Little need be said as regards the mode of collecting insects, as their habits may be gathered from the following pages.
They may be found almost everywhere, in woods, fields, gardens, in pools, ditches, canals, and rivers, under dead leaves and the bark of trees, among moss and stones, etc., etc. They may also be found at all times of the year; even in the depth of winter some species may be met with.
Most insects may be preserved in the same manner as Butterflies and Moths. They should be set on flat setting-boards, and left to dry thoroughly before being removed.
The smaller species may be gummed to cardboard in a similar way to Beetles.
In the arrangement of the insects in the cabinet the classification and order given in these pages may be followed. About half-a-dozen of each species will be found a convenient number to collect.
ORDER HYMENOPTERA.
Including the Bees, Wasps, Ants, Ichneumon Flies, Saw Flies, Gall Flies, and their Allies.
Fig. 5.—Cryptus Formosus.