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INSECT MISCELLANIES. 



In the case of insects tenacious of life, such as some 

 moths, particularly females which have not deposited 

 their eggs, piercing their breast with a pin dipt in ni- 

 tric acid will instantly kill them. After kilhng drag- 

 on-flies the intestines must be carefully removed, 

 otherwise the colours will all become black. 



To fit insects for a cabinet, they require to be set, 

 as it is termed; that is, all their parts must be placed 

 in the manner best fitted to display them. For this 

 purpose each is pierced, when dead, with an insect- 



Setting-needlea and brush ; with the method of setling insects, a, swaJ. 

 low-tailed butterfly (Papilio machaon) ; b, Wasp ; c, Beetle. 



