CONTENTS, 



VAGB 



Introduction I 



PART I. 

 LESSONS IN INSECT LIFE. 



CHAPTER 



I. — The parts of an insect g 



II. — The beginning of a collection and a study of the 



metamorphoses of insects 22 



III. — The classification of insects and their near rela- 



TivEs . ; 51 



IV. — Pond life 87 



v.— Brook life 144 



VI. — Orchard life 166 



VII. — Forest life 186 



VIII. — Roadside life 221 



PART II. 

 THE COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF SPECIMENS. 



I. — The collection of specimens 284 



II. — The preservation of specimens 294 



III. — On labeling specimens and taking notes . . . 315 



IV. — The breeding of insects 326 



V. — Miscellaneous lists 336 



