THE 



NATURAL HISTORY 



O F 



ITISH INSECTS; 



EXPLAINING THEM 

 IN THEIR SEVERAL STATES, 



WITH THE PERIODS OF THEIR TRANSFORMATIONS, 

 THEIR FOOD, CECONOMY, &c. 



TOGETHER WITH THE 



HISTORY OF SUCH MINUTE INSECTS 



AS REQUIRE INVESTIGATION BY THE MICROSCOPE. 



THE WHOLE ILLUSTRATED EY 



COLOURED FIGURES, 



DESIGNED AND EXECUTED FROM LIVING SPECIMENS. 



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