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SUBKINGDOM ABTICULATA. 



Myrmel2on obsolZtus, Larva, Imago and Pit-fall of Aut-lion. 



HINTS FOR PRESERVING INSECTS. 



A small hand-net, which can be easily made of gauze by any pupil 

 will be of great use in catching insects. Butterflies may be killed b.y 

 a gentle squeeze under the wings, or better by a drop of chloroform or 

 ether applied with a camel's-hair brush to the proboscis or the sides oJ 

 the abdomen. Beetles should be dropped into alcohol, ether or ben- 

 zine ; when dead, they may be taken out and a pin thrust through the 

 right wing-cover near the thorax. Pin other insects through the mid 

 die of the back, fastening the wings in place, if large, with strips of 

 paper pinned across each one. When dry, transfer to a tight shallow 

 box with a glass cover. Bits of camphor-gum kept in the box will 

 prevent the ravages of Dermestes and Anthrenus. (See Index.) 



