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FIG. (32. Urn-, ir, I Passilus (Passalas i-onni'm Fabr.); , larva; /, pupa; <; beetle ; d, 

 under sidr of three thoracic joints of larva, showing legs ; c, metathoraeie 

 log of larva. 



FIG. 63. Grr.it Leopard-moth (Ecpantheria seri&OHia, Stoll.), <t, caterpillar: l>. one hair, 

 enlarged. 



FIG. 64. Great Leopard-moth (Ecpaittherid scnbonia, Stoll.); fl, female ; 1), male. 



FIG. 65. Isabella Tiger-moth (Arctia -Isabella, Smith); a, caterpillar; I, chrysalis; c, 

 moth. 



I'K,. (16. Acorn-moth ( ffolcoctrn i/laiidttlella Riley) ; <t, caterpillar in acorn; b, perforated 

 acorn ; c, head and thoracic joints of caterpillar, enlarged ; d, e, lateral and 

 dorsal A'iews of one segment of larva ; /, moth; y, base of antenna of male. 



REPORT V. 



FIG. 1. Pyramid, showing the nature of the month, the relative rank of the Ordi r ; 



and the aiunitives of the Sab-orders of Insects. 



FIG. 2. Bald-faced Hornet ( Fespa macwZata Linn.). [After Sanborn.] 

 FiG. 3. Goldsmith-beetle (Cotalpti lanlyera, Linn.). 

 FIG. 4. Dc'iopeia bella. Drnry. 



FIG. 5. Dotted-legged Plant-bug (Euschistus punctipes, Say). 



FIG. 6. Buffalo Tree-hopper (Ceresa bubal us, Fabr.) ; a, side view ; b, view from above. 

 FIG. 7. Missouri Bee-killer (Axilim missouriensis Riley). 

 FIG. 8. Differential Locnst (Cal<n>t<'ini* differentialis Walk.). 

 FIG. 9. Dragou-lly (Libcllida trim<-itlata, DeGeer. ) [After Sanborn.] 

 FIG. 10. Hull's Curculio-catcher. 

 FiG. 11. Butterny net; b, hinge in the ring ; c, ring folded; d, nut sunk and soldered 



into brass tube at end of handle; e, screw; /, tip of handle, showing at- 



tachment of the ring. 



FIG. 12. Butterfly net; , ring; b, socket; c, cork plug. 

 FIG. 13. Butterfly net, head for attaching the ring to the rod. 

 FIG. 14. Poison-bottle for killing insects; a, wadding to keep the cyanide grains in 



place. 



FiG. 15. Chloroform in stoppered bottle with brush. 

 FIG. 16. Chloroform in bottle with tube passing through the cork. 

 FIG. 17, Method of pinning insects; a, beetle; b, bng. 

 FIG. 18. Method of carding small insects. 



FIG. 19. Method of "setting" Lepidoptera on a spreading board. 

 FIG. 20. Setting-needle. 

 FIG. 21. Sections of framework of glass-covered volume to display showy insects; a, 



ends; b, front; c, back. 

 FIG. 22. Forceps for pinning insects. 

 FIG. 23. Forceps for pinning insects. 

 FIG. 24. Forceps for pinning insects. 

 FIG. 25. Breeding-cage; a, bottom board; b, four-sided frame, with glass sides and 



door, fitting over a zinc pan (ff) attached to the bottom board ; c, cover fit- 



ting to the frame and having a wire gauze top ; d, zinc tube attached in 



centre of the pan, to contain a bottle for the reception of the food plant ; 

 , e, sand in the pan ; gg, cross pieces for supporting the cage and to prevent 



warping. 

 FIG. 26. Ring-legged Piraphi (Pimpla annnlipes Br.), female; to the right a figure of the 



ovipositor to show the two inner rods ; to the left the abdomen of the male. 

 FIG. 27. Delicate Longsting (Macroeenlrns ddicatiis Cress.); to the right the abdomen 



of the male. 

 FIG. 28. Rust-red Social Wasp (Politics nibiginosiis St. Farg. ) ; b, nest, the natural po- 



sition being with the mouths of the cells down. 



