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Insect Life which have come within my own 

 sphere of observation, I have not hesitated to 

 avail myself of the confirmatory and wider in- 

 vestigations of leading authorities on this fas- 

 cinating subject, so that my readers might have 

 the facts placed before them as broadly and 

 clearly as possible. I believe that in every case 

 where I have so utilized the opinions and obser- 

 vations of other investigators, I have given the 

 name of the author and placed his observations 

 between quotation marks, that I might so far as 

 lay in my power acknowledge my admiration 

 and appreciation of their valuable work. 



If what I have written may serve to awaken 

 an interest for this most fascinating and impor- 

 tant branch of Natural Science, and will induce 

 some of my readers to observe for themselves 

 somewhat of the habits of those of Our Insect 

 Friends and Foes that they may meet during 

 their country rambles, then the labour has not 

 been in vain. 



F. M. D. 



