Chapter X: Part II: The Balæna Whales, or Whales with Whalebone (6)

24. ANOMIS MUTILATA, n. s. _Mas._ Rufa, robusta, subtus rufescenti-cinerea; palpis longis subascendentibus; abdomine latiusculo; alarum anticarum lineis tribus indistinctis angulosis nigricantibus, orbiculari alba punctiformi, margine exteriore postico perobliquo subexcavato.

_Male._ Red, stout, reddish cinereous beneath. Palpi long, obliquely ascending; third joint slender, linear, obtuse at the tip, a little shorter than the second. Antennæ stout, with extremely short setæ. Abdomen rather broad, extending a little beyond the hind wings. Fore wings with three blackish, indistinct, slightly diffuse, zigzag lines, which are slightly bordered hindward with pale yellow; orbicular mark white, punctiform; exterior border slightly angular, hardly oblique, and slightly truncated on the fore half, extremely oblique and with two slight excavations on the hind half; fringe partly white. Hind wings not paler than the fore wings. Length of the body 7 lines; of the wings 18 lines.

Gen. THALATTA, _Walk._

25. Thalatta aurigutta, _Walk. Cat. Lep. Het._ xv. 1793.

Fam. HYPOGRAMMIDÆ, _Guénée_.

Gen. BRIARDA, _Walk._

26. BRIARDA PLAGIFERA, n. s. _Mas._ Ferrugineo-cinerea; capite thoraceque antico nigricantibus; tibiis ciliatis; alis sat angustis subdenticulatis, anticarum fascia basali, macula discali maculaque costali exteriore nigricantibus, lineis exteriore et submarginali fuscis duplicatis denticulatis subnebulosis; alis posticis pallide cinereis, semihyalinis, fusco latissime marginatis.

_Male._ Cinereous, tinged with ferruginous. Head and fore part of the thorax blackish. Palpi obliquely ascending; third joint linear, conical at the tip, about half the length of the second. Antennæ hardly setose. Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind wings. Legs rather stout; tibiæ fringed; spurs very long. Wings rather narrow, slightly denticulated. Fore wings slightly rounded at the tips, very oblique along the exterior border; a blackish band near the base, abbreviated hindward; a large blackish spot on the reniform mark, and a diffuse blackish spot near the tip of the costa; exterior and submarginal lines brown, double, denticulated, with the space along their borders somewhat clouded. Hind wings pale cinereous, semihyaline, with very broad brown borders. Length of the body 9 lines; of the wings 22 lines.

Fam. CATEPHIDÆ, _Guénée_.

Gen. STEIRIA, _Walk._

27. STEIRIA PHRYGANEOIDES, n. s. _Mas._ Pallide cinerea, rufescente conspersa; palpis longis vix ascendentibus; alis sat angustis denticulatis; alarum anticarum squamis nonnullis nigris fuscisque, marginibus exteriore et interiore non conspersis, reniformi magna; alis posticis pallide cinereis, fusco late marginatis.

_Male._ Pale cinereous, thickly speckled with ferruginous red. Palpi long, hardly ascending, almost straight; third joint linear, obtuse at the tip, rather shorter than the second. Antennæ bare. Abdomen conical, extending rather beyond the hind wings; apical tuft small. Legs rather long and slender, almost bare; spurs very long. Wings rather narrow; exterior border denticulated. Fore wings with the speckles mostly confluent in the disk, mostly wanting along the interior and exterior borders; several black and brown speckles, some of which border the large reniform mark. Hind wings pale cinereous, with a broad brown border. Length of the body 8 lines; of the wings 20 lines.

Fam. OPHIDERIDÆ, _Guénée_.

Gen. OPHIDERES, _Boisduval_.

28. Ophideres Salaminia, _Cram. Pap. Exot._ 71. 117, pl. 174. fig. A.

Inhabits also Hindostan, Ceylon, Java, and China.

29. Ophideres discrepans, _Walk. Cat. Lep. Het._ xiii. 1227.

30. Ophideres smaragdipicta, _Walk. Cat. Lep. Het._ xiii. 1229.

Fam. PHYLLODIDÆ, _Guénée_.

Gen. LYGNIODES, _Guénée_.

31. Lygniodes endoleuca, _Guén. Noct._ iii. 124.

Inhabits also Java.

Fam. EREBIDÆ, _Guénée_.

Gen. SYPNA, _Guénée_.

32. Sypna subsignata, _Walk. Cat. Lep. Het._ xiv. 1261.

Fam. OMMATOPHORIDÆ, _Guénée_.

Gen. PATULA, _Guénée_.

33. Patula macrops, _Linn. Syst. Nat._ 225 (Noctua).

Inhabits also West and South Africa, Madagascar, Hindostan, and Ceylon.

Gen. ARGIVA, _Hübner_.

34. Argiva hieroglyphica, _Drury, Ins. Exot._ 11. 3, pl. 2. f. 1 (Noctua).

Inhabits also Madagascar, Hindostan, and Ceylon.

Fam. OPHIUSIDÆ, _Guénée_.

Gen. CÆCILA, _Walk._

35. Cæcila complexa, _Walk. Cat. Lep. Het._ xv. 1825.

Gen. OPHISMA, _Guénée_.

36. Ophisma Umminia, _Cram. Pap. Exot._ 111. 137, pl. 267. f. 7 (Noctua).

Inhabits also Java and Sumatra.

Gen. ACHÆA, _Hübner_.

37. Achæa mercatoria, _Fabr. Ent. Syst._ 111. 2, 62. 175. (Noctua).

Inhabits also Hindostan and Java.

Fam. THERMESIDÆ, _Guénée_.

Gen. THERMESIA, _Hübner_.

