This insect may be beaten out of various trees during the summer, and is usually taken in some abundance in February amongst white rata blossoms, on which it may be often observed sucking the honey from the blossoms with its long rostrum. Its larva, which is represented at Fig. 6a, is found in similar situations.

This concludes the series of insects I have selected as representative of the several orders in New Zealand. The brief sketch of entomology thus given is of necessity extremely fragmentary, and many important groups and families are entirely unrepresented. Should, however, this little book induce some of its readers to investigate insects for themselves, I shall feel that my efforts have been amply rewarded.

THE END.

GENERAL INDEX.

PAGE
Abdomen,[4]
Acanthoderus,[110]
" horridus,[110]
" prasinus,[111]
Acroceridæ,[56]
Acrocera,[56]
" longirostris,[56]
Achetidæ,[112]
Acheta,[112]
" fuliginosa,[112]
Andrenidæ,[33]
Antennæ,[2]
Ants,[35]
Ant-lions,[99]
Anus,[4]
Aphides destroyed by Syrphus,[57]
Aphidæ,[120]
Aphaniptera,[64]
Aquatic insects, [22], [40], [100], [103]
Argyrophenga,[65]
" antipodum,[65]
Asilidæ,[55]
Asthena,[91]
" schistaria,[91]
" pulchraria,[92]
Atta antarctica,[37]
Attracting by light,[14]
Atropos,[107]
" pulsatorium,[107]
Bacillus,[110]
" hookeri,[110]
Beating,[9]
Bee parasites,[63]
Bees,[33]
Beetles,[19]
Beetles under sacks,[9]
" killing,[10]
" pinning,[10]
Bibio,[52]
" nigrostigma,[52]
Blattidæ,[109]
Blatta,[109]
" conjuncta,[109]
"Bloodworm",[43]
Blossoms,[13]
Blue butterfly,[69]
"Blue-bottles",[60]
Bolitophila,[49]
" luminosa,[49]
Bombycidæ,[73]
Bombylidæ,[54]
Book tick,[107]
Boxes,[10]
Brachelytra,[25]
Brachocera,[54]
Breathing organs,[4]
Butterflies,[65]
" setting,[12]
" rearing,[15]
Cacoecia,[95]
" excessana,[95]
Calliphora,[60]
" quadrimaculata,[60]
Camphor,[17]
Catocala,[83]
Caloptenus,[115]
" marginalis,[115]
Caterpillar cages,[15]
Carabidæ,[21]
Carbolic acid,[17]
Case-bearing larvæ,[74]

Casting skin,

[111]
Ceratopogon,[45]
" antipodum,[45]
Cermatulus,[121]
" nasalis,[121]
Chætosoma,[24]
" scaritides,[24]
Chalastra,[84]
" pelurgata,[84]
Chalcididæ,[37]
Chauliodes,[102]
" diversus,[102]
Chironomus,[43]
" zealandicus,[43]
" plumosus,[43]
Chrysophanus,[68]
" salustius,[68]
" boldenarum,[68]
" feredayi,[68]
" enysii,[68]
Cicadidæ,[118]
Cicada,[118]
" cingulata,[118]
" muta,[119]
" iolanthe,[119]
Cicindela,[19]
" tuberculata,[19]
" parryi,[20]
Cicindelidæ,[19]
Clavicornia,[23]
Cloniophora,[50]
" subfasciata,[50]
Clothes moth,[96]
Click beetles,[29]
Cockchaffer,[27]
Cockroaches,[109]
Coccididæ,[120]
Cœlopa,[63]
" littoralis,[63]
Cœlostoma,[120]
" zealandicum,[120]
Coleoptera,[5], [19]
" rearing,[15]
" collecting,[9]
Collecting insects,[9]
" at night,[13]
Collection,[17]
Collectional journal,[18]
Coloburus,[105]
Colon,[4]
Colymbetes,[22]
" rufimanus,[22]
Comptosia,[54]
" bicolor,[54]
" virida,[55]
Copper butterflies,[68]
Cordulia,[104]
" smithii,[104]
Corethra,[43]
" antarctica,[43]
Corixa,[120]
" zealandica,[120]
Compound eyes,[2]
Coxa,[3]
Crambus,[93]
" flexuosellus,[93]
" tahulalis,[93]
Crickets,[112]
Crop,[4]
Ctenopseustis,[96]
" obliquana,[96]
Culex,[40]
" argyropus,[42]
" iracundus,[40]
Culicidæ,[40]
Curculionidæ,[31]
Cylindria,[62]
" sigma,[62]
Danais,[65]
" plexippus,[65]
Dasycolletes,[33]
" hirtipes,[33]
" purpureus,[34]
Declana,[83]
" floccosa,[83]
" floccosa v. junctilinea[84]
Deinacrida,[112]
" megacephala,[112]
Diadema,[65]
" nerina,[65]
Digestive system,[4]
Diptera,[6], [40]
Dorcus,[26]
" punctulatus,[26]
" reticulatus,[26]
Dorsal vessel,[4]
Dragon-flies,[103]
Dryocora,[24]
" howittii,[24]
Dyticidæ,[22]
Earwigs,[116]
Eggs of insects,[5]
Elateridæ,[28]
Elytra,[5]
Endrosis,[96]
" fenestrella,[96]

