CONTENTS 



Where to Collect 1 



What to Use 2 



Nets 3 



Killing Bottles 7 



Special Collecting Equipment 9 



Aspirator or Sucker 10 



Sifter 12 



Berlese Funnel 13 



Equipment for Collecting Aquatic Insects 17 



Sending Insects for Identification 18 



How to Handle Unmounted Specimens 19 



Temporary Cases 19 



Relaxing Boxes and Jars 20 



How to Mount and Preserve Specimens 21 



Preservation in Fluid 21 



Preservation by Pinning 21 



Spreading Board for Moths and Butterflies 26 



How to Label the Specimens 28 



Housing the Collection Permanently 28 



Insect Boxes 28 



Precaution Against Pests 29 



Identifying the Specimens 30 



Thysanura, 31 Hemiptera, 37 Megaloptera, 43 



Collembola, 31 Mallophaga, 39 Mecoptera, 44 



Orthoptera, 32 Anoplura, 40 Hymenoptera, 45 



Isoptera, 33 Thysanoptera, 40 Trichoptera, 47 



Plecoptera, 34 Corrodentia, 40 Lepidoptera, 48 



Ephemeroptera, 35 Coleoptera, 41 Diptera, 49 



Odonata, 36 Xeuroptera, 42 Siphonaptera, 50 



Relatives of Insects 51 



Isopoda, 51 Phalangida, 52 Acarina, 53 



Amphipoda, 52 Araneida, 53 Diplopoda, 54 



Pseudoscorpionida, 52 Chilopoda, 54 



The State Insect Collection 55 



How to Ship a Collection 57 



Reports on Illinois Insects 57 



Useful Books 58 



Where to Buy Supplies 59 



