1 6 COMMON BRITISH INSECTS. 



infallible guide to the external anatomy of the Beetle, 

 it is really a pretty and ornamental object. Many 

 years ago, when I first began the study of entomology, 

 I thus prepared several Beetles, and the knowledge 

 thus gained has never been lost. Had I studied 

 books alone, I should not have been able to gain the 

 information half so easily, or to have retained it half 

 as long. 



