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INDEX.
Abdomen, p. 146
Acarus, > 219
jlchivi, a fubdivilion of papilio, 183, 184
Attceon, largeft coleopterous infeft
known, 152
Aculeus, I47
Adonidum, fpecies of coccus, 17^
fer, fpecies of fcorpio, 22 4
Aliment of infects, 230
Alurnus, J57
Animal cotton, J99
207
Ant-eater, I9^
Ant-eggs, 297
do not ftore up for the winter, tb.
Antennte,
ufe of, 230
Anthrenus, 15 ^
Anus, J4^
Apalus, 160
Aphides, propagation of, 175
Aphis,
Apiarius, fpecies of attelabus, 162
Apis, 203
Aptera, i47j 2I5
Aranea, _ 221
Armadillo, fpecies of onifeus, 227
Afilus, 2I4
AJlacus, - 225
Atlas, fpecies of pbalaena, 190
Atrops, fpecies of fphinx, 188
Attacos, a fubdivifion of phalsena, 189
Attelabus, 161
Auriculana, fpecies of forficula, 17°
Avicularia, fpecies of aranea, 222
B
Barded,
Bach,
Beak,
Bee,
Beetle,
Blatta,
Blijlering fly,
BloJJbm-eater,
Boat-fly,
Bombyces, divifion of phalsena,
Bombyhus,
Bond,
Boflrichus,
Bolts,
Bovinus, fpecies of tabanus,
Bovis, fpecies of osftrus,
Breafl,
Breeze, .
Brentus,
Bruchus,
146
ib.
ib,
203
152
171
169
ib.
173
189, 190
214
160
154
309
213
208
146
208
160
159
Bug, P* x73
when introduced into Europe, 174
Bull-comber, 152
Bullhead, 1 ^7
Bupreflis,
Butterfly, 1^2
Bu%fly, 214
Byrrhus,
Cacao, fpecies of bruchus, 159
CaEli, fpecies of coccinella, 157
a fpecies of coccus, 176
Caddo, l9S
Caddy, > tb-
Calcitrant, a fpecies of ftomoxys, 214
Calopus, 163
Campefcane, cochineal, l11
Cancer, _ 224
Cancroides, fpecies of phalangium, 221
Candelaria, fpecies of fulgora,. 173
Candidi, a fubdivifion of papilio, 183
Cantharis, I^5
Capitate, 14 6
Carabus, *^7
Carnaria, fpecies of mufca, 211
Carrion-beetle, 15°
Carrion-eater, 1 ^4
Caflida, 157
Ccecutiens., fpecies of tabanus, 213
Cells of wafps, how formed, 202
Centuncularis, fpecies of bee, 203
Cerambyx,
Cerrana, a fpecies of phalsena, 192
Cerella, a fpecies of phalsena, 194
Chalcis, 201
Cheefe mite, 220
Chela, I47
Cher mes, I7^
Chernies grains, I°2
Chryfalls, *47
Chryfls, 201
Chryfomela, 158
Cicada, 173
Cicindela, 1
Cimex, ' ' 174
Circulation of fluids in infects, 233
Clavated, 14^
Claw, 147
Clock-beetle, I53
Coccinella, , I57
Coccus, 17^
Cochineal, 1 *
falfely fuppofed a vegeta¬
ble production, 177
introduced into Bengal, 178
Cock-chojfer, J53
Cockroach, 171
Coleoptera, I47> 152
Colombafchenfls, fpecies of mufca, p. 21 j
Comparative quantity of wax made
from fugar and from
honey, 206
Conops, ' 214
Cojfus, fpecies of phalaena, eaten by
the Romans, ipt
Cow-burner,
Crab, _ 224
Crabro, fpecies of vefpa, 202
Crane-fly, _ 210
Crangon, fpecies of cancer, 22j
Cratagi, a fpecies of papilio, igj
Craw-fljh, 22^
Cricket, iyi
Cryptocephalus, 1 jg
Cuckow-fpit,
Cucujus, 165
Culex, 213
Culinaris, a fpecies ef tenebrio, 168
Curculio, 160
Cynips, 197
D
Danai, a divifion of papilio, 183, 185
Day-fly, 195
Death-watch, 155
Demoted, 147
Dermefles, 154
DeflruBor, a fpecies of acarus, 220
fpecies of termes, 217
Defied ed, 146
Diamond-beetle, 160,161
Diopfls, 210
Diptera, 147, 208
Domeflica, fpecies of mufca, 211
Domeflicus, fpecies of gryllus, 172
Door-beetle, 153
Dragonfly, 194
Drone-bee, 203
Dung-beetle, 153
Dyfenterica, fpecies of acarus, 220
E
Ear-wig, 17°
Economy of termes fatale,
Elater, ^5
Elytra, J47
Emmet,
Empis, 2I3
Ephemera, J95
Equi, fpecies of ceftrus, 209
Equina, fpecies of hippobofca, 2IJ
Equites, a divifion of papilio, ^3
Erodiu,, . l6>
Eruca,
Eyes of infeCts, 229i
Experiments of Maupertuis on fcor-
pions,
Extremities,