THE 



NATURAL HISTORY 



O F 



BRITISH INSECTS; 



EXPLAINING THEM 

 IN THEIR SEVERAL STATES, 



WITH THE PERIODS OF THEIR TRANSFORMATION^ 

 THEIR FOOD, (ECONOMY, &c. 



TOGETHER WITH TUB 



HISTORY OF SUCH MINUTE INSECTS 



AS REQUIRE INVESTIGATION BY THE MICROSCOPE. 



THE WHOLE ILLUSTRATED BY 



COLOURED FIGURES, 



DESIGNED AND EXECUTED FROM LIVING SPECIMENS. 



y E. DONOVAN. 



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VOL. XII. 



LONDON: 



Printed for the Author, 

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



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