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A761.15 Beagle Library: Cuvier, Georges. 1827-35. The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization. With additional descriptions of all the species hitherto named, and of many not before noticed, by Edward Griffith and others. 16 vols. London: Geo. B. Whittaker. vol. 15: Insecta (2). Text

all periods of the year, it is fair to conclude that the soldiers compose a peculiar caste, and represent, in some measure in this genus, the neuters of the ants and bees. We may presume that the entire development of the metamorphosis of these insects is not effected in less than the course of two years since, when the winged individuals appear, a great number of larv are found in the nests, which larv must belong to a preceding generation, and do not assume wings, at the soonest, until the

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A761.15 Beagle Library: Cuvier, Georges. 1827-35. The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization. With additional descriptions of all the species hitherto named, and of many not before noticed, by Edward Griffith and others. 16 vols. London: Geo. B. Whittaker. vol. 15: Insecta (2). Text

. It is of a bright rich green colour, entirely punctured, with a purplish tint in the middle of the thorax; the wings pale brown, with the nervures rather darker. This insect is from Melville Island. We now arrive at the first family of the second section of hymenoptera, the HETEROGYNA, and have to consider those most admirable and well-known insects the ANTS (genus FORMICA). In treating of them, we must dismiss here every consideration of structure, as their habits are too interesting to be

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A761.15 Beagle Library: Cuvier, Georges. 1827-35. The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization. With additional descriptions of all the species hitherto named, and of many not before noticed, by Edward Griffith and others. 16 vols. London: Geo. B. Whittaker. vol. 15: Insecta (2). Text

more narrow, and elongated galleries, serving for the purposes of communication; small columns, and very slender walls in a word, real buttresses, support the most spacious places. Here the chambers have but a single entrance, and the origin of which corresponds with the lower story; there we discover broader spaces, which form a kind of cross-roads. The chambers and the broader spaces are inhabited by the adult ants, but the nymphs are always united in lodges more or less approaching to the

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A761.15 Beagle Library: Cuvier, Georges. 1827-35. The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization. With additional descriptions of all the species hitherto named, and of many not before noticed, by Edward Griffith and others. 16 vols. London: Geo. B. Whittaker. vol. 15: Insecta (2). Text

activity: entire stories are constructed from the evening to the morning. M. Huber has often induced them to work by means of an artificial shower. The ants scrape with their mandibles the earth from the bottom of their domicile, detach the molecules from it, unite them into a little pellet, carry it off with their teeth, and apply it to the place where it is to remain. They divide it, and push it on with these organs, so as to fill the little irregularities of the walls or pillars which they at first

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A761.15 Beagle Library: Cuvier, Georges. 1827-35. The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization. With additional descriptions of all the species hitherto named, and of many not before noticed, by Edward Griffith and others. 16 vols. London: Geo. B. Whittaker. vol. 15: Insecta (2). Text

about five in the afternoon. They sometimes, however, says M. Huber, set out sooner, but never before two o'clock, or later than five. They return about six, or half-past, and never go out unless the weather be fine. The amazons sometimes procure, and by the same means of violence, another kind of auxiliaries, namely the neuter mining ants. But this is only in case of the want of the ash-coloured species, for only one or the other of these species 2 K 2 [page] 50

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A761.15 Beagle Library: Cuvier, Georges. 1827-35. The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization. With additional descriptions of all the species hitherto named, and of many not before noticed, by Edward Griffith and others. 16 vols. London: Geo. B. Whittaker. vol. 15: Insecta (2). Text

entrance, and swallow many. Several birds, such as sparrows, swallows, the kingfisher, hens, c. are partial to these insects. Foxes sometimes turn the hives over in the winter to get at the honey. Ants penetrate into the habitation of the bees, being very fond of honey, and even occasionally attack the eggs. The odour which exhales from some species is very disagreeable to the bees. The death's head sphinx, when it enters the hive, occasions great confusion there, and causes many bees to perish

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A761.15 Beagle Library: Cuvier, Georges. 1827-35. The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization. With additional descriptions of all the species hitherto named, and of many not before noticed, by Edward Griffith and others. 16 vols. London: Geo. B. Whittaker. vol. 15: Insecta (2). Text