38. THERMESIA? RECUSATA, n. s. _Mas._ Rufescenti-cinerea, robusta, nigricante conspersa, capite thoraceque antico fuscis; palpis longissimis ascendentibus subarcuatis; antennis subsetosis, alis linea exteriore recta obliqua nigricante extus diffusa, linea interiore tenui subarcuata nigricante, linea submarginali e punctis lineaque marginali nigris.

_Male._ Reddish cinereous, stout, with blackish speckles. Head and fore part of the thorax brown. Frontal tuft acute. Palpi very long, slightly curved, nearly vertical; third joint linear, acute, shorter than the second. Antennæ slightly setose. Abdomen hardly extending beyond the hind wings. Wings with the speckles here and there confluent; lines blackish; interior line slender, slightly curved; exterior line straight, oblique, diffuse on the outer side, extending almost to the tips of the fore wings; submarginal line represented by points; marginal line slightly undulating. Fore wings rectangular at the tips; exterior border slightly bent; its fore part not oblique; orbicular and reniform marks indistinct. Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 16 lines.

Gen. HYPERNARIA, _Guénée_.

39. HYPERNARIA DIFFUNDENS, n. s. _Foem._ Cinerea, robusta, fusco conspersa; palporum articulo secundo extus fusco, tertio aciculari longissimo, alarum lineis interiore et exteriore vagis dentatis lineaque media recta sat obliqua squamis fuscis, punctis marginalibus atris, alis anticis acutis, orbiculari punctiformi atra, litura reniformi angusta fusco marginata extus excavata.

_Female._ Cinereous, stout, speckled with brown. Palpi very slightly curved; second joint brown on the outer side; third acicular, a little shorter than the second. Antennæ minutely setose. Abdomen not extending beyond the hind wings. Wings with the interior and exterior lines angulose, diffuse, composed of brown speckles; middle line more oblique, straight, slender, double, obsolete towards the costa of the fore wings, bordered with diffuse angular streaks of brown speckles; marginal points deep black. Fore wings acute; orbicular mark black, punctiform; reniform narrow, brown, bordered, excavated on the outer side; exterior border slightly convex. Length of the body 10 lines; of the wings 22 lines.

Gen. UGIA, _Walk._

40. Ugia disjungens, _Walk. Cat. Lep. Het._ xv. 1860.

Fam. PLATYDIDÆ, _Guénée_.

Gen. MASCA, _Walk._

41. Masca abactalis, _Walk. Cat. Lep. Het._ xvi. 9.

Fam. HYPENIDÆ, _Herr.-Schæffer_.

Gen. HYPENA, _Schranck_.

42. Hypena ruralis, _Walk. Cat. Lep. Het._ xvi. 65.

Inhabits also Ceylon.

Gen. MACNA, _Walk._

43. Macna pomalis, _Walk. Cat. Lep. Het._ xvi. 78.

Fam. MARGARODIDÆ, _Guénée_.

Gen. MARGARODES, _Guénée_.

44. Margarodes Amphitritalis, _Guén. Delt. et Pyral._ 307, 327.

Inhabits also Hindostan.

Gen. NEURINA, _Guénée_.

45. Neurina Procopialis, _Cram. Pap. Exot._ iv. 152, pl. 368. f. E. (Phalæna Pyralis Procopia.)

Inhabits also Hindostan and Java.

Fam. ENNOMIDÆ, _Guénée_.

Gen. BULONGA, n. g.

_Corpus_ gracile. _Proboscis_ brevissima. _Palpi_ breves, porrecti, angulati. _Antennæ_ simplices. _Abdomen_ conicum. _Pedes_ graciles, nudi, calcaribus non longis, tibiis anticis brevissimis. _Alæ_ sat latæ; anticæ acutæ, margine exteriore sat obliquo; posticæ abdomen superantes.

Body slender. Proboscis very short. Palpi as long as the breadth of the head; second joint obliquely ascending; third porrect, rather shorter than the second, with which it forms an obtuse angle. Antennæ simply filiform. Abdomen conical. Legs slender, bare; spurs rather short; fore tibiæ very short. Wings rather broad; fore wings rectangular at the tips; costa hardly convex; exterior border rather oblique. Hind wings with the interior angle prominent, acute.

46. BULONGA SCHISTACEARIA, n. s. _Foem._ Glauco-cinerea, alis nitentibus, linea marginali nigra fimbria interlineata, anticis fusco quadrilineatis, posticis trilineatis.

_Female._ Glaucous-cinereous, paler beneath. Head and palpi reddish. Wings shining; marginal line black; fringe pale cinereous, including a darker line. Fore wings with four straight oblique brown lines; second line broader than the first, apparent also on the hind wings; third narrower and darker than the others, blackish, and still more distinct on the hind wings, where it is bordered with whitish on the outer side; fourth more indistinct than the others, still more indistinct on the hind wings. Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 16 lines.

Fam. AMPHIDASYDÆ, _Guénée_.

Gen. DARISTANE, n. g.

_Mas._ _Corpus_ robustum. _Proboscis_ brevissima. _Palpi_ validi, breves obtusi, oblique ascendentes; articulus tertius minimus. _Antennæ_ setaceæ, simplices. _Abdomen_ conicum, alas posticas non superans. _Pedes_ validi, breviusculi; tibiæ anticæ brevissimæ, posteriores latissimae, calcaribus longis. _Alæ_ breviusculæ, sat latæ; anticæ acutæ.

_Male._ Body robust. Proboscis very short. Palpi short, stout, obtuse, obliquely ascending; third joint very small. Antennæ setaceous, simple. Abdomen conical, not extending beyond the hind wings. Legs stout, rather short; tibiæ pilose; fore tibiæ very short; posterior tibiæ very broad, especially the middle pair. Wings rather short, moderately broad. Fore wings straight along the costa, acutely rectangular at the tips; exterior border rather oblique.

47. DARISTANE TIBIARIA, n. s. _Mas._ Cinerea, nitens, alis nigro conspersis, fascia media rufescente non bene determinata, anticis costa albida nigro punctata.

