THE 



NATURAL HISTORY 



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BRITISH INSECTS; 



EXPLAINING THEM 

 IN THEIR SEVERAL STATES, 



WITH THE PERIODS OF THEIR TRANSFORMATIONS, 

 THEIR rOOD, OECONOMY, &c. 



TOGETHER WITH THE 



HISTORY OF SUCH MINUTE INSECTS 



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