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EVOLUTION OF INSECTS 



Evolution of 

 Insects 



such problems as mimicry, protective coloration, adaptation, variation, 

 mutation, geographic distribution, selection, and inheri- 

 tance (Mendehsm). 



The north side of the hall is devoted to social insects 

 and their relatives. Here are found several groups showing the activities 

 of these interesting creatures. 



The final series includes a variety of things, being answers to the 

 questions most frequently asked the curator by the general public. 

 Visitors desirous of studying the local insects more in detail are 

 cordially invited to do so by consulting the nearly complete 

 collection to be found in this hall under the custody of the 

 New York Entomological Society. 

 It is primarily intended to be an aid in identification of specimens 

 and is not a part of the general exhibition series. 



Local 

 Collection 



[Return to the elevators and ascend to the Fourth Floor.] 



ONE OF OUR COMMON HAWK MOTHS 



