HOW TO KNOW THE INSEQS 





Figure IG. I.^et'iod of .iiounting bees and flies 

 (from U.S.DoAo) 



BEES, WASPS, FLIES, 

 etc . 



Pin through thorax 

 betv'een base of front 

 wings but slightly to 

 the right of the mid- 

 dle (Fig. 16). 



Some slim., long- 

 legged specimens 

 such as the larger 

 Ichneumon wasps 

 may be pinned 

 through their right 

 side. Tnls ruts 

 the delicate anten- 

 nae and wings to 

 the left where the 

 chances for break- 

 age are less (Fig. 

 17). 



Figure 17, It Is often better to pin 

 long-legged bees and flies through, 

 the side. 



BUTTERFLIES, l.IOTHS, DRAGON FLIES, 

 DA]:iSEL FLIES 



Pin through the center of the 

 thorax between the front wings (Fig. 

 18). All these should have their v/lngs 

 neatly spread (See Fig, 26). Dragon 

 flies and damisel flies may be pinned 

 through the right side with 

 their wings folded. 



Figure 13, Butterflies, moths, 



dragon flies, etc, are pinned 



through the center of the 



thorax. 



TRUE BUGS 



Pin through the scutellum to the 

 right of center. This is the tri- 

 angle betv/een the base of the wings 

 so much In evidence in the Hem.lp- 

 tera. Before the pin is pushed on 

 through an insect be sure that the 

 specimen stands at right angles to 

 the pin both from side to side and 

 front to back. (Fig. 19). 



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Lgure 10. Pin true bu; 



tnrough the scutellun, 



to ri_-ht of KiiJdle, 



(fro- r.SoD.A.'l 



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