_Male._ Cinereous, shining, a little paler beneath. Wings speckled with black; an indistinct oblique reddish middle band; costa of the fore wings whitish, with black points. Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 12 lines.

Fam. PALYADÆ, _Guénée_.

Gen. EUMELEA, _Duncan_.

48. Eumelea Rosaliata, _Cram. Pap. Exot._ iv. 152, pl. 368. f. F. (Phalæna Geometra Rosalia.)

Inhabits also Amboyna.

Fam. EPHYRIDÆ, _Guénée_.

Gen. EPHYRA, _Duponchel_.

49. EPHYRA QUADRISTRIARIA, n. s. _Foem._ Rufescens, subtus flava, alis flavis rufescente conspersis, fascia exteriore perobliqua rufescente, anticis acutis, lituris duabus costalibus obliquis fuscis.

_Female._ Reddish, yellow beneath. Proboscis short. Palpi short, slightly ascending; third joint linear, obtuse, a little shorter than the second. Antennæ short, stout, setaceous. Abdomen not extending beyond the hind wings. Legs bare, rather long and slender; spurs long. Wings yellow, with reddish speckles, and with a straight reddish band, which extends from beyond the middle of the interior border of the hind wings to the tips of the fore wings. Fore wings acute, with two oblique brown costal marks; exterior border rather oblique. Length of the body 4 lines; of the wings 12 lines.

Gen. ANISODES, _Guénée_.

50. ANISODES EXPUNCTARIA, n. s. _Foem._ Luteo-cervina, palpis longis angulatis, antennis breviusculis, alis ferrugineo subconspersis, linea media fusca undulata valde indistincta, lineis interiore et exteriore e punctis nigris, punctis marginalibus nigris.

_Female._ Pale luteous fawn colour. Proboscis short. Palpi long, slightly decumbent; third joint a little shorter than the second, with which it forms an obtuse angle. Antennæ simple, short. Wings minutely and indistinctly sprinkled with ferruginous; a brown, diffuse, undulating, very indistinct middle line, which is obsolete in the hind wings; interior and exterior lines indicated by widely separated black points; marginal points black. Fore wings rectangular at the tips; exterior border slightly oblique. Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 8 lines.

Fam. ACIDALIDÆ, _Guénée_.

Gen. SYNEGIA, _Guénée_.

51. Synegia botydaria, _Guén. Uran. et Phal._ i. 423. 694.

Inhabits also Borneo.

Gen. DRAPETODES, _Guénée_.

52. Drapetodes mitaria, _Guén. Uran. et Phal._ i. 424. 695.

Inhabits also Hindostan.

Gen. TIMANDRA, _Duponchel_.

53. TIMANDRA AJAIA, n. s. _Mas._ Glaucescenti-cinerea; antennis setosis, alis linea perobliqua fusca antice abbreviata, linea marginali nigra, anticis valde acutis, reniformi tenui fusca.

_Male._ Cinereous, with a glaucous tinge. Proboscis short. Palpi very short, obliquely ascending; third joint extremely small. Antennæ setose, somewhat shorter than the body. Wings with a straight, very oblique, brown line, which extends from the middle of the interior border of the hind wings towards the tip of the fore wings, on approaching which it is obsolete; marginal line black. Fore wings very acute; exterior border extremely oblique; reniform mark brown, very slender. Hind wings extending beyond the abdomen. Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 17 lines.

Gen. ZANCLOPTERYX, _Herr.-Schæffer_.

54. Zanclopteryx saponaria, _Herr.-Schæffer, Guén. Uran. et Phal._ 11. 16, 915.

Inhabits also Ceylon.

Fam. MICRONIDÆ, _Guénée_.

Gen. MICRONIA, _Guénée_.

55. Micronia rectinervata, _Guén. Uran. et Phal._ 11. 27, 933.

Fam. ZERENIDÆ.

Gen. STALAGMIA, _Guénée_.

56. Stalagmia guttaria, _Guér. Icon. Regn. Anim. Ins._ pl. 90 (Phalæna).

Catalogue of the Heterocerous Lepidopterous Insects collected at Malacca by Mr. A. R. WALLACE, with Descriptions of New Species. By FRANCIS WALKER.

Fam. SPHINGIDÆ, _Leach_.

Gen. MACROGLOSSA, _Ochsenheimer_.

1. Macroglossa Passalus, _Drury, Exot. Ins._ ii. 52, pl. 29. f. 2 (Sphinx).

Inhabits also Hindostan and Java.

2. Macroglossa corythus, _Boisd. MSS._; _Walk. Cat. Lep. Het._ viii. 92. 14.

Inhabits also Hindostan, Ceylon, and Java.

Fam. AGARISTIDÆ, _Swainson_.

Gen. EUSEMIA, _Dalman_.

3. Eusemia maculatrix, _Westw._ (See Singapore Sp. No. 2.)

4. Eusemia mollis, _Walk._ (See Singapore Sp. No. 3.)

5. EUSEMIA SUBDIVES, n. s. _Mas._ Atra, antennis subpectinatis, abdomine fasciis luteis, alis anticis fascia exteriore recta non obliqua testacea; posticis ochraceis atro marginatis.

_Male._ Deep black. Antennæ slightly pectinated, slightly hooked at the tips. Abdomen with a luteous band on the hind border of each segment. Fore wings with an upright, straight, testaceous exterior band, which does not extend to the interior border. Hind wings bright ochraceous, with a deep black border, which is irregular on the inner side and is joined in front to a black spot, the latter, on the under side, containing a white curved line. Length of the body 9 lines; of the wings 28 lines.

Fam. LITHOSIIDÆ, _Stephens_.

Gen. NYCTEMERA, _Hübner_.

6. Nyctemera tripunctaria, _Linn. Syst. Nat._ 864. 226 (Geometra).

Inhabits also Hindostan and China.

