LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN TEXT FIG. PAGE . . 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 . 1. Egg of Basilarchia disippus, magnified . 2. Egg of Basilarchia disippus, natural size 3. Egg of Papilio turnus, enlarged 4. Egg of Anosia plexippus, magnified 5. Egg of Anosia plexippus, natural size 6. Egg of Anthocharis genutia, magnified 7. Egg of Lycæna pseudargiolus, magnified 8. Egg of Melitæa phaëton, magnified . . 9. Micropyle of egg of Pieris oleracea, magnified 10. Eggs of Grapta comma, magnified 11. Eggs of Vanessa antiopa, magnified 12. Caterpillar of Papilio philenor . 13. Head of caterpillar of Papilio asterias, magnified 14. Head of caterpillar of Anosia plexippus, magnified 15. Head of caterpillar of Anosia plexippus, side view, enlarged . . 16. Caterpillar of Anosia plexippus, natural size 17. Fore leg of caterpillar of Vanessa antiopa, enlarged. 18. Anterior segments of caterpillar of A. plexippus 19. Proleg of caterpillar of Vanessa antiopa, enlarged 20. Caterpillar of Basilarchia disippus 21. Early stages of goatweed butterfly 22. Head of caterpillar of Papilio troilus 23. Caterpillar of milkweed butterfly changing into chrysalis . 24. Chrysalis of milkweed butterfly 25. Chrysalis of Papilio philenor 26. Caterpillar and chrysalis of Pieris protodice 27. Chrysalis of Pieris oleracea . 12 . . FIG. PAGE 13 . . 20 21 . 27 28. Butterfly emerging from chrysalis. 14 30. Cross-section of sucking-tube of butterfly 15 31. Longitudinal section of the head of the milk weed butterfly . . 15 32. Interior structure of head of milkweed butterfly 16 33. Labial palpus of butterfly 16 34. Legs of butterfly 17 35. Parts of leg of butterfly 17 36. Scales on wing of butterfly 18 37. Androconia from wing of butterfly 18 38. Outline of wing of butterfly 20 39. Arrangement of scales on the wing of a butterfly 40. Figure of wing, showing names of veins 41. Internal anatomy of caterpillar of milkweed butterfly . 22 42. Internal anatomy of milkweed butterfly 23 43. Plan for folding net-ring 27 44. Insect-net.. 45. Plan for making a cheap net 27 46. Cyanide-jar 29 47. Paper cover for cyanide 29 48. Method of pinching a butterfly 30 49. Cheap form of breeding-cage 35 50. Breeding-cage. 51. Butterfly in envelope 52. Method of making envelopes 53. Setting-board .. 39 54. Setting-block 39 55. Butterfly on setting-block 39 56. Setting-needle 40 57. Setting-board with moth upon it 58. Butterfly pinned on setting-board 59. Drying-box. 41 60. Drying-box 42 61. Apparatus for inflating larvæ 45 62. Tip of inflating-tube . 63. Drying-oven 64. Drying-oven 47 65. Detail drawing of book-box 66. Detail drawing of box 36 38 38 40 41 . . 46 46 48 48 FIG. PAGE . . . . . . 67. Detail drawing of box 49 68. Insect-box. 49 69. Detail drawing of drawer for cabinet 51 70. Detail drawing for paper bottom of box to take place of cork 52 71. Manner of arranging specimens in cabinet or box 52 72. Naphthaline cone . 53 73. Butterflies packed for shipment 55 74. Forceps 56 75. Forceps 57 76. Antennæ of butterfly . 61 77. Antennæ of moths 62 78. Neuration of genus Anosia. 81 79. Swarm of milkweed butterflies, photographed at night 83 80. Neuration of genus Mechanitis 86 81. Neuration of genus Ceratinia 88 82. Neuration of genus Dircenna 89 83. Fore leg of female Dircenna klugi 89 84. Neuration of genus Heliconius 91 85. Young caterpillar of Vanessa antiopa 94 86. Neuration of genus Colænis 95 87. Neuration of genus Dione . 96 88. Neuration of genus Euptoieta 89. Neuration of genus Argynnis 101 90. Neuration of genus Brenthis 129 91. Neuration of genus Melitæa 1 38 92. Neuration of genus Phyciodes. 151 93. Neuration of genus Eresia . 157 94. Neuration of genus Synchloë 159 95. Neuration of genus Grapta · 163 96. Neuration of genus Vanessa · 167 97. Neuration of genus Pyrameis 170 98. Neuration of genus Junonia 172 99. Neuration of genus Anartia . 174 100. Neuration of genus Hypanartia 175 101. Neuration of genus Eunica 176 102. Neuration of genus Cystineura 177 103. Neuration of genus Callicore 178 104. Neuration of genus Timetes 179 105. Neuration of genus Hypolimnas 181 . 98 . FIG. . . . . . . . PAGE 182 183 183 187 188 192 193 195 199 200 201 205 208 . . . . . 106. Neuration of genus Basilarchia 212 214 219 221 226 228 229 232 237 238 242 246 249 250 251 252 267 268 273 · 274 276 277 281 282 286 287 FIG. . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 146. Neuration of genus Meganostoma 288 147. Neuration of genus Colias. 289 148. Neuration of genus Terias 295 149. Neuration of genus Parnassius 305 An Astronomer's Conception of an Entomologist 317 150. Head and antenna of genus Pyrrhopyge 319 151. Neuration of genus Pyrrhopyge 319 152. Neuration of genus Eudamus 321 153. Antenna and neuration of genus Plestia. 322 154. Neuration of genus Epargyreus 323 155. Neuration of genus Thorybes 324 156. Neuration of genus Achalarus . 326 157. Antenna and neuration of genus Hesperia 327 158. Neuration of genus Systasea 329 159. Neuration of genus Pholisora 330 160. Neuration of genus Thanaos 332 161. Neuration of genus Amblyscirtes 340 162. Neuration of genus Pamphila 342 163. Neuration of genus Oarisma 343 164. Neuration of genus Ancyloxypha . 345 165. Neuration of genus Copæodes 346 166. Neuration of genus Erynnis 347 167. Neuration of genus Thymelicus 351 168. Neuration of genus Atalopedes 352 169. Neuration of genus Polites. 353 170. Neuration of genus Hylephila 354 171. Neuration of genus Prenes 355 172. Neuration of genus Calpodes 355 173. Neuration of genus Lerodea 356 174. Neuration of genus Limochores · 357 175. Neuration of genus Euphyes 360 176. Neuration of genus Oligoria · 361 177. Neuration of genus Poanes . 362 178. Neuration of genus Phycanassa 362 179. Neuration of genus Atrytone 364 180. Neuration of genus Lerema 366 181. Megathymus yuccæ, & 367 182. Larva of Megathymus yuccæ 368 183. Chrysalis of Megathymus yuccæ . 368 The Popular Conception of an Entomologist 369 |