ON ARRANGING INSECTS 
IN CABINETS. 
The following; mode of arrangement is adopted 
by London Entomologists, and is certainly the 
best calculated for displaying the affinities of a 
series of insects. Double pencil lines are ruled 
to form columns, according to the breadth of 
the insects, which are to be placed between 
them. The larger species of Coleoptera, Or- 
t]i02)tera and Hemiptera are arranged side by 
side in pairs, and the smaller species in a 
greater number in a row according to their size, 
having an open winged specimen below each 
species. Hymenoptera, Trichopterciy Lepi- 
dopteray and Dipterciy are arranged singly, 
placing the males first : the sexes are always 
procured if possible. Of the butterflies four 
specimens at least are retained ; a male and 
female showing the upper side of the wings, 