Gen. EUSCHEMA, _Hübner_.

7. Euschema subrepleta, _Walk. Cat. Lep. Het._ xi. 406. 3.

Inhabits also Ceylon and Borneo.

Fam. LIPARIDÆ, _Boisduval_.

Gen. PANTANA.

8. Pantana bicolor, _Walk._ (See Singapore Sp. No. 17.)

Fam. ORTHOSIDÆ, _Guénée_.

Gen. CAREA, _Walk._

9. Carea varipes, _Walk. Cat. Lep. Het._ x. 475.

Fam. HYBLÆIDÆ, _Guénée_.

Gen. HYBLÆA, _Fabr._

10. Hyblæa tortricoides, _Guén. Noct._ ii. 391.

Inhabits also Borneo.

11. Hyblæa erycinoides, _Walk. Cat. Lep. Het._ xv. 1792.

Fam. PHYLLODIDÆ, _Guénée_.

Gen. LYGNIODES, _Guénée_.

12. Lygniodes endoleuca, _Guén._ (See Singapore Sp. No. 30.)

Fam. OPHIUSIDÆ, _Guénée_.

Gen. OPHIUSA, _Ochsenheimer_.

13. Ophiusa fulvotænia, _Guén. Noct._ iii. 272. 1710.

Inhabits also Hindostan, Ceylon, Java, and Sumatra.

Fam. THERMESIDÆ, _Guénée_.

Gen. COTUZA, _Walk._

14. COTUZA CONFIRMATA, n. s. _Mas._ Cinereo-ferruginea, robusta, dense vestita, subtus alba; palpis latis compressis oblique ascendentibus; articulo tertio minimo, antennis plus dimidio basali subpectinatis, alis linea, media recta perobliqua nigro-fusca antice angulosa et retracta, linea exteriore e denticulis nigro-fuscis albido terminatis, fimbria apice alba, alis anticis subhamatis, linea interiore nigro-fusca undulata orbiculari nigra punctiformi, reniformi et litura costali albis nigro marginatis.

_Male._ Cinereous-ferruginous, stout, densely pilose, white beneath. Palpi broad, compressed, obliquely ascending, not rising higher than the head; third joint obtuse, extremely short. Antennæ slightly pectinated to nearly two-thirds of the length, bare from thence to the tips. Abdomen not extending beyond the hind wings. Legs white; tibiæ ferruginous above. Wings ample; a blackish brown, straight, very oblique line, which is zigzag, and retracted towards the costa of the fore wings; exterior line composed of blackish-brown, very acute, whitish-pointed angles; fringe white exteriorly. Fore wings slightly hooked, with an interior undulating blackish-brown line; orbicular mark black, punctiform; reniform white, black-bordered, forming a triangular spot and an anterior point; a small exterior white costa, with mark. Length of the body 11 lines; of the wings 28 lines.

Fam. ACIDALIDÆ, _Guénée_.

Gen. ZANCLOPTERYX, _Herr.-Schæff._

15. Zanclopteryx saponaria, _Herr.-Schæff._ (See Singapore Species, No. 54.)

INDEX.

Page

Achæa mercatoria, _Fabr._ 191

Achias longividens, _Walk._ 121
latividens, _Walk._ 121
amplividens, _Walk._ 122

Achiides, _Walk._ 121

Acidalidæ, _Guénée_ 195, 198

Adraga, _Walk._ 82
univitta, _Walk._ 82

Adrama, _Walk._ 117
selecta, _Walk._ 118

Agaristidæ, _Swainson_ 183, 196

Agathis fumipennis, _Sm._ 176
modesta, _Sm._ 25
nitida, _Sm._ 26
sculpturalis, _Sm._ 25

Agenia, Alcyone, _Sm._ 155
Althea, _Sm._ 154
Amalthea, _Sm._ 155
bimaculata, _Sm._ 13
blanda, _Guér._ 13, 154
Callisto, _Sm._ 154
jucunda, _Sm._ 154

Alastor apicatus, _Sm._ 166
unifasciatus, _Sm._ 165

Allodape nitida, _Sm._ 134

Ammophila insolata, _Sm._ 14

Amorphopus, _Bell_ 27
cylindraceus, _Bell_ 27

Amphidasydæ, _Guénée_ 193

Anas punctata, _Cuvier_ 33

Andrenidæ, _Leach_ 5, 132

Angitula, _Walk._ 123
longicollis, _Walk._ 123

Anisodes expunctaria, _Walk._ 194

Anomis mutilata, _Walk._ 189

Anthomyia procellaria, _Walk._ 108

Anthomyides, _Walk._ 107, 130

Anthophora elegans, _Sm._ 135
zonata, _Linn._ 8, 135

Anthrax degenera, _Walk._ 90
pelops, _Walk._ 90
semiscita, _Walk._ 90

Apis zonata, _Sm._ 8

Argiva hieroglyphica, _Drury_ 191

Argonauta tuberculosa 34

Aricia canivitta, _Walk._ 107

Aricia significans, _Walk._ 107
squalens, _Walk._ 130
vicaria, _Walk._ 130

Artaxa varians, _Walk._ 189

Asilidæ, _Leach_ 83, 128

Asilites, _Walk._ 87

Asilus longistylus, _Wied._ 88
superveniens, _Walk._ 128

Attacus Atlas, _Linn._ 188

Baccha purpuricola, _Walk._ 129

Bee, death of the Common Hive Bee occasioned by a parasitic fungus 29

Bembex melancholica, _Sm._ 160
trepanda, _Dahlb._ 15

Bembicidæ, _Westw._ 15

Bengalia spissa, _Walk._ 107

Bibionidæ, _Haliday_ 77

Bizone hamata, _Walk._ 186

Bombilidæ, _Leach_ 90

Bombyx subnotata, _Walk._ 188

Bombycidæ 188

Bombylites, _Walk._ 90

Bracon abdominalis, _Sm._ 175
albo-marginatus, _Sm._ 174
basalis, _Sm._ 174
exoletus, _Sm._ 175
insinuator, _Sm._ 24
intrudens, _Sm._ 24, 176
nigripennis, _Sm._ 175
nitidus, _Sm._ 175
pallifrons, _Sm._ 176