, and do not proceed beyond the spot where these traces of silk are seen to terminate. Though they do not seem to observe a very strict polity, they are not altogether undisciplined. None of them ever fail to re-enter their habitation on the approach of night or bad weather. It is a very amusing spectacle to see these little caterpillars going and coming, some on one side, some on the other, without confusion, and when they meet, saluting each other, like the ants; also descending the branch in

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A761.16 Beagle Library: Cuvier, Georges. 1827-35. The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization. With additional descriptions of all the species hitherto named, and of many not before noticed, by Edward Griffith and others. 16 vols. London: Geo. B. Whittaker. vol. 16: Tabular view of classification; index. Text

, (Geoff) xv. 141 marginella, xv. 142 Altic , xv. 153 Altis , xv. 36 proper, xv. 142 Altitarsus, xv. 142 Alucita, (Fab.) xv. 627 (Lat.) xv. 625 Alurnus, of Fab, xv. 136 Alydas pellucidus, xv. 241 Alydus, (Fab.) xv. 218 Alysia, (Latr.) xv. 363 Alyson, (Jur.) xv. 378 Amara, observations upon, xiv. 213 Amarygmus, (Dalm.) xv. 13 Amathusia, (Fab.) xv. 590 Amazons, the neuters of red ants, xiv. 120 Amblirhinus, (Schoen.) xv. 57 Amblychus, description of, xiv. 226 Amblyteres, xiv. 476 Amerhinus, xv. 61

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A761.16 Beagle Library: Cuvier, Georges. 1827-35. The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization. With additional descriptions of all the species hitherto named, and of many not before noticed, by Edward Griffith and others. 16 vols. London: Geo. B. Whittaker. vol. 16: Tabular view of classification; index. Text

, (Lep. Ser.) xv. 12 Carcophagus, xv. 126 Banksi , xv. 126 Carenum, description of, xiv. 199 Caris, description of the, xiv. 180 Carnivora, description of the, xiv. 172 Carpenter-ants, xv. 444 Carpenter-bees, the, xv. 570 Carpomyz , xv. 715 Caruns of M. Nitzsch, xv. 706 Casnonia, description of the, xiv. 189 Cassida, xv. 143 (Lia.) xv. 136 bicolor, xv. 772 Cassid , habits of the, xv. 131 Cassidari , the, xv. 135 Cassignetus geotrupo des, xiv. 499 Castnia, (Fab.) xv. 595, 596 Catadromus, xiv. 214

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A761.16 Beagle Library: Cuvier, Georges. 1827-35. The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization. With additional descriptions of all the species hitherto named, and of many not before noticed, by Edward Griffith and others. 16 vols. London: Geo. B. Whittaker. vol. 16: Tabular view of classification; index. Text

called, xiv. 366 Languria, (Lat,) xv. 155 Laphria, (Meig,) xv. 690 Larra, (Jur.) xv. 376 Larrates, (Cuv.) xv. 376 Lasiocampa, xv. 606 Lasioptera, (Meig,) xv. 686 Lasius, (Wied.) xv. 693 Latridius, (Deg,) xv. 123 (Herbs.) xv. 87 Lathrobia, xiv. 304 Lathrobium, description of, xiv. 292 elongatum, xiv. 293 Lauscania, (Lat.) xv. 717 Leapers, the, xv. 135. 173 Lebia, description of, xiv. 196 dorsalis, xiv. 272 Ledra, xv. 224. 226 Legionaries, (neuters of red ants,) xiv. 120 Leias, (Meig) xv. 688

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A761.16 Beagle Library: Cuvier, Georges. 1827-35. The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization. With additional descriptions of all the species hitherto named, and of many not before noticed, by Edward Griffith and others. 16 vols. London: Geo. B. Whittaker. vol. 16: Tabular view of classification; index. Text

