230 Mil. A. J. T. JANSE 



Eolv to Collect, Preserve and Study Insects in S. Africa. 



Part III. 

 By A. J. T. Jaxse, F.E.S. (Lond.) 



Before going on with the study of Lepidopteroiis 

 insects I think it will be useful if I give information on 

 the collecting and preserving of insects not belonging to 

 this order, so as to enable the general collector of entomo- 

 logical material to give his attention to other orders as 

 well. 



The Coleoptera, or beetles, first attract our attention 

 not only on account of the many beautiful forms found 

 in this order and the large number of its representatives 

 in S. Africa, but also in view of the easy way in which 

 they can be collected and preserved. 



The collecting of beetles differs in several respects from 

 that of the Lepidoptera, but some practice and the study 

 of the haunts of these insects will soon enrich the 

 collection with fine specimens, such as Longicorns and 

 Buprestidfe. 



Several kinds of beetles are attracted by lamplight, 

 though this method of collecting will never prove to be 

 as profitable as it is for moths. Still, many rare things 

 may be obtained in this way, such as Carabidse, Paussids, 

 Pselaphids, Staphylinids, Longicorns and others. Some 

 beetles again must be looked for in decaying vegetable 

 and animal matter and for that reason damp kloofs 

 abounding in trees will prove most profitable. However, 

 there are many species that are carnivorous, such as the 

 Carabidae, and frequent open spaces amongst the grass, 

 the rocks and on roads, or live in sandy places as do the 

 quick CicindelidfP. Flowers attract Cetonids, some Longi- 