Braconidæ 24

Brea, _Walk._ 117
contraria, _Walk._ 117
discalis, _Walk._ 117

Briarda plagifera, _Walk._ 189

Bulonga, _Walk._ 193
schistacearia, _Walk._ 193

Coelyoxys fulvifrons, _Sm._ 7

Calobata Abana, _Walk._ 124
albitarsis, _Wied._ 124
indica, _Desv._ 124
sepsoides, _Walk._ 124

Cardiacephala debilis, _Walk._ 124

Carea varipes, _Walk._ 197 Catephidæ, _Guénée_ 190

Ceratina hieroglyphica, _Sm._ 7
viridis, _Guér._ 7

Cerceris fuliginosa, _Sm._ 19
instabilis, _Sm._ 18
unifasciata, _Sm._ 19
varipes, _Sm._ 19

Cereopsis Novæ Hollandiæ 33

Cerea relicta, _Walk._ 93, 94
smaragdina, _Walk._ 93

Cetacea, _R. Knox_ on the Anatomy and Natural History of the 63

Chrysididæ 26, 177

Chrysis insularis, _Sm._ 26
purpurea, _Sm._ 26
sumptuosa, _Sm._ 27

Chrysopila vacillans, _Walk._ 89

Clitellaria bivittata, _Fabr._ 80

Cæcila complexa, _Walk._ 191

Cælopa inconspicua, _Walk._ 108

Cænosia luteicornis, _Walk._ 108

Coturnix pectoralis, _Gould_ 33

Cotuza confirmata, _Walk._ 197

Crabro (Rhopalum) agilis, _Sm._ 18
solitarius, _Sm._ 162

Crabronidæ 18

Crematogaster elegans, _Sm._ 149
insularis, _Sm._ 149
obscura, _Sm._ 149

Crocisa nitidula, _Fabr._ 134

Cryptoceridæ, _Sm._ 150

Cryptus scutellatus, _Sm._ 170

Culex scutellaris, _Walk._ 77

Culicidæ, _Haliday_ 185

Cyclosia nivipetens, _Walk._ 185
submaculans, _Walk._ 185

Dacus expandens, _Walk._ 114
latifascia, _Walk._ 114
lativentris, _Walk._ 115
longivitta, _Walk._ 115
mutilloides, _Walk._ 115
obtrudens, _Walk._ 116
pectoralis, _Walk._ 114
pompiloides, _Walk._ 116

Darabitta, _Walk._ 187
strigicosta, _Walk._ 187

Darantasia, _Walk._ 186
cuneiplena, _Walk._ 186

Daristane, _Walk._ 193
tibiaria, _Walk._ 194

Dasygastræ, _Sm._ 6, 134

Dasypogon inopinus, _Walk._ 83
honestus, _Walk._ 83

Dasypogonites, _Walk._ 83

Deiopeia detracta, _Walk._ 186

Denudata 7

Dexia pectoralis, _Walk._ 101

Dexides, _Walk._ 101

Diaphorus resumens, _Walk._ 93

Diodon 76

Dolichopidæ, _Leach_ 91

Dolichopus trigonifer, _Walk._ 92

Delphinis 63

Drapetodes mitaria, _Guér._ 195

Drosophila? finigutta, _Walk._ 126
? imperata, _Walk._ 126
? melanospila, _Walk._ 126

Dryomyza semicyanea, _Walk._ 109

Ectatomma rugosa, _Sm._ 143

Empidæ, _Leach_ 91, 129

Ennomidæ, _Guén._ 193

Ephydra? taciturna, _Walk._ 127

Ephyra quadristriaria, _Walk._ 194

Ephyridæ, _Guénée_ 194

Erebidæ, _Guéneé_ 191

Eristalis conductus, _Walk._ 95
muscoïdes, _Walk._ 96
resolutus, _Walk._ 95, 129
splendens, _Leguillon_ 95
suavissimus, _Walk._ 95

Evanidæ, _Leach_ 169

Eumelea Rosaliata, _Cram._ 194

Eumenes architectus, _Sm._ 20
arcuata, _Fabr._ 163
circinalis, _Fabr._ 20
floralis, _Sm._ 20
fulvipennis, _Sm._ 20
vindex, _Sm._ 20

Eumenidæ, _Westw._ 19, 163

Eurygaster decipiens, _Walk._ 100
phasioïdes, _Walk._ 100
tentans, _Walk._ 99

Euschema subrepleta, _Walk._ 196

Eusemia maculatrix, _Westw._ 183, 196
mollis, _Walk._ 183, 196
subdives, _Walk._ 196

Foenus gracilis, _Sm._ 169

Formica angulata, _Sm._ 139
cordata, _Sm._ 137
coxalis, _Sm._ 136
flavitarsus, _Sm._ 136
fragilis, _Sm._ 136
gracilipes, _Sm._ 136
lævissima, _Sm._ 138
mutilata, _Sm._ 137
nitida, _Sm._ 138
oculata, _Sm._ 137
quadriceps, _Sm._ 137
scrutator, _Sm._ 138
sericata, _Guér._ 139
sexspinosa, _Latr._ 139
virescens, _Fabr._ 135

Formicidæ 135

Gabaza, _Walk._ 80
argentea, _Walk._ 80

Galathea Andrewsii, _Sp. Bate_ 3
depressa, _Sp. Bate_ 3
dispersa, _Sp. Bate_ 3
nexa 3
squamifera, _Sp. Bate_ 3
strigosa 2

