[CONTENTS.]

PAGE
[Introduction]1
[Aptera]27
[Diptera]33
[Nemocera]35
[Brachycera]47
[Hemiptera] 90
[Heteroptera]90
[Homoptera]101
[Lepidoptera ]138
[The Larva, or Caterpillar]138
[The Chrysalis, or Pupa]146
[The Perfect Insect]165
[Orthoptera] 284
[Hymenoptera] 313
[Thysanoptera]400
[Neuroptera] 402
[Coleoptera] 435
[Index] 523

[The Insect World.]

[INTRODUCTION.]

It is not intended to investigate the anatomy of insects in this work thoroughly; but, as we are about to treat of the habits and economy of certain created beings, it is necessary first to explain the principal parts of their structure, and the stages which every perfect insect or imago has undergone before arriving at that state.

We, therefore, proceed to explain, as simply as possible, the anatomy of an insect, and the functions of its organs.