£K1T. 



E N T O M O L O G I S T'S 



tlseful Ccmpentiium ; 



on 

 AN INTRODUCTION TO THE KNOWLEDGE 



OF 



BRITISH INSECTS, 



COMPniSlNG 



THE BEST MEANS OF OBTAINING AND PRESERVING THEM, AND 

 A DESCRIPTION OF THE APPARATUS GENERALLY USED; 



TOGETHER WITH 



THE GENERA OF LINNE, 



AND 



The Modern Method of arranging the Classes Crustacea, MjTiapoda, 

 Spiders, Mites and Insects, from their Affinities and 

 Structure, according to the views of Dr. Leacii. 



ALSO 



AN EXPLANATION OF THE TERMS USED IN ENTOMOLOGY i 



A CALENDAR OF THE TIMES OF APPEARANCE AND USUAL SITUATIONS 



OF NEAR 3,000 SPECIES OF BRITISH INSECTS j 



wrrn 



INSTRUCTIONS FOR COLLECTING AND FITTING UP OBJECTS 



FOR THE MICROSCOPE. 



Illustrated with Twelve Plates. 



BY GEORGE SAMOUELLE, 



ASSOCIATE OF TtlE LINNEAN SOCIETY OF LONDON, 



LONDON; 



PRINTED FOR TliOM.iS BOYS, XO. 7, LUDGATE HILL. 

 (from no. 3, PATERNOSTER ROW.) 



1819. 



FEB 2 8 1989 



