Chap. XII Insects
Profusion of insects in Ceylon 403
Imperfect knowledge of 404
I. Coleoptera.—Beetles 405
Scavenger beetles 405
Coco-nut beetles 407
Tortoise beetles 408
II. Orthoptera.—Mantis and leaf-insects 408
Stick-insects 410
III. Neuroptera.—Dragon flies 411
Ant-lion 411
White ants 411
Anecdotes of their instinct and ravages 412
IV. Hymenoptera.—Mason wasps 416
Wasps 417
Bees 418
Carpenter Bee 418
Ants 420
Burrowing ants 424
V. Lepidoptera.—Butterflies 424
The spectre 426
Lycænidæ 426
Moths 427
Silk worms 428
Stinging caterpillars 429
Wood-carrying moths 430
Pterophorus 432
VI. Homoptera 432
Cicada 432
VII. Hemiptera 433
Bugs 433
VIII. Aphaniptera 433
IX. Diptera.—Mosquitoes 434
Mosquitoes the “plague of flies” 434
The coffee bug 436
General character of Ceylon insects 442
List of insects in Ceylon 442