, (Robineau Desvoidy) xv. 683 Sagaris, (Panz.) xv. 364 Sagra, xv. 122. 125 tristis, xv. 125 Sagrides, xv. 122 Salda, (Fab.) xv. 219 Saldes, of Fabricius, xv. 220 Saltatoria, xv. 173 Salius, (Germ.) xv. 61 Sandalus, (Knock) xiv. 326 niger, xiv. 326 petrophya, xiv. 326 Sanguine ants, attack upon, xv. 470 Saperda, xv. 108. 119 (Fab.) xv. 105 Saperda carcharias, xv. 120 cylindricollis, xv. 119 Sapyga proper, (Latr.) xv. 374 Sapygat , (Lat.) xv. 374 Sapromyza, (Fall.) xv. 714 Sarapus, xiv. 391 (Fisch.) xiv

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A761.16 Beagle Library: Cuvier, Georges. 1827-35. The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization. With additional descriptions of all the species hitherto named, and of many not before noticed, by Edward Griffith and others. 16 vols. London: Geo. B. Whittaker. vol. 16: Tabular view of classification; index. Text

carrabo des, xv. 92 Trogus, xiv. 247 Trojan-knights, of Linn us, xv. 584 Tropidia, (Meig.) xv. 705 Trox, xiv. 508 of Fab. and Olivier, xiv. 467 dubius, xiv. 412 horridus, xiv. 467 spinicornis, xiv. 466 Truncatipennes, description of the, xiv. 183 Truxales, stigma of the metathorax of, xiv. 3 Truxalis, (Fab.) xv. 176 Trypananeus, xv. 91 Tryphyllus, (Dej.) xv. 87 Trypoxylon, (Fab.) xv. 378 (Lat.) xv. 377 Trypeta, (Meig.) xv. 716 Tubicenus, (Dej.) xv. 54 Turdus gryllivora, xv. 214 Turf-ants, emigration

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A761.17 Beagle Library: Cuvier, Georges. 1827-35. The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization. With additional descriptions of all the species hitherto named, and of many not before noticed, by Edward Griffith and others. 16 vols. London: Geo. B. Whittaker. vol. 17. Text

the warm days of spring and summer, it quits its retreat, and goes to bask in the sunshine and give chase to the gnats, ants, and other small insects. These lizards usually live in pairs. Almost all naturalists have regarded this lizard as a variety of the lacerta agilis of Linn us, and M. Latreille has made of it a variety of the green lizard of Lac p de. It sufficiently appears that it is it which has been described by Seba under the names of talect e and tamacolin of New Spain. M. Ruiz de

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A761.17 Beagle Library: Cuvier, Georges. 1827-35. The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization. With additional descriptions of all the species hitherto named, and of many not before noticed, by Edward Griffith and others. 16 vols. London: Geo. B. Whittaker. vol. 17. Text

plates under the belly. It is from five to six inches in length. This species, called the grey lizard of the walls, is the most common saurian reptile in France, and in all the temperate climates of Europe. It inhabits sandy places and the walls of gardens, on which it climbs with a surprising degree of agility. It is also found in part of Asia and Africa. It lives on flies, ants, and other insects. The vivacity of its motions, the grace of its rapid gait, its agreeable and slender form, cause it

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A761.16 Beagle Library: Cuvier, Georges. 1827-35. The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization. With additional descriptions of all the species hitherto named, and of many not before noticed, by Edward Griffith and others. 16 vols. London: Geo. B. Whittaker. vol. 16: Tabular view of classification; index. Text

pallida, xiv. 176 Mantes, xv. 192 (Fab.) xv. 300 causta, xv. 190 religiosa, xv. 172 siccifolia, xv. 173 whence named, xv. 187 viatoria, xv. 189 Mantispa, (Illig.) xv. 300 Mars, xv. 589 Masarides, (Lat.) xv. 379 Masaris, (Fab.) xv. 379 Masomelas, xiv. 322 Mason-ants, proceedings of the, xv. 443 Mason-bees, xiv. 346 Masons, what and why called, xv. 438 Mastigocerus, (Kl g.) xv. 357 Mastigus, xiv. 413 (Hoff.) xiv. 385 palpalis, xiv. 385 May-bug, larva of, xiv. 447 May-bugs, elytra of, xiv. 17 May

