The very lovely, though ill-odoured, Lace-wing Fly is shown on [plate J], fig. 4, and its very remarkable eggs at 4 a. Each egg is placed at the end of a footstalk, whereby it is kept out of the reach of certain predacious insects.
Various shells are drawn on one or two of the plates, but there is not space for any description. Their names may be found on the Index to Plates. [Plate G] contains certain fungi and mosses. Fig. 1 is that peculiar plant which reindeer scrape from under the snow in the winter time. Fig. 2 was once dreaded by rustics as “Witch’s butter”. Fig. 6 shows the curious Earth-star, chiefly remarkable for its resemblance to the marine Star-fish.
INDEX.
- A.
- Adela, [153].
- Admiral Butterfly, [156].
- Armadillo, [87].
- B.
- Bat, [4].
- Bedeguar, [172].
- Bird-nest moss, [176].
- Blind-worm, [45].
- Blue Butterfly, [160].
- Brimstone Butterfly, [163].
- Brimstone Moth, [147].
- Buff-tip Moth, [132].
- Burnet Moth, [113].
- Burying Beetle, [116].
- C.
- Cabbage Butterfly, [161].
- Caddis, [174].
- Clear-wing Moth, [149].
- Cock-tail Beetle, [166].
- Crane-fly, [173].
- Cray-fish, [81].
- Cuckoo-spit, [175].
- Cup Moss, [176].
- Cynips, [172].
- D.
- Death-watch, [169].
- Drinker Moth, [123].
- Dragon-flies, [174].
- E.
- Earwig, [175].
- Eft, [65].
- Elephant Hawk Moth, [130].
- Emperor Moth, [126].
- Empis, [140].
- F.
- Field Mouse, [17].
- Fire-tail, [172].
- Frog, [55].
- G.
- Galls, [171].
- Gerris, [175].
- Glow-worm, [167].
- Gnat Eggs, [173].
- Gold-tailed Moth, [133].
- Grasshopper, [175].
- Ground Beetle, [168].
- H.
- Harvest Mouse, [20].
- Hopper, scarlet, [175].
- —— Cuckoo, [175].
- Hornet, [171].
- Hoverer Fly, [172].
- Humble-bee, [170].
- Hydrometra, [174].
- I.
- Ichneumon, Microgaster, [162].
- L.
- Lace-wing Fly, [176].
- Lackey Moth, [143].
- Lady-bird, [169].
- Lampern, [78].
- Lappet Moth, [145].
- Leaf Miners, [141].
- Lizard, [43].
- Long-horn Moths, [152].
- M.
- Magpie Moth, [148].
- Mason Bee, [124].
- May-fly, [175].
- Mole, [34].
- Mouse, Field, [17].
- —— Harvest, [20].
- —— Shrew, [26].
- Musk Beetle, [165].
- N.
- Newt, [65].
- O.
- Oak-apples, [172].
- Oak Egger-moth, [115].
- Oak Moth, [137].
- Oil Beetle, [168].
- Orange-tip, [161].
- P.
- Peacock Butterfly, [160].
- Pill Millepede, [86].
- Plume Moths, [150].
- Privet Hawk-moth, [130].
- Puss Moth, [110].
- R.
- Rat, Water, [21].
- Rat-tailed Maggot, [172].
- Reindeer Moss, [176].
- Rose Beetle, [167].
- S.
- Shrew, [26].
- —— Water, [32].
- Shrimp, Fresh-water, [85].
- Skipjack Beetle, [169].
- Snake, [49].
- Stag Beetle, [164].
- Stickleback, [74].
- Sting-fly, [172].
- Stone-fly, [174].
- Sun Beetle, [168].
- T.
- Tiger Beetle, [165].
- —— Moth, [94].
- Toad, [59].
- Tortoise Beetle, [170].
- Turnip Fly, [171].
- —— Hopper, [170].
- V.
- Vapourer Moth, [136].
- Viper, [48].
- Volucella, [171].
- W.
- Watchman Beetle, [167].
- Water Scorpion, [174].
- —— Boatman, [174].
- Weasel, [39].
- Weevils, [169].
- Whirligig Beetle, [168].
- Witch Butter, [176].
- Woodlouse, [86].