INSECTS.

Profusion of insects in Ceylon [247]
- Imperfect knowledge of [247]
I. Coleoptera.—Beetles [248]
- Scavenger beetles [249]
- Coco-nut beetles [249]
- Tortoise beetles [250]
II. Orthoptera.—Mantis and leaf-insects [250]
- Stick-insects [252]
III. Neuroptera—Dragon flies [252]
- Ant-lion [252]
- White ants [253]
- Anecdotes of their instinct and ravages (text and note) [254]
V. Hymenoptera.—Mason Wasps [256]
- Wasps [257]
- Bees [257]
- Carpenter Bee [258]
- Ants [258]
- Burrowing ants [262]
VI. Lepidoptera.—Butterflies [262]
- Sylph [263]
- Lycænidæ [264]
- Moths [265]
- Silk worms (text and note) [265]
- Wood-carrying Moths [266]
- Pterophorus [267]
VII. Homoptera [267]
- Cicada [267]
VIII. Hemiptera [267]
- Bugs [267]
IX. Aphaniptera [268]
X. Diptera.—Mosquitoes [268]
General character of Ceylon insects [269]
List of insects in Ceylon [274]