ENTOMOLOGICAL MAGAZINE 



JANUARY, 1834. 



Art. l.—Colloquia Entomologies/. 



Ti'u)9i aeavrov. 

 Scene — The Parlour at the Bull Inn, Birch-wood-corner. 



Venator, Ambulator, Entomophilus, and Erro, seated 

 at a round table. 



[Argument. — They extol each other's contributions to the first volume of the 

 Fire-fly : they bewail the opposition made to the Fire-fly : they hope for better 

 times : the conversation turneth — they speak of the Entomological Society : 

 the conversation turneth again — they speak of Rusticus, of Mr. Yarrell, of 

 Dr. Grant, of Mr. Bell, of Mr. Kirby, of Dr. Leach, of Mr. MacLeay, of 

 Mr. Curtis, of Mr. Charles Curtis, of Mr. Stephens : the conversation again 

 turneth — they elect an Editor for the second volume of the Fire- fly: the 

 retiring Editor chargeth the Editor- elect. Corderius secundus.~\ 



Venator. I've been thinking 



Entomophilus. I saw you were fatigued. 



Erro. He! he! that's too bad: — Mofty supposes no one 

 has a right to think but himself. 



Ambulator. Yes. I overheard Chrysis-cyanea congra- 

 tulate him on having entered the field of thought, and ever 

 since 



Erro. Now that 's a shame — nobody knows who I meant 

 by Chrysis-cyanea. 



Ven. Nobody does not know — if ever you let out who the 

 triangle belongs to, you may expect a challenge from more 

 than one. 



Ent. What does the triangle mean, Am. ? 



Amb. His own initial, to be sure, D ; sometimes he signs 

 double D. 



NO. I. VOL. II. B 



