Australian Insects

About this eBook

Author

Froggatt, Walter W. (Walter Wilson), 1858-1937

Title

Australian insects

Original Publication

Sydney: William Brooks & Comany, Limited, 1907.

Credits

Peter Becker, Karin Spence and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

QL: Science: Zoology

Subject

Insects -- Australia

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 76505

Release Date

July 15, 2025

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.AUSTRALIAN INSECTS.
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.TABLE OF CONTENTS.
4. 4.CONTENTS.
5. 5.LIST OF PLATES.
6. 6.INTRODUCTION.
7. 7.CLASSIFICATION.
8. 8.DISTRIBUTION.
9. 9.STRUCTURE. — FOSSIL INSECTS
10. 10.Order I.—APTERA. Spring-tails and Silver-fish. — Family 1. Spring-tails. COLLEMBOLA. — Family 2. Silver-fish. THYSANURA.
11. 11.Order II.—ORTHOPTERA. Cockroaches, Grasshoppers, Termites, &c. — Family 1. Earwigs. FORFICULIDAE. — Family 2. Cockroaches. BLATTIDAE. — Family 3. White Ants. TERMITIDAE. — Family 4. Web-spinners. EMBIIDAE. — Family 5. Book Lice. PSOCIDAE. — Family 6. Mantids. MANTIDAE. — Family 7. Stick or Leaf Insects. PHASMIDAE. — Family 8. Short-horned Grasshoppers. ACRIDIIDAE. — Family 9. Long-horned Grasshoppers. LOCUSTIDAE. — Family 10. Crickets. GRYLLIDAE.
12. 12.Order III.—NEUROPTERA. Lace-winged Insects. — Family 1. Stone-flies. PERLIDAE. — Family 2. Dragon Flies. ODONATA. — Family 3. May-flies. EPHEMERIDAE. — Family 4. Alder Flies and Snake Flies. SIALIDAE: — Family 5. Scorpion Flies. PANORPIDAE. — Family 6. Ant-lions and Lace-wings. HEMEROBIIDAE. — Family 7. Caddis Flies. TRICHOPTERA.
13. 13.Order IV.—HYMENOPTERA. Bees, Ants and Wasps. — Family 1. Stem-Sawflies. CEPHIDAE. — Family 2. ORYSSIDAE. — Family 3. SIRICIDAE. — Family 4. Sawflies. TENTHREDINIDAE. — Family 5. Gall-flies. CYNIPIDAE. — Family 6. Parasitic Wasps. CHALCIDIDAE. — Family 7. Micro-hymenoptera. PROCTOTRYPIDAE. — Family 8. Larger Parasitic Wasps. ICHNEUMONIDAE. — Family 9. Small Ichneumons. BRACONIDAE. — Family 10. Ruby Wasps. CHRYSIDIDAE. — Family 11. Hatchet-bodied Wasps. EVANIIDAE. — Family 12. Long-tailed Wasps. MEGALYRIDAE. — Family 13. Ants. FORMICIDAE. — Family 14. Solitary Ants. MUTILLIDAE. — Family 15. Flower Wasps. THYNNIDAE. — Family 16. Hairy Flower Wasps. SCOLIIDAE — Family 17. Sand Wasps. POMPILIDAE. — Family 18. Smaller Sand Wasps. SPHEGIDAE. — DIPLOPTERA. — Family 19. Solitary Wasps. EUMENIDAE. — Family 20. Social or Paper-nest Wasps. VESPIDAE. — Family 21. Shining Wasps. MASARIDAE. — Family 22. Bees. ANTHOPHILA or APIDAE.
