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A proof of tlie high estimation in which Pallas 

 was held by the Russian Government, is the fact, 

 that it bestowed on his wife and daughter, after his 

 death, a pension of three thousand roubles each, 

 annually. 



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THE CLASSIFICATION OF INSECTS. 



Haying spoken of the different parts of which the 

 bodies of Insects are composed, and mentioned some of 

 their general characteristics, with the interesting asso- 

 ciations connected with them, I trust I have awakened in 

 my reader something of a curiosity to know more of 

 this department of Natural Science, and in order to 

 facilitate the acquirement of such knowledge, I now 

 deem it necessary to make a few remarks upon the 

 Classification of Insects. 



The science which treats of Insects is called Mito- 

 mology. It shows us the division of Insects into 

 different Orders, Families, Genera, and Species. It 

 makes us acquainted with their external characteristics 

 and their nature ; their injuries and their uses. 



The name Insect is given to those small animals 

 which are invertebrated, that is, whose bodies are not 

 supported by a bony frame, but are composed of many 

 rings or intersections jointed together. Hence the 