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A919.3 Beagle Library: Richardson, John. 1829-1836. Fauna Boreali-Americana. 3 vols. London: John Murray. Volume 3. Text

361 Bracon Crocator 261 IV. ACULEATA 261 274 FORMICID . (Ants) 261 362 Formica semipunctata 262 363 Formica fusca 262 VESPID . (Wasps) 263 364 Vespa vulgaris 263 365 Vespa borealis 264 366 Vespa marginata 265 367 Vespa maculata 266 PROSOPID 266 368 Prosopis elliptica 266 ANDRENID 267 369 Halictus rubicundus 267 370 Halictus crassicornis 267 371 Andrena impuncta 268 372 Andrena varians 268 NOMADID . (Cuckoo-bees) 269 373 Nomada americana 269 CHELOSTOMID 270 374 Chelostoma albifrons 270

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A919.3 Beagle Library: Richardson, John. 1829-1836. Fauna Boreali-Americana. 3 vols. London: John Murray. Volume 3. Text

GOEZE Europaische Fauna de naturgeschichte der Europaischen thiere. Leipzig 1799. 8vo. GOULD An account of the English Ants. London, 1747. 18mo. GRAVENHORST. Grav Coleoptera Microptera Brunsvicensia. Brunsvic , 1802. 8vo. GRAVENHORST. Monographia Coleopterorum micropterorum. Gotting , 1806. 8vo. GRAVENHORST. Ichneumonologia Europea, tom. 3. Uratislavi , 1829. 8vo. GRONOVIUS. Gron Zoophylacium Gronovianum. Leyden, 1765 87. fol. GYLLENHAL. Gyll Insecta Suecica, tom. 4. Scaris, 1808 13. Lipsi

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A760.02 Beagle Library: Cuvier, Georges. 1829-30. Le règne animal distribué d'après son organisation pour servir de base ä l'histoire naturelle des animaux, 2nd ed., 5 vols. Paris: Déterville and Crochard. vol. 2. [vols.4 and 5 listed separately under Latreille] Text

enti res s'occupent de sa p che, qui entretient des milliers de p cheurs, de saleurs et de commer ants. Les meilleurs sont ceux que l'on prend le plus au nord; une fois arriv s aux c tes de basse Normandie, ils sont vides, et leur chair est s che et d sagr able. Le Melet, Esprot ou Harenguet, Sprat des Anglais. (Clupea sprattus. Bl. 29. 2.) (1). A les proportions du hareng, mais il demeure beaucoup plus petit. Ses opercules ne sont pas vein s; une bande dor e se montre le long de ses flancs au

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A760.03 Beagle Library: Cuvier, Georges. 1829-30. Le règne animal distribué d'après son organisation pour servir de base ä l'histoire naturelle des animaux, 2nd ed., 5 vols. Paris: Déterville and Crochard. vol. 3. [vols.4 and 5 listed separately under Latreille] Text

treillage, seraient l'entr e de l'eau, les autres, b ants, sont destin s sa sortie (1). On place encore la suite des alcyons, LES PONGES. (SPONGIA. L. (2) Corps marins fibreux, qui ne paraissent avoir de sen (1) Voyez MM. Audouin et M. Edwards (Ann. des Sc. nat., tome XV, p. 17). N. B. Une grande partie des Alcyons de Lam., appartiennent r ellement ses th thyes. Aj. les genres fossiles que M. Lamouroux croit pouvoir rapprocher des Alcyons ou des Tethyes: ses HALLIROES et ceux dont il compose son

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A784.01 Beagle Library: Horsburgh, James. 1829. India directory, or directions for sailing to and from the East Indies, China, New Holland, Cape of Good Hope, Brazil and the interjacent ports. 3d ed. 2 vols. London: Author. vol. 1. Text

, called Natal by the Portuguese, because they discovered it on Christmas Day, is destitute of good harbours, and little frequented; being inhabited by negroes who are thought to be inhospitable to strangers, and the coast generally sterile near the sea, there is no inducement for any ship to touch here. The River St. John's falls into the sea, between the first and middle points of Natal, Christian's River on the south side of the latter point, and Ant's River, and Bloody River, between it and