14. 14.Order V.—COLEOPTERA. Beetles. — Family 1. Tiger Beetles. CICINDELIDAE. — Family 2. Carnivorous Ground Beetles. CARABIDAE. — Family 3. Water Beetles. DYTISCIDAE. — Family 4. Whirligig Beetles. GYRINIDAE. — Family 5. Clubbed-horned Water Beetles. HYDROPHILIDAE. — Family 6. Rove Beetles. STAPHYLINIDAE. — Family 7. Ant Beetles. PSELAPHIDAE — Family 8. Comb-horned Beetles. PAUSSIDAE. — Family 9. Ant Beetles. SCYDMAENIDAE. — Family 10. Burying Beetles. SILPHIDAE. — Family 11. Round Fungus Beetles. SCAPHIDIDAE. — Family 12. Mimic Beetles. HISTERIDAE. — Family 13. PHALACRIDAE. — Family 14. Fruit Beetles. NITIDULIDAE. — Family 15. TROGOSITIDAE. — Family 16. COLYDIDAE. — Family 17. RHYSODIDAE. — Family 18. Bark Beetles. CUCUJIDAE. — Family 19. CRYPTOPHAGIDAE. — Families 20–21. LATHRIDIDAE and MYCETOPHAGIDAE. — Family 22. Bacon Beetles. DERMESTIDAE. — Family 23. Pill Beetles. BYRRHIDAE. — Family 24. GEORYSSIDAE. — Family 25. PARNIDAE. — Family 26. HETEROCERIDAE. — Family 27. Stag Beetles. LUCANIDAE. — Family 28. Digger and Chafer Beetles. SCARABAEIDAE. — Family 29. Jewel Beetles. BUPRESTIDAE. — Family 30. False Click Beetles. EUCNEMIDAE. — Family 31. Click Beetles. ELATERIDAE. — Family 32. Feather Horns. RHIPIDOCERIDAE. — Family 33. Fire-Fly Beetles. MALACODERMIDAE. — Family 34. Hunting Beetles. CLERIDAE. — Family 35. Anobiums. PTINIDAE. — Family 36. Powderpost Beetles. CIOIDAE. — Family 37. Auger Beetles. BOSTRYCHIDAE. — Family 38. Mealworm Beetles. TENEBRIONIDAE. — Family 39. CISTELIDAE. — Family 40. LAGRIIDAE. — Family 41. ANTHICIDAE. — Family 42. PYROCHROIDAE. — Family 43. Pintails. MORDELLIDAE. — Family 44. Oil and Blister Beetles. CANTHARIDAE. — Family 45. Woodborers. SCOLYTIDAE. — Family 46. Slender Weevils. BRENTHIDAE. — Family 47. Carnivorous Weevils. ANTHRIBIDAE. — Family 48. Weevils. CURCULIONIDAE. — Family 49. Longicorns. CERAMBYCIDAE. — Family 50. Plant-eating Beetles. CHRYSOMELIDAE. — Family 51. Fungus Beetles. EROTYLIDAE. — Family 52. Lady-bird Beetles. COCCINELLIDAE.
15. 15.Order VI.—LEPIDOPTERA. Butterflies and Moths. — RHOPALOCERA. Butterflies. — Family 1. Brush-footed Butterflies. NYMPHALIDAE. — Family 2. Horned Butterflies. LIBYTHEIDAE. — Family 3. The Blues. LYCAENIDAE. — Family 4. The Whites and Yellows. PIERIDAE. — Family 5. Swallow Tails. PAPILIONIDAE. — Family 6. Skippers. HESPERIDAE.
16. 16.HETEROCERA. Moths. — Family 1. Connecting-link Moths. CASTNIIDAE. — Family 2. Butterfly Moths. URANIIDAE. — Family 3. Day Moths. AGARISTIDAE. — Family 4. Ringed Moths. SYNTOMIDAE. — Family 5. Burnet Moths. ZYGAENIDAE. — Family 6. Hawk Moths. SPHINGIDAE. — Family 7. Wood Moths. HEPIALIDAE. — Family 8. Bag Moths. PSYCHIDAE. — Family 9. Cup or Slug Moths. LIMACODIDAE. — Family 10. Tiger Moths. ARCTIIDAE. — Family 11. Brown Tails. LIPARIDAE. — Family 12. Silkworm Moths. BOMBYCIDAE. — Family 13. Loopers. GEOMETRIDAE. — Family 14. Cutworm Moths. NOCTUIDAE. — Family 15. Leaf Rollers. PYRALIDAE. — Family 16. Bell Moths. TORTRICIDAE. — Family 17. Grain and Clothes Moths. MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA.
