. A general guide to the British Museum (Natural History) ... With plans and a view of the building. British Museum (Natural History). INSECT GALLEfiY. 6] series of Insects. Next to the door on the east side are the nests of "White Ants or Termites, while on the opposite side are some remarkable cocoons of social caterpillars of various moths, and also a series of preparations showing the metamorphoses or changes undergone by Insects as they grow to maturity. At the sides of the gallery are models of various. Fig. 24.^The Cocoandt Ceab (Birgas latro). galls, with drawings of the insects w
. A general guide to the British Museum (Natural History) ... With plans and a view of the building. British Museum (Natural History). INSECT GALLEfiY. 6] series of Insects. Next to the door on the east side are the nests of "White Ants or Termites, while on the opposite side are some remarkable cocoons of social caterpillars of various moths, and also a series of preparations showing the metamorphoses or changes undergone by Insects as they grow to maturity. At the sides of the gallery are models of various. Fig. 24.^The Cocoandt Ceab (Birgas latro). galls, with drawings of the insects which cause them; and others showing the life-histoi'ies of certain Beetles, Bees, and Moths. Beyond these, on the west side, are two large cabinets containing a collection of British Butterflies and Moths with their caterpillars, prepared and presented by Lord Walsingham; and next to this stands a cabinet containing another collection of the Butterflies and Moths of our islands E 2. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum (Natural History). London, Printed by order of the Trustees [by W. Clowes and Sons, Limited]
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