Mar., '04] 



ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 



95 



rise up, then use short outside strips for each half dozen, more 

 or less, as may be necessary. 



Fig. 6 shows upper end of board, with the inside narrow 

 strips in position and pinned down over six moths, and a short 

 outside strip covering the first three moths. The large black 

 dots are the pins. 



Moths die usually in one of the following three positions, 

 and the manipulation is different for each, but all are easily 

 handled if treated tenderly. 



First, with wings down against their sides, hiding feet. It 

 requires a little care to pin specimens in this position, but if 

 the moth is soft or properly relaxed, it is the easiest 

 to spread. Supposing that the pin has been inserted 

 so that it angles forward (Fig. i), it must be put in 

 the board so that it is nearly vertical to the surface 

 of the board (Fig. 7) ; this makes moth with head 

 slightly higher than abdomen ; run the setting nee- 

 dle under one pair of wings and, with a quick jerk, raise it, 

 and the wings will be found to be in almost the correct posi- 

 tion on the board. 



Second, with wings elevated on both sides, entirely hiding 

 the upper surfaces (Fig. 8). To set one in this 

 position, pin as before and, holding the inner .strip 

 between second and third fingers of left hand just 

 high enough to clear wings, with the setting needles 

 gently press on the bases of the wings, and as they 

 go down toward the board bring the paper strip 

 down, and very quickly they are in position. 



Third, with wings drawn close to body, sometimes almost 

 rolled around it. This is the hardest position, but should be 

 treated the same as the first ; in fact, it is well in both of these 

 positions to attempt to draw out the wings before the pin is all 

 the way down, being careful to use the setting needle on the 



