THE 



NATURAL HISTORY 



O F 



BRITISH INSECTS; 



EXPLAINING THEM 



IN THEIR SEVERAL STATES, 



WITH THE PERIODS OF THEIR TRANSFORMATIONS, 

 THEIR FOOD, OECONOMY, &c. 



TOGETHER WITH THE 



HISTORY OF SUCH MINUTE INSECTS 



AS REQUIRE INVESTIGATION BY THE MICROSCOPE. 



THE WHOLE ILLUSTRATED By 



COLOURED FIGURES, 



DESIGNED AND EXECUTED FROM EIVING SPECIMENS, 



By E. DONOVAN. 



VOL. VII. 



LONDON: 



Printed for the Author, 

 And for F, and CRivington, N° 62, St, Paul's Church-Yard. 



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