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HOW TO COLLHCl 1 
List op Articles Used for Collecting and Preparing 
Mosquitoes 
An entomologist’s collecting-net of book-muslin (one or two spare 
net-bags should be taken, in case the one in use gets torn). 
A number of glass -bottomed pill-boxes (1| to 2 inches in diameter 
are about the best sizes). 
A cyanide killing-jar, or materials for making same. (See p. 51.) 
Entomological forceps, with curved ends for holding pins. ( See 
p. 53.) 
A supply of No. 20 and No. 16 entomological pins. (See p. 53.) 
Where the No. 16 pins cannot conveniently be obtained, common 
pins may be used. 
Gun-wad punch, No. 20 bore. 
Cards (3- or 4-sheet Bristol Board) from which to punch discs; a 
supply of the latter should be prepared ready for use. 
Needles (two or three) mounted in handles, for arranging legs and 
wings. 
A good pocket-lens. 
Cork-carpet—one or two sheets, about 6 inches square, on which 
to perform the operations of pinning, etc. 
Cotton-wool for packing. 
A strongly made wooden box (a cigar-box will do), in the bottom 
of which is hxed a layer of cork-carpet. 
A number of glass tubes for collecting larvae and pupae. 
Importance op Sending Specimens for Determination and 
Description in the Best Possible Condition. 
It should be borne in mind that, for the purpose of the scientific 
determination of species, mosquitoes cannot be collected with too great 
care. As important specific characters are furnished by the scales, 
wings, and legs, it is of the utmost consequence that the scales should 
not be rubbed off, or the wings and legs injured. Unless attention is 
paid to this point the specimens will probably be quite worthless for 
determination or description. 