Gammarus affinis, _M.-Ed._ 3
Kröyii, _Rathke_ 3
Locusta, _Leach_ 3
Olivii, _M.-Ed._ 3

Geomyzides, _Fallen_ 126

Geron simplex, _Walk._ 90

Gonopteridæ, _Guénée_ 189

Gorytes constrictus, _Latr._ 160
vagus, _Sm._ 161

Graptomyza tibialis, _Walk._ 95

Gynoplistia jurgiosa, _Walk._ 78

Hæmatophis fuliginosus 33

Halmaturus Billardierii 32

Hedychrum flammulatum, _Sm._ 26

Helomyza atripennis, _Walk._ 109
picipes, _Walk._ 109
restituta, _Walk._ 109

Helomyzides, _Fallen_ 108

Helophilus mesoleucus, _Walk._ 96
quadrivittatus, _Wied._ 96

Hiaticula bicincta 33

Hippoboscidæ, _Leach_ 127

Hybos bicolor, _Walk._ 91
deficiens, _Walk._ 129

Hyblæa tortricoïdes, _Guén._ 197

Hyblæidæ, _Guéneé_ 197

Hydromyzides, _Haliday_ 127

Hypena ruralis, _Walk._ 192

Hypenidæ, _Herr Schæff._ 192

Hypernaria diffundens, _Guén._ 192

Hypogrammidæ, _Guénée_ 189

Hypsa egens, _Walk._ 185
silvandra, _Cram._ 185

Icaria brunnea, _Sm._ 167
fasciata, _Sm._ 167
ferruginea, _Sauss._ 22
gracilis, _Sm._ 167
maculiventris, _Sm._ 167
nigra, _Sm._ 16
pilosa, _Sm._ 22
unicolor, _Sm._ 168

Ichneumon insularis, _Sm._ 170

Ichneumonidæ, _Leach_ 23, 170

Idia æqualis, _Walk._ 103
australis, _Walk._ 103
testacea, _Macq._ 130
xanthogaster, _Wied._ 130

Ischnogaster iridipennis, _Sm._ 166

Lamprogaster celyphoïdes, _Walk._ 112
delectans, _Walk._ 111
marginifera, _Walk._ 111
quadrilinea, _Walk._ 111
scutellaris, _Walk._ 112
tetyroïdes, _Walk._ 112
ventralis, _Walk._ 131

Laphria aperta, _Walk._ 87
aurifacies, _Macq._ 84
comes, _Walk._ 85
consobrina, _Walk._ 84
consors, _Walk._ 85
declarata, _Walk._ 87
flagrantissima, _Walk._ 86
germana, _Walk._ 86
gloriosa, _Walk._ 84
justa, _Walk._ 86
manifesta, _Walk._ 87
paradisiaca, _Walk._ 128
placens, _Walk._ 128
scapularis, _Wied._ 84
socia, _Walk._ 84
sodalis, _Walk._ 85

Laphrites, _Walk._ 128

Larinus maculatus, _Falderm._ 179
mellificus, _Jekel_ 181

Larra prismatica, _Sm._ 16
simillima, _Sm._ 159

Larrada ædilis, _Sm._ 16
aurifrons, _Sm._ 16
aurulenta, _Sm._ 16
exilipes, _Sm._ 16
festinans, _Sm._ 17
personata, _Sm._ 16
modesta, _Sm._ 159
rufipes, _Sm._ 17

Larridæ 16

Larus pacificus 33

Lauxania duplicans, _Walk._ 110
minuens, _Walk._ 110

Lauxanides, _Walk._ 110

Lepidosiren 76

Leptidæ, _Westw._ 89

Leptis ferruginosa, _Wied._ 89

Leptogaster albimanus, _Walk._ 89
ferrugineus, _Walk._ 89
longipes, _Walk._ 89

Leucanidæ, _Guénée_ 188

Limacodidæ, _Duponchel_ 188

Liparidæ, _Boisduval_ 187, 197

Lissa cylindrica, _Walk._ 125

Lithosiidæ, _Stephens_ 184, 196

Lonchæa inops, _Walk._ 110

Lygnioides endoleuca, _Guén._ 190, 197

Macna pomalis, _Walk._ 192

Macroglossa corythus, _Boisd._ 196
Passalus, _Drury_ 196

Macromeris iridipennis, _Sm._ 156
splendida, _St. Farg._ 13

Malopteruris 76

Margarodes amphitritalis, _Guén._ 193

Margarodidæ, _Guéneé_ 193

Masca abactalis, _Walk._ 192

Masicera guttata, _Walk._ 99
notabilis, _Walk._ 97
simplex, _Walk._ 99
solennis, _Walk._ 98
tentata, _Walk._ 98

Massicyta cerioïdes, _Walk._ 78
inflata, _Walk._ 78

Megachile fulvifrons, _Sm._ 6
incisa, _Sm._ 6
insularis 134
lateritia 134
scabrosa 134
terminalis, _Sm._ 7

Megischus indicus, _Westw._ 23

Megistocera tuscana, _Wied._ 78

Meranoplus spinosus, _Sm._ 150

Mesostenus agilis, _Sm._ 171
albopictus, _Sm._ 172
albo-spinosus, _Sm._ 23
pictus, _Sm._ 171

Microdon apicalis, _Walk._ 94
fulvicornis, _Walk._ 94

Micronia rectinervata, _Guén._ 195

Micronidæ, _Guénée_ 195

Miresa curvifera, _Walk._ 188

Montezumia indica, _Sauss._ 19

Morphota formosa, _Sm._ 17

Musca benedicta, _Walk._ 105
domestica, _Linn._ 105
eristaloïdes, _Walk._ 106
gloriosa, _Walk._ 104
macularis, _Walk._ 104
marginifera, _Walk._ 105
obscurata, _Walk._ 105
obtrusa, _Walk._ 105, 130
opulenta, _Walk._ 104
patiens, _Walk._ 106

