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Most boys have a fondness for forming collections of various objects, such as Foreign Stamps, Crests, and Coins; but very few comparatively collect Natural Objects. Now it will be admitted by all that the collecting of Natural Objects, such as Insects, Shells, Plants, Fossils,...
_Family 5, Psocidæ._--This is a family of small insects with simple veined wings. They have a rather large head, and bear a pair of long tapering antennæ. They are found upon tr...
2. Part 2_Family 18, Cynipidæ._--This family includes most of the gall flies. The number of species is very considerable. Of the great majority the females pierce with their ovipositor t...
1. Part 1Most boys have a fondness for forming collections of various objects, such as Foreign Stamps, Crests, and Coins; but very few comparatively collect Natural Objects. Now it will...
4. Part 4_Family 2, Coreidæ._--This family contains a great number of plant-feeding native and exotic species, varying considerably in shape and structure. The majority of European speci...
5. Part 5The commonest species, _Tipula oleracea_, is a grey species with transparent wings, and exceedingly destructive to corn, roots of grass, etc., and no effectual remedy has hither...
6. Part 6Italic text is denoted by _underscores_ and bold text by =equal signs=. The 2 pages of advertisements preceding the title page have been moved to the end of this book. The half-...