INSTRUCTIONS FOR 
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Coleoptera, Hemiptera, Orthoptera, and other non-hairy insects 
may be killed by throwing them into boiling water ; but they must 
be taken out as quickly as possible, and place 1 on blotting-paper to 
drain off the water. 
Lepidoptera may be killed in the cyanide-bottle, and then pinned 
into the zinc collecting-box, where they can remain in a relaxed 
condition until it is convenient to set them. 
Butterflies may be killed by pinching the thorax laterally while 
the wings are in an upright position; but although this is necessary 
sometimes, it requires to be done with care, ns it is apt to distort 
the body and render the specimens difficult to set. 
Pinning and Mounting. 
HYMENOPTERA. 
Hymenoptera, Diptera, Lepidoptera, and 
Neuroptera should be pinned through 
the middle of the thorax. The position 
of the pin is indicated in the illustrations 
by a black dot. 
Coleoptera should be pinned through the 
right wing case near the base, and in such 
a way that the pin comes out below behind 
the middle pair of legs. As a rule the pin 
should be equally distant from the base and 
the side of the wing-case. 
COLEOPTERA. 