Engidæ,

[24]
Entomologist in winter,[10]
Entomological pins,[13]
Ephemeridæ,[105]
Ephemera,[105]
Epuræa,[23]
" zealandica,[23]
Eristalis,[57]
" cingulatus,[57]
Erana,[78]
" graminosa,[78]
Erebia pluto and butleri,[66]
Euplexoptera,[116]
Eurigaster,[60]
" marginatus,[60]
Exaireta,[56]
" spiniger,[56]
External organs,[2]
Eyes,[2]
Family,[8]
Femur,[3]
Flea,[64]
Forficulidæ,[116]
Forficesila,[116]
" littorea,[116]
Formicidæ,[35]
Formica,[35]
" zealandica,[35]
Ganglia,[4]
Genus,[8]
Geodephaga,[19]
Geometridæ,[83]
Geometer,[83]
Gerris,[43]
Glow-worm,[49]
Gilt pins,[13]
Gizzard,[4]
Grasshopper,[115]
Gryllidæ,[112]
Head,[2]
Heart,[4]
Heliothis,[81]
" armigera,[81]
Helophilus,[58]
" trilineatus,[58]
" ineptus,[59]
" hochstetteri,[59]
Hemerobiidæ,[101]
Hemiptera,[8], [118]
Hepialus,[70]
" virescens,[70]
Hepialidæ,[69]
Heterocera,[69]
Heteromera,[29]
Heteroptera,[118]
Homoptera,[118]
Host,[38]
Hydradephaga,[22]
Hydriomena,[91]
" deltoidata,[91]
Hymenoptera,[6], [33]
Ichneumon,[38]
" deceptus,[38]
" sollicitorius,[38]
Ichneumonidæ,[38]
Ilium,[4]
Imago,[4]
Internal organs,[4]
Insect, definition of,[1]
Isonomeutis,[94]
" amauropa,[94]
Jaws,[2]
Journal,[18]
Killing insects,[10], [12]
" bottle,[12]
Labelling insects,[18]
Labial palpi,[2]
Labium,[2]
Labrum,[2]
Lace-wings,[101]
Lamellicornes,[26]
Larva,[4]
Lasiorhynchus,[32]
" barbicornis,[32]
Laurel bottle,[12]
Lepidoptera,[6], [65]
Lestes colensonis,[104]
Leucania,[78]
" atristriga,[78]
" nullifera,[77]
Libanasa macropathus,[113]
Libellulidæ,[103]
Light, insects at,[14]
Locusta,[116]
" migratoria (?),[116]
Locustidæ,[115]
Longicornia,[30]
Lower lip,[2]
Lucanidæ,[26]
Luminous larva,[49]
Lycænidæ,[68]

Lycæna,

[69]
" phœbe,[69]
Mamestra,[79]
" composita,[80]
" mutans,[79]
" ustistriga,[81]
Mandibles,[2]
Mantidæ,[109]
Maxillae,[2]
Mayflies,[105]
Melampsalta,[118]
Melolonthidæ,[26]
Melolontha,[27]
" vulgaris,[27]
Mesothorax,[2]
Mesonotum,[2]
Mesosternum,[2]
Metamorphosis,[4]
Metablax,[29]
" acutipennis,[29]
Metathorax,[2]
Migrations of ants,[37]
Miltogramma,[59]
" mestor?,[59]
Mosquito,[40]
Moths,[69]
" setting,[12]
Musca,[61]
" cæsar,[61]
" domestica,[61]
Muscidæ,[59]
Mycetophila,[46]
" antarctica,[46]
Myrmeleontidæ,[99]
Nemocera,[40]
Nemorea,[59]
" nyctemerianus,[59]
Nervous system,[4]
Net,[11]
Neuroptera,[7], [99]
Nitidulidæ,[23]
Noctuidæ,[77]
Notonectidæ,[120]
Notonecta,[121]
" glauca,[121]
Nyctemera,[73]
" annulata,[73]
Nymphalidæ,[65]
Œceticus,[74]
" omnivorus,[74]
Œcophora,[97]
" scholæa,[97]
Œdipoda,[115]
" cinerascens,[115]
Œstridæ,[63]
Œstrus,[63]
" perplexus,[63]
Ochrocydus,[31]
" huttoni,[31]
Orders,[5]
Oreda,[31]
" notata,[31]
Orthoptera,[7], [103]
Ovipositor,[38]
Oxyethira,[99]
" albiceps,[99]
Painted Lady Butterfly,[67]
Palpi,[2]
Parasites,[59]
Periplaneta,[109]
" fortipes,[109]
" orientalis,[109]
" undulivitta,[109]
Perla,[107]
" cyrene,[107]
Perlidæ,[106]
Phasmidæ,[110]
Philonthus,[25]
" œneus,[25]
Phora,[62]
" omnivora,[62]
Phryganidæ,[99]
Pinning insects,[12]
Pins,[13]
Plant-lice,[118]
Ploseria,[85]
" alectoraria,[86]
" hemipteraria,[85]
Plusia,[82]
" eriosoma,[82]
" gamma,[83]
Pompilus,[34]
" fugax,[34]
" " and spider,[35]
Porina,[69]
" signata,[69]
" cervinata,[69]
" umbraculata,[69]
Ponera,[36]
" castanea,[36]
Prionidæ,[30]
Prionus,[30]
" reticularis,[30]

