„ 4. LIOTHEIDAE 390 Order IX.--THYSANOPTERA. Family 1. THRIPIDAE 392 LIST OF PLATES. FACING PLATE. PAGE I. COCKROACHES 17 II. WHITE ANTS 22 III. NESTS OF WHITE ANTS 24 IV. „ „ „ 28 V. LEAF INSECTS 35 VI. LONG-HORNED GRASSHOPPERS 46 VII. CRICKETS 48 VIII. DRAGON FLIES 51 IX. ANT LIONS 57 X. SAW FLIES 71 XI. „ „ 73 XII. FIG INSECTS 78 XIII. ICHNEUMON, SAND, AND FLOWER WASPS 89 XIV. ANTS 95 XV. NESTS OF WASPS 112 XVI. BEES AND WASPS 118 XVII. BEETLES 151 XVIII. FLOWER BEETLES 163 XIX. WHITE BUTTERFLIES 214 XX. MISCELLANEOUS BUTTERFLIES 220 XXI. „ „ 227 XXII. „ MOTHS 235 XXIII. GREAT SWIFT MOTH 241 XXIV. BAG SHELTER MOTHS 245 XXV. CASE MOTHS 253 XXVI. MISCELLANEOUS MOTHS 268 XXVII. MOSQUITOES 289 XXVIII. FLIES 299 XXIX. HOUSE FLIES 314 XXX. BLOW FLIES 316 XXXI. PLANT BUGS 327 XXXII. „ „ 336 XXXIII. CICADAS 346 XXXIV. GALLS OF COCCIDS AND BEETLES 374 XXXV. GALLS OF COCCIDS 380 XXXVI. LAC INSECTS 378 XXXVII. THRIP INSECTS 393 INTRODUCTION.