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THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



THE BEATING NET. 



BY JAMES S. BAILEY, A. M., M. D., ALBANY, N. Y. 



The uses of the beating net are obvious and can at once be appreciated 

 in the collecting of Coleoptera and larva;. A convenient and simple form 

 is here presented, with directions for its construction. 



Fig. 2. 



Fig. 3- 



This particular form of net was invented and presented to me by my 

 friend, Mr. T. B. Ashton, of Tonganoxie, Kansas, who has not only dis- 

 tinguished himself as a Coleopterist, but has shown himself to be an 

 excellent mechanic. 



By grasping the net with the left hand, as shown in fig. 2, thrusting it 

 under a shrub, and giving the bush a quick shake, or blow with a 

 walking-stick, every living thing upon it will instantly fall upon the apron 

 of the net. If Coleoptera, they can be secured with the fingers or a 

 small net held in the other hand for that purpose. If caterpillars, they 

 can be gently rolled into a receptacle prepared for them. 



