Arum, Serpent or Putrid, the, attracts and captures insects by means
    of its offensive effluvia, 230-2

  B

  Balaninus, see Elephant-Beetle

  Bean, ancestry of, 258-9

  Bean, see Haricot

  Bean-Weevil, see Weevil

  Bees, victims of Philanthus, see latter

  Bembex, 168, 172

  Bolboceras Gallicus, 217-37
    Appearance of, 223
    Habits and diet, 226-30
    Lodging of, 225

  Bruchus pisi, see Pea-Weevil

  Bruchus lenti, see Lentil-Weevil

  Buprestes, 21

  C

  Cacan, the, 36-9

  Capricornis, 21-2

  Cerceris, 172, 178

  Chrysomela, 151, 172

  Cigale, the, 1-67
    Burrow of the, 17-30
    Deafness of the, 41-3
    Diet, 7
    Eggs of the, 45-67
    Eggs, hatching of, 61-7
    Eggs, method of laying, 50-4
    Enemies of the, 47-50
    Excavation, method of, 23-7
    Fable of Ant and, 1-16
    Larva of the, 17-30
    Larva, habits of, 61-7
    Mechanism of sound, 31-4
    Pupa, emergence from, 28
    Song of the, 2, 6, 31-44
    Species of, 31-6

  Cigalo e la Fournigo (Provencal poem), 10-16

  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