Collecting and Preserving Insects 



flies, dragon-flies, ant-lions, scorpion-flies and similar insects with 

 more or less fragile wings, is made in a number of different ways 



and several excel- 

 lent ones are for 

 sale by dealers 

 above mentioned. 

 A fairly satisfactory 

 one can be made at 

 home in the follow- 

 ing manner: Bend a 

 strong piece of iron 

 wire into circular 

 shape, the ends 

 being abruptly bent 



Fig. 248. — The butterfly net frame. 

 (After Riley.) 



Fig. 249.— The 



Sanborn net 



frame. 



down at right 

 angles so as to fit 

 into two grooves 

 cut in the end of a 

 walking stick, to 

 which they are per- 

 manently fastened 

 by a copper wire. 

 A pointed net of 

 silk gauze, tarleton 

 or swiss, a thin 

 light quality being 

 used, is then sewn 



around the wire frame which should previously be covered with 



some heavier cloth. 



390 



Fig. 250. — Beating net, opened and attached to handle, 

 with frame of same folded. (After Kiesenwetter.) 