Muscidæ, _Latr._ 97, 129

Muscides, _Walk._ 103, 130

Mutilla carinata, _Sm._ 150
exilis, _Sm._ 151
manifesta, _Sm._ 150
nigra, _Sm._ 151
rufogastra, _Sm._ 9
sexmaculata, _Swed. N. A. Holm._ 9
Sibylla, _Sm._ 150
unifasciata, _Sm._ 9
volatilis, _Sm._ 9

Mutillidæ, _Leach_ 9, 150

Mycetophilidæ, _Haliday_ 77

Mygnimia aspasia, _Sm._ 157
fumipennis, _Sm._ 13
iridipennis, _Sm._ 13

Myrmica carinata, _Sm._ 148
mellea, _Sm._ 148
parallela, _Sm._ 147
scabrosa, _Sm._ 147
suspiciosa, _Sm._ 148
thoracica, _Sm._ 148

Mysticetus 70

Mythymna inducens, _Walk._ 188

Myzine tenuicornis, _Sm._ 151

Nautilus pompilius, _T. H. Huxley_ on the anatomy of 36

Nerius duplicatus, _Wied._ 125

Nerua, _Walk._ 81
scenopinoïdes, _Walk._ 8

Neurina procopialis, _Cram._ 193

Nomia cincta, _Sm._ 132
dentata, _Sm._ 133
flavipes, _Sm._ 5
formosa, _Sm._ 5
haliotoïdes, _Sm._ 6
longicornis, _Sm._ 133
punctata, _Sm._ 5

Notodontidæ, _Stephens_ 187

Nyctalemon Hector, _White_ 183

Nyctemera mundipicta, _Walk._ 184
tripunctaria, _Linn._ 196

Obrapa, _Walk._ 82
celyphoïdes, _Walk._ 83
perilampoïdes, _Walk._ 82

Odontomachus malignus, _Sm._ 144
simillimus, _Sm._ 144
tyrannicus, _Sm._ 144

Odynerus agilis, _Sm._ 164
(Ancistrocerus) clavicornis, _Sm._ 21
fulvipennis, _Sm._ 22
(Leionotus) insularis, _Sm._ 21
modestus, _Sm._ 165
multipictus, _Sm._ 165
petiolatus, _Sm._ 164

Ommatius lucifer, _Walk._ 88
noctifer, _Walk._ 88, 129
retrahens, _Walk._ 88

Ommatophoridæ, _Guénée_ 191

Ophideres discrepans, _Walk._ 190
Salaminia, _Cram._ 190
smaragdipicta, _Walk._ 190

Ophideridæ, _Guénée_ 190

Ophisma Umminia, _Cram._ 191

Ophiusa fulvotænia, _Guén._ 197

Ophiusidæ, _Guénée_ 191, 197

Ornithomyia parva, _Macq._ 127

Ortalides, _Haliday_ 111-131

Ortalis prompta, _Walk._ 118
complens, _Walk._ 118

Orthoneura basalis, _Walk._ 97

Orthosidæ, _Guénée_ 197

Oscinides, _Haliday_ 125

Oscinis lineiplena, _Walk._ 125
noctilux, _Walk._ 126

Oxybelus agilis, _Sm._ 18

Oxyssus maculipennis, _Sm._ 177

Pachymenes viridis, _Sm._ 163

Pallura, _Walk._ 127
invaria, _Walk._ 127

Palyadæ, _Guénée_ 194

Pantana bicolor, _Walk._ 187, 197

Patula macrops, _Linn._ 191

Pelopæus bengalensis, _Dahlb._ 14
flavo-fasciatus, _Sm._ 15
intrudens, _Sm._ 15
laboriosus, _Sm._ 154
madraspatanus, _Fabr._ 14

Phaps elegans 33

Phoridæ, _Haliday_ 127

Phyllodidæ, _Guénée_ 190, 197

Pidorus constrictus, _Walk._ 185

Pimpla braconoïdes, _Sm._ 172
ferruginea, _Sm._ 173
ochracea, _Sm._ 172
penetrans, _Sm._ 173
plagiata, _Sm._ 173
trimaculata, _Sm._ 24

Pinnotheridæ, _M. Ed._ 27

Pison nitidus, _Sm._ 160

Platydidæ, _Guénée_ 192

Platystoma fusifacies, _Walk._ 113
multivitta, _Walk._ 113

Plecia dorsalis, _Walk._ 77

Podomyrma, _Sm._ 145
basalis, _Sm._ 147
lævifrons, _Sm._ 146
femorata, _Sm._ 145
striata 146

Polistes diabolicus, _Sauss._ 168
elegans, _Sm._ 169
fastidiosus, _Sauss._ 22
nigrifrons, _Sm._ 168
philippinensis, _Sauss._ 22
Picteti, _Sauss._ 22
sagittarius, _Sauss._ 22
stigma, _Sauss._ 22
tepidus, _Fabr._ 168

Polyara, _Walk._ 122
insolita, _Walk._ 123

Polypterus 76

Polyrhachis bellicosus, _Sm._ 142
geometricus, _Sm._ 141
Hector, _Sm._ 142
irritabilis, _Sm._ 141
lævissimus, _Sm._ 141
longipes, _Sm._ 140
marginatus, _Sm._ 139
mucronatus, _Sm._ 140
hostilis, _Sm._ 139
rufofemoratus, _Sm._ 142
scutulatus, _Sm._ 140
serratus, _Sm._ 140

Pompilidæ, _Leach_ 11

Pompilus analis, _Fabr._ 11
contortus, _Sm._ 12
deceptor, _Sm._ 12
dubius, _Sm._ 153
pilifrons, _Sm._ 12
saltitans, _Sm._ 11

Ponera parallela, _Sm._ 143
quadridentata, _Sm._ 143
rugosa, _Sm._ 142
sculpturata, _Sm._ 142

