Vtrtfore* 



The author's design, in the present work, is 

 to exemplify the genera and species of the in- 

 sects of the United States, by means of coloured 

 engravings. He enters upon the task without 

 any expectation of pecuniary remuneration, and 

 fully aware of the many obstacles by which he 

 must inevitably be opposed. 



The graphic execution of the work will ex- 

 hibit the present state of the arts in this country, 

 as applied to this particular department of natural 

 science, as no attention will be wanting, in this 

 respect, to render the work worthy of the encou- 

 ragement of the few who have devoted a portion 

 of their attention to animated nature. 



To such persons, as well as to those whose 

 information is sufficiently comprehensive to en- 



