&c It is necessary only to observe here, that 

 all kinds of insects having no wings may be 

 preserved in spirits, brandy or rum, except 

 Crabs and Lobsters, which may very conve- 

 niently be preserved dry. 



The first order of insects, consisting of Bee- 

 tles (COLEOPTERA), are hard-winged. Many 

 kinds fly about in the day, others in the even- 

 ing, some at night only. They may be caught 

 with a gauze net, or a pair of forceps covered 

 with gauze. When they are taken, stick a pin 

 through the middle of one of the l||rd wings, 

 and pass it through the body. They may be 

 killed instantly, by immersion in hot water, as 

 well as in spirit of wine ; then stick them on a 

 piece of cork, and afterwards carefully place 

 their legs in a creeping position, and let them 

 continue exposed to the air until all the mois- 

 ture is evaporated from their bodies. Beetles 

 may also be preserved in spirit of wine, brandy, 

 or rum, closely corked up. 



Insects of the second Order (HEMIPTERA) 

 may be killed in the same manner as beetles, 



