Chap. VI Insects
Profusion of insects in Ceylon 247
Imperfect knowledge of 247
I. Coleoptera.—Beetles 248
Scavenger beetles 249
Coco-nut beetles 249
Tortoise beetles 250
II. Orthoptera.—Mantis and leaf-insects 250
Stick-insects 252
III. Neuroptera—Dragon flies 252
Ant-lion 252
White ants 253
Anecdotes of their instinct and ravages (text and note) 254
V. Hymenoptera.—Mason Wasps 256
Wasps 257
Bees 257
Carpenter Bee 258
Ants 258
Burrowing ants 262
VI. Lepidoptera.—Butterflies 262
Sylph 263
Lycænidæ 264
Moths 265
Silk worms (text and note) 265
Wood-carrying Moths 266
Pterophorus 267
VII. Homoptera 267
Cicada 267
VIII. Hemiptera 267
Bugs 267
IX. Aphaniptera 268
X. Diptera.—Mosquitoes 268
General character of Ceylon insects 269
List of insects in Ceylon 274