Collecting the adults 50 Collecting the early states 53 Collecting Hemiptera 54 Collecting Diptera 55 Collecting Orthoptera 57 Collecting Neuroptera 58 Pseudoneuroptera 58 Neuroptera 59 KILLING AND PRESERVING INSECTS 60 First preservation of living specimens 60 Killing specimens 61 Alcohol 61 Chloroform and ether 62 Cyanide of potassium 63 Other agents 65 Special directions for different orders 66 ENTOMOTAXY 67 Care of pinned and mounted specimens 67 Insect pins 67 Preparation of specimens 68 Pinning 69 Mounting on points 70 Mounting duplicates 73 Temporary storage of specimens 74 Envelopes for Lepidoptera, etc. 74 Directions for spreading insects 75 A new apparatus for spreading Microlepidoptera 76 Spreading Microlepidoptera 77 Relaxing 79 Inflation of the larvae of Lepidoptera 80 Stuffing insects 82 Dry preservation of Aphides and other soft-bodied insects 82 Mounting specimens for the microscope 84 Preparing and mounting the wings of Lepidoptera 86 Preservation of alcoholic specimens 88 Apparatus and methods 88 Vials, stoppers, and holders 89 Preserving micro-larvae in alcohol 92 Preservative fluids 93 Alcohol 93 Alcohol and white arsenic 93