THE YOUNG NATURALIST. 



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4 Nk\ roptera. — DragoaflieSj&c.jWith 



a water color drawing showing the 

 transformations. 



5 Trickopteka.— Caddis fl es,/&c ,with 



various kinds of car- ;s made by 

 the larvae. 



(J Hymen optera. — Bees, Wasps, &c, i 

 with examples of their nests, in- 

 cluding the leaf cuttei bee, carpen- 

 ter bee, mason bee, Ichneumons, 

 &c., Sec. 



7 Coleoptera. — Containing numer- 

 ous specimens of both British and 

 Exotic beetles, burying beetles, i 

 tiger beetles, &c, &c. 

 8-9 Lepidoptera. — Butterflies and 

 Moths, containing examples of the 

 various groups, preserved larvae, 

 cocoons, pupae, &c. 

 10 Diptera. — Two winged flies, con- 

 taining many very curious specie. , 

 both British and Exotic, of this 

 most interesting and much neg- 

 lected order. 

 This collection has been made and 

 fitted up to give an idea of what we 

 think should be done in this way, 

 and we intend to take the first suit- 

 able opportunity to have it exhibited. 

 The idea of such a collection was sug- 

 gested to us by seeing one somewhat 

 similar in the possession of Mr. S.J. 

 Capper, of Liverpool, \ ho h: d pre • 

 oared it for the instructio l of his chr - 

 Jren. His, of course, was withe at the 

 .etter-pr ->ss we have referred to. Sucn 

 i collection, including the cabinet, can 

 )e made for about five pounds, but in 

 i plain case, suitable for a school, at 

 ibout half that sum, and we would 



undertake to have such Educational 

 Collections prepared at these prices. 

 We are sure those who could afford to 

 buy such Cabinets for their children, 

 would find them of incalculable value, 

 and those who cannot afford to buy, 

 can easily make one from the instruc- 

 tions above. We would be glad either 

 to lend the collection on reasonable 

 terms. Our desire is to advance the 

 cause of science, and we believe if once 

 such Collections of Insects were intro- 

 duced into Schools or private families, 

 the advantages would soon be so appa- 

 rent, that it would not be long before 

 others followed the example. Any- 

 thing we can do to hasten it, will be 

 done most willingly. 



NOTES, CAPTURES, &C. 



Setting Ichneumons. — It had been my 

 intention to send you a few notes upon the 

 method adopted by myself in setting small 

 Ichneumonidiz, until I read Mr. Bignall's letter 

 in No. 42 of this magazine. I could not help 

 feeling how superior his method was to mine, 

 and I believe that I cannot do better than 

 recommend so efficient a modus operandi for 

 general use. A few words on my setting the 

 larger Ichneumons may perhaps be appre- 

 ciated by your readers. I kill all specimens 

 that will take a pin in the Cyanide bottle, 

 taking out and setting them next day, but find 

 that almost all die with their wings elevated 

 vertically over their back. A good way to 

 overcome this is to support the insect by the 

 pin, holding the head of the latter between 

 the thumb and forefinger of the left hand, 

 and after turning round the insect until its 

 anal extremity faces the operator, insert both 

 prongs of the tweezers between the wings, 

 moving those members until they point 

 vertically downwards, and pressing them 

 firmly and carefully against the sides of the 



