Cricket, Field, the, 120-9 Eggs of, 120-2 Excavations of, 124-5 Fertility of, 123 Song of, 126-8 Cricket, Italian, the, 130-5 Appearance of, 130 Song of, 131-4 D Dermestes, victims of arum, 232 Dioscorides on the Cigale, 29 Diptera, 168, 172 Dog, its love of stenches, 233 Scent of the, 220-22 A truffle-hunter, 218-20 E Elephant-Beetle (Balaninus or Acorn-Weevil), 238-57 Boring acorns, habit of, 240-4 Eggs, method of laying, 245, 254-7 Motives in boring, 246-50 Snout of, 238-9 Emperor Moth, _see_ Great Peacock Moth _Empusa pauperata_, _see_ Mantis Eucores, 176 G Golden Gardener, the, 102-19 Cannibal habits of, 111-19 Courtship of, 103-10 Ferocity of, 101-4, 108-10 Nutriment of, 102-10 Vermin killer, as a, 107 Grandville, illustrates La Fontaine's fables, 2 H Halictus, 176, 178 Haricot bean, the, 282-9 Haricot-Weevil, the, _see_ Weevil Heredia, J.-M. de, 287-90 Hydnocystus, a fungus, 228 Hymenoptera, habits of, 137-8, 150, 162, 171-2, 175-6 L La Fontaine, fable of the Cigale and the Ant, 3 Locust, Grey, the, 300-16 Larva of, 300 Metamorphosis of, 300-9 Wing, formation of, 309-15 M Mantis, the _Empusa pauperata_, 97 Mantis, the Grey, 96 Mantis, the Praying, 68-101 Cannibalism of, 82-5 Courtship, 79-83 Hunter, as, 68-78 Nest of, 86-101 _Melolontha fullo_, _see_ Pine-chafer Minotaur, 225 O Oak Eggar, the, 202-16, 234-7 Experiments as to sense of smell in males, 208-15 Swarming of males during the mating season, 204-15 Odynerus, 150-1, 172 Osmia tricornis, 173, 175 P Pea, ancestry of the, 258-9 Pea-Weevil, _see_ Weevil Peacock Moth, the Great, 179-201, 234-7 Appearance of, 179 Experiments as to sense of smell in males, 184-97 Invasion of house by males, 180-1 Swarming of males, 181-3 Peacock Moth, the Lesser, 197-201 Phalangist, the, 225 _Philanthus aviporus_, 150-178 Cocoon of, 168 Diet of, 150-1 Larvae of, 168 Methods of killing and robbing bees, 151-160 Motives of robbery, 163-78 Nest of, 167 _Philanthus coronatus_, 178 _Philanthus raptor_, 178 Pine-chafer, the, 317-23 Appearance of, 320 Cry of, 322-3 Habits of, 321 Medical qualities of, supposed, 318-19 Name, origin of Latin, 317-18 Pliny, on the Pine-chafer, 318-19 S Saprinidae, victims of arum, 233 Sapromyzon, the, 222 Scarabaeus, _see_ Golden Scarabaeus Scent in Insects, _see_ Peacock Moth, Oak Eggar, Bolboceras Gallicus, arum, putrid Scolia, 171 Sisyphus, legend of, 139 Sisyphus Beetle, the, 136-49 Burrow of, 143 Larva of, 147-9 Mating of, 142-3 Paternal instinct of 142-6 Pellet of, 142-9 T Tachytus, 172 _Tigno_, nest of Mantis, 99-101 Truffle-Beetle, 222 Truffle-Dog, 218-20 W Weevil, Acorn, _see_ Elephant-Beetle