Curious Facts in the History of Insects; Including Spiders and Scorpions. / A Complete Collection of the Legends, Superstitions, Beliefs, and Ominous Signs Connected with Insects; Together with Their Uses in Medicine, Art, and as Food; and a Summary of Their Remarkable Injuries and Appearances.

CONTENTS.

COLEOPTERA—BEETLES.
Authors Quoted	9
CoccinellidÆ—Lady-birds	17
ChrysomelidÆ—Gold-beetles	23
CarabidÆ	23
PausidÆ	23
DermestidÆ—Leather-beetles	24
LucanidÆ—Stag-beetles	24
ScarabÆidÆ—Dung-beetles	27
DynastidÆ—Hercules-beetles, etc.	45
MelolonthidÆ—Cock-chafers	47
CetoniidÆ—Rose-chafers	49
BuprestidÆ—Burn-cows	50
ElateridÆ—Fire-flies, Spring-beetles, etc.	51
LampyridÆ—Glow-worms	55
PtinidÆ—Death-watch, etc.	58
BostrichidÆ—Typographer-beetle, etc.	61
CantharidÆ—Blister-flies	62
TenebrionidÆ—Meal-worms	65
BlapsidÆ—Church-yard-beetle, etc.	65
CurculionidÆ—Weevils	68
CerambycidÆ—Musk-beetles	72
GalerucidÆ—Turnip-fly, etc.	74
EUPLEXOPTERA.
ForficulidÆ—Ear-wigs	76
ORTHOPTERA.
BlattidÆ—Cockroaches	78
MantidÆ—Soothsayers, etc.	82
AchetidÆ—Crickets	92
GryllidÆ—Grasshoppers	98
LocustidÆ—Locusts	101
NEUROPTERA.
TermitidÆ—White-ants	132
EphemeridÆ—Day-flies	138
LibellulidÆ—Dragon-flies	138
MyrmeleonidÆ—Ant-lions	141
HYMENOPTERA.
UroceridÆ—Sirex	142
CynipidÆ—Gall-flies	143
FormicidÆ—Ants	146
VespidÆ—Wasps, Hornets	170
ApidÆ—Bees	174
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