THE CLASSES. 9 



The Lion Fly (Cowdung) . . PAGE 21 



,, Black (or midge) . , . .23 



,, House ..... 25 



,, Bluebottle 26 



Bee or Bank .... 33 



,, Hawthorn 37 



,, Oak (woodcock or downlooker) . 50 



GTH. BEETLE. The outer parts of the beetle are 

 hard and shelly, and the shoulders are united to the 

 body by a flexible joint which enables them to turn and 

 steer ; the fore legs are attached to the shoulder, and the 

 other four to the shelly breast plate. They have two 

 pair of wings, the upper ones hard, which stand close 

 to the shoulder plate, and fold over a pair of soft ones 

 and the upper parts of the body. They are of an ob- 

 long or oval shape, more or less flattened. Many of 

 them are bred in the water, and are very natural food 

 for fish ; and are a very numerous class. The colors 

 and sizes of the following species are very attractive, 

 and suitable for imitations for the small flyfisher. 



The golden -legged Beetle , . PAGE 19 



,, Tortoise shell .... 



Red 48 



,, Mealy brown . . . . .49 



,, Brown ...... 



,, Soldier 50 



,, Sailor 61 



,, Jumper ..... 64 



Bronze 77 



TTH. ANT. The Ant genus, which includes the 

 pisimire tribes, consists of many species, that live in 