17. 17.Order VII.—DIPTERA. Flies. — Family 1. Gall-Gnats. CECIDOMYIDAE. — Family 2. Shade Midges. MYCETOPHILIDAE. — Family 3. Mosquitoes. CULICIDAE. — Family 4. Sand-flies. CHIRONOMIDAE. — Family 5. Crane-flies. TIPULIDAE. — Family 6. Soldier Flies. STRATIOMYIDAE. — Family 7. March Flies. TABANIDAE. — Family 8. Bee-flies. BOMBYLIDAE. — Family 9. Bladder Flies. ACROCERIDAE. — Family 10. Mydas Flies. MYDAIDAE. — Family 11. Robber-flies. ASILIDAE. — Family 12. False Robber-flies. APIOCERIDAE. — Family 13. Big-eyed Flies. PIPUNCULIDAE. — Family 14. Hover Flies. SYRPHIDAE. — Family 15. Wasp-flies. CONOPIDAE. — Family 16. Fruit Flies, Leaf Mining Flies, &c. MUSCIDAE ACALYPTRATA. — Family 17. Anthomyia Flies. ANTHOMYIDAE. — Family 18. Parasite Flies. TACHINIDAE. — Family 19. Metallic Green Flies. DEXIIDAE. — Family 20. Flesh Flies. SARCOPHAGIDAE. — Family 21. House Flies. MUSCIDAE. — Family 22. Bot-flies. OESTRIDAE. — Family 23. Louse or Spider Flies. HIPPOBOSCIDAE. — Family 24. Fleas. PULICIDAE.
18. 18.Order VIII.—HEMIPTERA. Bugs, Frog-hoppers, Scale Insects, &c. — Sub-order I. HETEROPTERA. Bugs. — Family 1. Shield Bugs. PENTATOMIDAE. — Family 2. Gum-tree Bugs. COREIDAE. — Family 3. Chinch Bugs. LYGAEIDAE. — Family 4. Fruit Bugs. PYRRHOCORIDAE. — Family 5. Lace Bugs. TINGIDAE. — Family 6. Fungus Bugs. ARADIDAE. — Family 7. Water Striders. HYDROMETRIDAE. — Family 8. Assassin Bugs. REDUVIIDAE. — Family 9. Bed Bugs. CIMICIDAE. — Family 10. Leaf Bugs. CAPSIDAE. — Family 11. Water Bugs. CRYPTOCERATA. — Family 12. Fish-killers. BELOSTOMIDAE. — Family 13. Back-Swimmers. NOTONECTIDAE. — Family 14. Water-Boatmen. CORIXIDAE. — Sub-Order II.—HOMOPTERA. — Family 1. Cicadas. CICADIDAE. — Family 2. Frog-Hoppers. CERCOPIDAE. — Family 3. Tree-Hoppers. MEMBRACIDAE. — Family 4. Lantern-flies. FULGORIDAE. — Family 5. Leaf-Hoppers. JASSIDAE. — Family 6. Lerp Insects. PSYLLIDAE. — Family 7. Aphids or Plant Lice. APHIDAE. — Family 8. Snow-Flies. ALEURODIDAE. — Family 9. Scale Insects. COCCIDAE. — Sub-Order III. ANOPLURA. Sucking Lice. — Family 1. Sucking Lice. PEDICULIDAE. — Sub-Order IV. MALLOPHAGA. Biting Lice.
19. 19.Order IX.—THYSANOPTERA. — Family 1. Thrips. THRIPIDAE.
20. 20.THE COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF INSECTS.
21. 21.MUSEUM COLLECTIONS AND TYPES.
22. 22.PUBLICATIONS DEALING WITH AUSTRALIAN ENTOMOLOGY.
23. 23.ADDENDA.
24. 24.INDEX.

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