ENTOMOLOGY. 



CHAPTER I. 

 THE STRlt TURE OF INSECTS. 



Winv we consider that the class of i» 

 aboul four ti!' 'Ik- animal kingdom, and 



are upward n coll< 



a hopel ( i" define what an h One udy 



a definition of the cli 



volumes aboul the structure such 



knowledge would be second-hand, and it is far 

 the beginner to simply catch a 

 examine it for himself. Bj so doing lie will leai 

 a few hours than the mere student of books will accom] 

 in weeks. Still, one who knows nothing about h 

 BOine guide to Gfive the names to the p 

 to point out t! gans and their del liich might be 



overlooked. 



We will suppose that the beginner has : i 

 red locust or grasshopper in his hand: ami 

 readily examine ; .t he should he provided with a < 

 or any other lens, and a stand to hold it when both hands 

 are needed to dissect the specimen, a pair i 

 fon eps. and a needle mounted in a pine ( hich 



to separate the legs and mouth-parts. I 1 'col- 



lecting and dissecting insects will be 1 in t' 



chapter. Meanwhile we may say that any b 

 catch a grasshopper, and after it is caught it m tilled 



