 4, 37, 40, 79-88, 114, 117
Puparium, 88
Pupipara, 91
Pyrameis cardui, 96
Rat-tailed maggot, 76
Réaumur, R. A. F. de, 8, 28, 33, 41
Reproductive larvae, 90; pupae, 91
Reproductive organs, 45
Rhabdophaga heterobia, 70
Riley, C. V., 83
Sanderson, E. D., 17
Sand-midges, 78
Sarcophaga, 91
Saw-flies, 58-9
Scale-insects, 20. See also Coccidae
Scarabaeidae, 52
Schmidt, E. O., 21
Scolytidae, 55
Scudder, S. H., 106
Seasonal changes, 89-104
Seasonal dimorphism, 102
Semi-pupa, 118
Sesiidae, 62
Sexual differences, 15, 20-1, 90
Sharp, D., 13, 36, 40, 115
Silk-spinning, 58, 62-3, 82
Silkworms, 82
Silpha, 50
Siltala, A. J., 63
Silvestri, F., 119
Simulium, 78, 87
Smith, J. B., 17
Sphegidae, 66-7
Sphingidae, 60
Spinneret, 58
Spiracles, 2, 23, 70, 72, 77, 86, 87
Spring-tails, 11
Stone-flies, 24, 107, 110
Sub-imago, 33, 117
Sucking insects, 17
Swammerdam, J., 33
Syrphus, 74-6
Tachininae, 73, 91
Tenebrio molitor, 119
Termitoxeniidae, 92
Theobald, F. V., 100
Thysanura, 11
Tiger Moths, 59, 82, 98
Timber-beetles, 54
Tineidae, 62
Tipulidae, 70
Tortoiseshell Butterfly, 45, 95
Tortricidae, 62
Tracheal system. See Air-tubes, Spiracles
Transformation. See Metamorphosis
Triassic insects, 107
Trichocera, 70
Trichoptera, 62-3, 76, 80, 86
Tsetse Flies, 91
Turnip-fly, 53, 92, 94
Turnip Moth, 98-9
Tussock Moths, 90, 97
Vanessa urticae, 45, 95
Van Rees, J., 42
Vapourer Moth, 96-7, 115
Velia currens, 116
Verhoeff, K. W., 11
Vermiculiform larvae, 67, 71-6, 111
Virgin stem-mothers, 18
Viviparous reproduction. See Birth
Wagner, N., 90
Warble-fly, 73-4, 89, 108
Warning coloration, 60
Wasmann, E., 92
Wasps, 46, 64, 66-7, 83
Water-insects. See Aquatic insects
Weevils, 55
Weismann, A., 38, 42, 102
White Butterflies, 41, 83, 85, 100-3
Willow-beetles, 53
Wingless insects, 15, 18, 20, 96, 115
Wing-rudiments, 13, 18, 20, 22, 24, 28, 33, 36-8, 40, 111, 115, 117-19
Wings, 1, 14, 115, 119-20
Winter broods, 102-3
Wintering stages, 93-101
Wireworms, 52, 93
Wood-wasps, 65
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