INSTRUCTIONS FOR COLLECTING 

 INSECTS. 



In the following instructions the orders of insects are generally 

 referred to by their scientific names ; viz. — 



Hymenoptera. Saw-flies, Gall-flies, Ichneumons, Ants, Wasps, 

 Bees. 



DiPTERA. Gnats, Daddy-long-legs, Horse-flies, House-flies, and 

 other two- winged flies. 



Lepidoptera. Butterflies and Moths. 



Trichoptera. Caddis-flies. 



Neuroptera. Termites (White Ants), Stone-flies, Ant-lions, Lace- 

 wings, May-flies, Dragon-flies. 



Orthoptera. Earwigs, Cockroaches, Mantids, Phasmas (Stick- 

 insects), Crickets, Locusts, Grasshoppers. 



CoLEOPTERA. Beetles. 



Hemiptera. Bugs. 



Homoptera. Cicadas, Lantern-flies, Froth-flies, Aphides, Scale- 

 insects. 



Aptera. Spring-tails, Fish-insects, Fire-brats. 



Collecting Material and Apparatus. 



Nets, pill-boxes, glass tubes, cyanide killing-bottle, collecting-tin, 

 collecting-bottle, strong knife or digger, lantern. 



