CHAPTER VI.-NATURAL HISTORY OF INDIAN
MOTHS AND OTHERS REARED FOR THEIR SILK.
Tusseh Silkworm, its Metamorphoses, its Flight, Manner
of Winding the Silk-Jarroo Silkworm, their Habits-Ar-
rindy or Arundi Silkworm, Manner of Rearing, its Meta-
morphoses, its Silk, Manner of Spinning-The Manner
of Manufacturing the Silk of Tinea Punctata-Account
of the Silk of an Indigenous American Moth-History of
preparing Silk from Spiders, kinds of, Manner of Spin-
ning, Number of Spiders, Eggs, Quantity of Silk, Weight
of the Bags,
CHAPTER VII.-ON LUMINOUS WINGED INSECTS.
History of the Glow-worm-Description of the Egg-The
Larva-Its Cleanliness-The Pupa-The perfect Insect
-Difference between the Sexes-The Light-Whether
History of the Cockchafer, its Ravages-Description of the
Larva, Pupa, Perfect Insect, its mode of appearing, Hab-
its-Account of its Ravages in Ireland-The History of
the Deathwatch, the Vulgar Opinion, its Noise, Number
of Strokes-History of the Burying-beetle, its Manner of
Burying Moles, &c.-For what Purpose--Description of
the Larva and Pupa, .
CHAPTER IX.-FURTHER HISTORY OF THE COLE-
OPTEROUS INSECTS.
History of the Stag-beetle, its Habits-Description of the
Larva, Pupa, and Cocoon-A Marvellous Story-History
of the Pellet-beetle, the Manner of forming its Pellets,
&c., its Strength, an Emblem of the Egyptians, its Sym-
bolical Meaning-History of the Water-beetle-Descrip-
tion of the Nidus, Larva, its peculiar formed Jaws, the
Utility of the Fringe of the Tail, its Ravages, considered
a Shrimp, Pupa, Perfect Insect-History of the Tortoise-
beetle-Description of the Larva, its Habits, Pupa, Per-
fect Insect,
History of the House-cricket, its Habits, Popular Preju-
dices, its Noise- History of the Field-cricket, difficult to
catch, its Habits, its Sound-A singular Species-His-
tory of the Mole-cricket, its Forelegs, its Chamber for its
Eggs, its Metamorphoses, Mode of attacking its Enemies,
its Noise, Manner of Flight, supposed to be Luminous,
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