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PREFACE.

CHAPTER I.

Malpighi on the Silkworm.

Swammerdam on the Honey Bee.

Lyonnet on the Goat Moth.

Straus-Dürckheim on the Cockchafer.

Later Insect Anatomists.

CHAPTER II.

Characters of Arthropoda.

Characters of Insects.

Orders of Insects.

Further Definition of Cockroaches.

CHAPTER III.

Range.

Food and Habits.

The Cockroach a persistent type.

Life-History.

Sexual Differences.

Parasites.

Names in common use.

Uses.

CHAPTER IV.

Chitin.

The Chitinous Cuticle.

Parts of a Somite.

Somites of the Cockroach.

Head; Central Parts.

Antennæ; Eyes.

Mouth-parts of the Cockroach.

Functions of the Antennæ and Mouth-parts.

Comparison of Mouth-parts in different Insects.

Composition of Head.

Neck.

Thorax.

Thoracic Appendages. Legs; Wings.

Origin of Insect Wings.

Abdomen.

CHAPTER V.

Structure of Insect Muscles.

General Arrangement of Insect Muscles.

Muscles of the Cockroach.

Insect Mechanics.

Muscular Force of Insects.

The Fat-body.

The Cœlom.

CHAPTER VI.

General Anatomy of Nervous Centres.

Internal Structure of Ganglia.

Median Nerve-Cord.

Stomato-gastric Nerves.

Internal Structure of Brain.

Sense Organs. The Eye of Insects.

Sense of Smell in Insects.

Sense of Taste in Insects.

Sense of Hearing in Insects.

CHAPTER VII.

The Alimentary Canal.

Appendages. The Salivary Glands.

The Cæcal Tubes.

The Malpighian Tubules.

Digestion of Insects.

CHAPTER VIII.

Circulation of Insects.

Heart of the Cockroach.

Pericardial Diaphragm and Space.

Circulation of the Cockroach.

Blood of the Cockroach.

Respiratory Organs of Insects.

Tracheal Tubes.

Tracheal Thread.

The Spiracles.

Mechanism of Respiration.

Respiratory Movements of Insects.

Respiratory Activity of Insects.

Origin of Tracheal Respiration.

CHAPTER IX.

Female Reproductive Organs.

Male Reproductive Organs.

CHAPTER X.

The Embryonic Development of the Cockroach. 174

Post-embryonic Development.

Animal Metamorphoses.

The Genealogy of Insects.

CHAPTER XI.

APPENDIX.