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ing very many clianges in nomenclature referring to Cole- 

 optera in general, was published in a Munich periodical ; and, 

 in recording in the last "Annual" everything that occurred to 

 me in connection with my subject, I felt it my duty to toil 

 through this, and collate and extract (not copy) all such pro- 

 posed alterations as referred to our Fauna. I, also, in re- 

 viewing Dr. Sharp's " Catalogue," published since the last 

 preceding "Annual," took the trouble to extract all such 

 changes as that gentleman proposed to make in nomenclature. 

 Mr. Lewis considers that my articles in the "Annuals," being, 

 as he elegantly says, " stuffed full of nomenclature," give to 

 my portion of the work "an interest all its own." This is, 

 I presume, "meant sarcastic," as Artemus Ward puts it; 

 but, as I am not conscious of leaving out anything I ought to 

 put in, in order to make room for a record of the work during 

 the past year of those who, unlike myself, have taken the 

 trouble to work at nomenclature, I take it for what it is 

 worth. Supposing I had omitted to notice the above-men- 

 tioned changes, it might have been irritating to me if I had 

 been accused of the neglect by Mr. Lewis or any one else : 

 but I cannot reasonably be expected to feel mortified at the 

 charge of 7iot omitting them. 



I also fail to see w^hy my eulogy of Mr. Crotch's energy is 

 mentioned, — except as an endorsement of the compliment to 

 that gentleman, which, from the context, I scarcely think is 

 intended. Mr. Crotch is certainly the most energetic English 

 (perhaps the most energetic European) Entomologist, and I 

 wish his energies were occupied on English Entomology as 

 heretofore. Mr. Lewis, also, appears to be energetic (in 

 another way) and ingenious. 



The reason for my having "stayed my hand" after mention- 

 ing the question of " resurrection" in last year's " Annual," 

 is simply, as above indicated, that I did not consider my- 



