LOCAL HABITATS. 
In addition to the instructions already given, 
under the different seasons, a few /oraZ habitats 
may be pointed out. For, although there is 
no situation which does not harbour peculiar 
insects, yet some places produce a greater 
abundance than others. 
Sand, Gravel, and Chalk Pits. In these 
places insects are either attracted by the warmth 
or colour of the soil, fall into the pits by acci- 
dent, or resort to them in search of their prey. 
Various kinds of beetles, bees, and other four 
winged insects, will be found about the banks. 
It is not enough, however, to search the mere 
surface ; stones, clods, loose gravel, sand rub- 
bish, and dung, must be turned over, and the 
banks scraped down with the digger. When 
it is wished to dig an insect out of its hole, a 
slender stick should be inserted as a guide, 
otherwise the hole will be lost. The banks of 
pits and ponds may be trod or dug down, and 
the loose earth examined ; if the eartli and 