Priocnemis fervidus, _Sm._ 156
pulcherrimus, _Sm._ 156
rufifrons, _Sm._ 120

Prosena argentata, _Walk._ 102

Prosopis malachisis, _Sm._ 132

Pseudomyrma læviceps, _Sm._ 145

Psilides, _Walk._ 125

Psilopus æneus, _Fabr._ 91
benedictus, _Walk._ 91
egens, _Walk._ 92
lucigena, _Walk._ 91
orcifer, _Walk._ 92
planicornis, _Wied._ 92
terminifer, _Walk._ 92

Ptilocera quadridentata, _Walk._ 78

Puffinus brevicaudus, _Brandt_ 33

Rhynchium argentatum, _Sauss._ 19
atrum, _Sauss._ 19
hæmorrhoidale, _Sauss._ 19
mirabile, _Sauss._ 163
parentissimum, _Sauss._ 19
superbum, _Sauss._ 163

Rhyssa maculipennis, _Sm._ 173
vestigator, _Sm._ 174

Rutilia angustipennis, _Walk._ 101
plumicornis, _Guérin_ 101

Salduba, _Walk._ 79
diphysoïdes, _Walk._ 79

Salius malignus, _Sm._ 157

Sarcophaga basalis, _Walk._ 129
compta, _Walk._ 102
invaria, _Walk._ 103

Sarcophagides, _Walk._ 102

Sargus complens, _Walk._ 81
metallinus, _Fabr._ 80
vagans, _Walk._ 11

Saropoda bombiformis, _Sm._ 135

Saturniidæ, _Walk._ 188

Sciara selecta, _Walk._ 77

Scolia agilis, _Sm._ 10
Alecto, _Sm._ 10
aurenta, _Sm._ 9
erratica, _Sm._ 9
fulgidipennis, _Sm._ 152
fulvipennis, _Sm._ 10
grossa, _Burm._ 152
insularis, _Sm._ 153
minuta, _Sm._ 11
nitida, _Sm._ 152
quadriceps, _Sm._ 153
terminata, _Sm._ 10

Scoliadæ, _Leach_ 151

Scopulipedes, _Sm._ 8

Sepedon costalis, _Walk._ 110

Sepsides, _Walk._ 123

Sepsis basifera, _Walk._ 124

Setina bipunctata, _Walk._ 185

Siluridæ 76

Solenopsis cephalotes, _Sm._ 149

Sphegidæ 14

Spheniscus minor, _Temminck_ 33

Sphex argentata, _Dahl._ 157
aurifrons, _Sm._ 157
gratiosa, _Sm._ 158
nitidiventris, _Sm._ 158
prædator, _Sm._ 14
sepicola, _Sm._ 158
sericea, _Fabr._ 157

Sphingidæ, _Leach_ 196

Stalagmia guttaria, _Guérin_ 196

Steiria phryganeoïdes, _Walk._ 190

Stelis abdominalis, _Sm._ 7

Stenophasmus, _Sm._ 169
ruficeps, _Sm._ 170

Stilbum amethystinum, _Fabr._ 177
splendidum, _Fabr._ 177

Stratiomidæ, _Haliday_ 78

Stratiomys confertissima, _Walk._ 79
nexura, _Walk._ 80

Sulu australis, _Gould_ 33

Synegia botydaria, _Guénée_ 195

Syntomis annosa, _Walk._ 183
chloroleuca, _Walk._ 183
xanthomela, _Walk._ 184

Sypna subsignata, _Walk._ 191

Syrphidæ, _Leach_ 93, 129

Syrphus ægrotus, _Fabr._ 99
ericetorum, _Fabr._ 99

Tabanidæ, _Leach_ 83

Tabanus recusans, _Walk._ 83

Tachinides, _Walk._ 97

Tachytes morosus, _Sm._ 18

Tenthredinidæ 23, 177

Tenthredo (Allantus) purpurata, _Sm._ 23

Thalatta aurigutta, _Walk._ 189

Thereva congrua, _Walk._ 90

Therevites, _Walk._ 90

Thermesia? recusata, _Walk._ 191

Thermesidæ, _Guénée_ 191, 197

Timandra Ajaia, _Walk._ 195

Tipulidæ 78

_Tréhala_ 178

Tremex insignis, _Sm._ 178

Trigona læviceps, _Sm._ 135

Trupanea contradicens, _Walk._ 87

Trypeta basalis, _Walk._ 120
dorsigutta, _Walk._ 119
impleta, _Walk._ 120
multistriga, _Walk._ 119
roripennis, _Walk._ 131
subocellifera, _Walk._ 120

Trypoxylon eximium, _Sm._ 161

Vespa affinis, _Fabr._ 23
fervida, _Sm._ 23

Vespidæ, _Stephens_ 19, 166

Ugia disjungens, _Walk._ 192

Uraniidæ, _Walk._ 183

Urothoe elegans 3
inostratus, _Dana_ 3

Worm-tracks, notice of in London Clay 31

Xarnuta leucotelus, _Walk._ 108

Xema Jamesonii 33

Xylocopa æstuans, _Linn._ 8, 135
collaris, _St. Farg._ 8
Dejeanii, _St. Farg._ 8
fenestrata, _Fabr._ 8
nobilis, _Sm._ 8

Xylota ventralis, _Walk._ 96

Xyphidria rufipes, _Sm._ 177

Zanclopteryx saponaria, _H. Schæff._ 195, 198

Zerenidæ 196

Zethus cyanopterus, _Sauss._ 19

Zygænidæ, _Leach_ 183

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Transcriber's Notes:

1. Chrysophila changed to Chrysopila in the index to match the text referred to. 2. Stenophasimis changed to Stenophasmus in the index to match the text refered to. 3. A number of words occur throughout the book in accented and non-accented forms. These were left as in the original text.