The Cambridge natural history, Vol. 06 (of 10)

by David Sharp

By David Sharp, M.A. (Cantab.), M.B. (Edinb.), F.R.S.

London
MACMILLAN AND CO., Limited
NEW YORK: THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
1899

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"Men are poor things; I don't know why the world thinks so
much of them."—Mrs. Bee, by L. & M. Wintle.

CONTENTS

PAGE
Scheme of the Classification adopted in this Book	[vii]
CHAPTER I
Hymenoptera Petiolata continued—Series 2. Tubulifera or Chrysididae.—Series 3. Aculeata—General—Classification—Division I. Anthophila or Bees	[1]
CHAPTER II
Hymenoptera Aculeata continued—Division II. Diploptera or Wasps—Eumenidae, Solitary True Wasps—Vespidae, Social Wasps—Masaridae	[71]
CHAPTER III
Hymenoptera Aculeata continued—Division III. Fossores or Fossorial Solitary Wasps—Family Scoliidae or Subterranean Fossores—Family Pompilidae or Runners—Family Sphegidae or Perfect-Stingers	[90]
CHAPTER IV
Hymenoptera Aculeata continued—Division IV. Formicidae or Ants	[131]
CHAPTER V
Coleoptera or Beetles—Strepsiptera	[184]
CHAPTER VI
Lepidoptera, or Butterflies and Moths	[304]
CHAPTER VII
Diptera, or Flies—Aphaniptera, or Fleas—Thysanoptera, or Thrips	[438]
CHAPTER VIII
Hemiptera, or Bugs—Anoplura	[532]
Notes and Corrigenda to Volume VI. and to Insecta of Volume V.	[602]
Index	[603]

SCHEME OF THE CLASSIFICATION ADOPTED IN THIS BOOK

Order.	Sub-order, Division, or Series.	Family.	Sub-Family or Tribe.	Group.
HYMENOPTERA (continued from Vol. V)	Petiolata. (continued from Vol. V).
	Tubulifera (p. [1])	Chrysididae (p. [1]).
	Aculeata (p. [4])	Anthophila (p. [10]) Apidae (p. [10])	Archiapides (p. [21]). Obtusilingues (p. [22]). Andrenides (p. [23]). Denudatae (p. [29]). Scopulipedes (p. [32]). Dasygastres (p. [35]). Sociales (p. [53]).
		Diploptera Eumenidae (p. [72]). Vespidae (p. [78]). Masaridae (p. [88]).
		Fossores (p. [90]) Scoliidae (p. [94])	Mutillides (p. [94]). Thynnides (p. [96]). Scoliides (p. [97]). Sapygides (p. [99]). Rhopalosomides (p. [100]).
		Pompilidae (p. [101]).
		Sphegidae (p. [107])	Sphegides (p. [107]). Ampulicides (p. [114]). Larrides (p. [116]). Trypoxylonides (p. [118]). Astatides (p. [119]). Bembecides (p. [119]). Nyssonides (p. [123]). Philanthides (p. [124]). Mimesides (p. [127]). Crabronides (p. [128]).
		Heterogyna (p. [131]) Formicidae (p. [131])	Camponotides (p. [144]). Dolichoderides (p. [157]).
			Myrmicides (p. [158])	Myrmicini (p. [159]). Attini (p. [165]). Pseudomyrmini (p. [168]). Cryptocerini (p. [169]).
			Ponerides (p. [170]).
			Dorylides (p. [174])	Ecitonini (p. [175]). Dorylini (p. [177]).
			Amblyoponides (p. [180]).

