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SUBKINGDOM AETICULATA. 

 Mg. S83. 



Jty Imago and Fit-fall of Aut-lion. 



HINTS FOR PRESERVING INSECTS. 



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

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

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

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

 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- 

 dle 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 Anthrenua. (See Index.^ 