Pronotum,

[2]
Prothorax,[2]
Prosternum,[2]
Proventriculus,[4]
Psepholax,[31]
" coronatus,[31]
Psocidæ,[107]
Psocus,[107]
" zealandicus,[107]
Psychidæ,[74]
Psychoda,[46]
" conspicillata,[46]
Pteromalus,[37]
Pterostichus,[21]
" opulentus,[21]
Pulicina,[64]
Pupa,[4]
Pupipara,[64]
Pyralidæ,[92]
Pyrameis,[66]
Pyronota,[28]
" festiva,[28]
Queens,[34]
Rearing Insects,[15]
Rhopalocera,[65]
Rhyncophora,[31]
Rhyphus,[51]
" neozealandicus,[51]
Sandfly,[53]
Sarcophaga,[61]
" læmica,[61]
Sarapogon,[55]
" viduus,[55]
Scutelleridæ,[121]
Scolobates,[39]
" varipes,[39]
Scoparia,[92]
" hemiplaca,[92]
" sabulosella,[93]
Selidosema,[87]
" dejectaria,[87]
" panagrata,[89]
" productata,[90]
Sestra,[87]
" humeraria,[87]
Setting boards,[12]
" insects,[12]
Semiocosma,[97]
" platyptera,[97]
Sialidæ,[102]
Siculidæ,[94]
Siculodes,[94]
" subfasciata,[94]
Simple eyes,[2]
Simulia,[53]
" australiensis,[53]
Skipjack beetles,[29]
Social bees,[34]
Soldiers,[108]
Sphegidæ,[34]
Sphinx,[69]
" convolvuli,[69]
Sphingidæ,[69]
Staphylinus,[25]
" oculatus,[25]
Stenoperla,[106]
" prasina,[106]
Stenosmylus,[101]
" incisus,[101]
Stick insects,[110]
Sternoxi,[28]
Stethaspis,[26]
" suturalis,[26]
Stolotermes,[107]
" ruficeps,[107]
Stomach,[4]
" sucking,[4]
Stuffing insects,[15]
Stratiomidæ,[56]
Sugaring,[13]
Syrphidæ,[56]
Syrphus,[56]
" ortas,[56]
Tabanus,[54]
" impar,[54]
Tatosoma,[91]
" agrionata,[91]
Tarsus,[3]
Telebasis,[105]
" zealandica,[105]
Tenebrionidæ,[29]
Tenodera,[109]
" intermedia,[109]
Termitidæ,[107]
Thoramus,[28]
" wakefieldi,[28]
" perblandus,[29]
Thorax,[2]
Throat,[4]
Tinea,[96]
" tapezella,[96]
Tineidæ,[96]
Tipula,[47]
" holochlora,[47]

" fumipennis,

[48]
Tipulidæ,[43]
Tortricidæ,[94]
Trap-door,[71]
Trochanter,[3]
Uloma tenebrionides,[29]
Umbrella,[9]
Uropetala carovei,[103]
Vanessa cardui,[67]
" gonerilla,[66]
" itea,[67]
Vegetable caterpillar,[73]
Ventriculus,[4]
Weevils,[32]
White rata,[13]
Wings,[4]
Wireworm,[30]
Wood destroyers,[30]
Workers,[108]
Xantholinus,[26]
Xiphidium maoricum,[114]

EXPLANATION OF PLATES.

Note.—In all the Plates and references thereto the sign ♂ indicates that the specimen figured belongs to the male sex, ♀ to the female sex, and ☿ to the neuter sex.

In the case of enlarged figures the insect's natural size is indicated by a line.

PLATE I.
Coleoptera.
Fig.1.—Cicindela tuberculata.
" 1a.—Larva.
" 2.—Chætosoma scaritides.
" 3.—Pterostichus opulentus.
" 3a.—Larva.
" 4.—Colymbetes rufimanus.
" 4a.—Larva.
" 5.—Staphylinus oculatus.
" 6.—Dryocora howittii.
" 6a.—Larva.
" 7.—Dorcus punctulatus.
" 8.—Stethaspis suturalis.
" 8a.—Larva.

PLATE I.
Coleoptera.
Fig.1.—Cicindela tuberculata.
" 1a.—Larva.
" 2.—Chætosoma scaritides.
" 3.—Pterostichus opulentus.
" 3a.—Larva.
" 4.—Colymbetes rufimanus.
" 4a.—Larva.
" 5.—Staphylinus oculatus.
" 6.—Dryocora howittii.
" 6a.—Larva.
" 7.—Dorcus punctulatus.
" 8.—Stethaspis suturalis.
" 8a.—Larva.