Order.	Sub-order, Division, or Series.	Family.	Sub-Family or Tribe.
COLEOPTERA (p. [184])	Lamellicornia (p. [190])	Passalidae (p. [192]). Lucanidae (p. [193]).
		Scarabaeidae (p. [194])	Coprides (p. [195]). Melolonthides (p. [198]). Rutelides (p. [198]). Dynastides (p. [199]). Cetoniides (p. [199]).
	Adephaga or Caraboidea (p. [200])	Cicindelidae (p. [201]).
		Carabidae (p. [204])	Carabides (p. [206]). Harpalides (p. [206]). Pseudomorphides (p. [206]). Mormolycides (p. [206]).
		Amphizoidae (p. [207]). Pelobiidae (p. [207]). Haliplidae (p. [209]). Dytiscidae (p. [210]).
	Polymorpha (p. [213])	Paussidae (p. [213]). Gyrinidae (p. [215]). Hydrophilidae (p. [216]). Platypsyllidae (p. [219]). Leptinidae (p. [220]). Silphidae (p. [221]). Scydmaenidae (p. [223]). Gnostidae (p. [223]). Pselaphidae (p. [223]). Staphylinidae (p. [224]). Sphaeriidae (p. [227]). Trichopterygidae (p. [227]). Hydroscaphidae (p. [228]). Corylophidae (p. [228]). Scaphidiidae (p. [229]). Synteliidae (p. [229]). Histeridae (p. [230]). Phalacridae (p. [231]). Nitidulidae (p. [231]). Trogositidae (p. [232]). Colydiidae (p. [233]). Rhysodidae (p. [234]). Cucujidae (p. [234]). Cryptophagidae (p. [235]). Helotidae (p. [235]). Thorictidae (p. [236]). Erotylidae (p. [236]). Mycetophagidae (p. [237]). Coccinellidae (p. [237]). Endomychidae (p. [239]). Mycetaeidae (p. [239]). Latridiidae (p. [240]). Adimeridae (p. [240]). Dermestidae (p. [241]). Byrrhidae (p. [242]). Cyathoceridae (p. [243]). Georyssidae (p. [243]). Heteroceridae (p. [243]). Parnidae (p. [243]). Derodontidae (p. [244]). Cioidae (p. [245]). Sphindidae (p. [245]). Bostrichidae (p. [246]).
		Ptinidae (p. [246])	Ptinides (p. [246]). Anobiides (p. [246]).
		Malacodermidae (p. [248])	Lycides (p. [248]). Drilides (p. [248]). Lampyrides (p. [248]). Telephorides (p. [248]).
		Melyridae (p. [252]). Cleridae (p. [253]). Lymexylonidae (p. [254]). Dascillidae (p. [255]). Rhipiceridae (p. [256]).
		Elateridae (p. [256])	Throscides (p. [260]). Eucnemides (p. [260]). Elaterides (p. [260]). Cebrionides (p. [260]). Perothopides (p. [260]). Cerophytides (p. [260]).
		Buprestidae (p. [261]).
	Heteromera (p. [262])	Tenebrionidae (p. [263]). Cistelidae (p. [264]). Lagriidae (p. [264]). Othniidae (p. [265]). Aegialitidae (p. [265]). Monommidae (p. [265]). Nilionidae (p. [265]). Melandryidae (p. [265]). Pythidae (p. [265]). Pyrochroidae (p. [266]). Anthicidae (p. [266]). Oedemeridae (p. [266]). Mordellidae (p. [267]). Cantharidae (p. [269]). Trictenotomidae (p. [275]).
	Phytophaga (p. [276])	Bruchidae (p. [276])
		Chrysomelidae (p. [278])	Eupoda (p. [280]). Camptosomes (p. [281]). Cyclica (p. [282]). Cryptostomes (p. [282]).
		Cerambycidae (p. [285])	Prionides (p. [287]). Cerambycides (p. [287]). Lamiides (p. [287]).
	Rhynchophora (p. [288])	Anthribidae (p. [290]). Curculionidae (p. [290]). Scolytidae (p. [294]). Brenthidae (p. [295]).
		Aglycyderidae (p. [297]). Protorhinidae (p. [298]).
	Strepsiptera (p. [298])	Stylopidae (p. [298]).

Order.	Sub-order, Division, or Series.	Family.	Sub-Family or Tribe.
LEPIDOPTERA (p. [304])	Rhopalocera (p. [341])	Nymphalidae (p. [343])	Danaides (p. [344]). Ithomiides (p. [346]). Satyrides (p. [347]). Morphides (p. [348]). Brassolides (p. [349]). Acraeides (p. [350]). Heliconiides (p. [351]). Nymphalides (p. [352]).
		Erycinidae (p. [354])	Erycinides (p. [355]). Libytheides (p. [355]).
		Lycaenidae (p. [356]). Pieridae (p. [357]). Papilionidae (p. [359]). Hesperiidae (p. [363])
	Heterocera (p. [366])	Castniidae (p. [371]). Neocastniidae (p. [372]). Saturniidae (p. [372]). Brahmaeidae (p. [374]). Ceratocampidae (p. [375]). Bombycidae (p. [375]). Eupterotidae (p. [376]). Perophoridae (p. [377]). Sphingidae (p. [380]). Cocytiidae (p. [382]). Notodontidae (p. [383]). Cymatophoridae (p. [386]). Sesiidae (p. [386]). Tinaegeriidae (p. [387]). Syntomidae (p. [388]). Zygaenidae (p. [390]). Himantopteridae (p. [392]). Heterogynidae (p. [392]). Psychidae (p. [392]). Cossidae (p. [395]). Arbelidae (p. [396]). Chrysopolomidae (p. [396]). Hepialidae (p. [396]). Callidulidae (p. [400]). Drepanidae (p. [400]). Limacodidae (p. [401]). Megalopyogidae (p. [404]). Thyrididae (p. [404]). Lasiocampidae (p. [405]). Endromidae (p. [406]). Pterothysanidae (p. [406]). Lymantriidae (p. [406]). Hypsidae (p. [408]). Arctiidae (p. [408]). Agaristidae (p. [410]). Geometridae (p. [411]). Noctuidae (p. [414]). Epicopeiidae (p. [418]). Uraniidae (p. [419]). Epiplemidae (p. [420]). Pyralidae (p. [420]). Pterophoridae (p. [426]). Alucitidae (p. [426]). Tortricidae (p. [427]). Tineidae (p. [428]). Eriocephalidae (p. [433]). Micropterygidae (p. [435]).