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that at the end of the season these may be collated and commented 

 on by one of our many scientific entomologists. In connection with 

 this I would suggest the desirability of some organised system of 

 records from various parts of Great Britain. If an entomologist 

 in each of the chief centres would take upon himself the trouble 

 of collecting the result of the observations of his confreres in the 

 district, and embody such in a monthly report to the ' Entomo- 

 logist,' he would, I submit, do much towards the advancement of 

 the science. Beginners in the study often have interesting facts 

 come under their observation, but, thinking such have been 

 observed before, fail to take other than passing note of the 

 occurrence. Again, are not the observations of experienced 

 collectors, either from lack of time or inclination, — perhaps 

 more often from a feeling of diffidence, — lost to the bulk of 

 entomologists ? I am not aware of any entomological society in 

 England supporting an organ of its own, nor do I find that such 

 societies contribute much to the literature of the science. There 

 must be often papers read or observations made at the weekly, 

 bi-monthly, or monthly meetings of one or other of the numerous 

 entomological societies throughout the kingdom, which would 

 doubtlessly be perused with interest by entomologists at large if 

 such papers were published in an entomological journal. I do 

 not advocate the sending in for publication simply lists of 

 captures from well-known localities ; but where an entomologist 

 finds himself on new, or comparatively new, ground, some account 

 of its insect fauna cannot fail to be of interest, more especially if 

 a short note of habits, &c., is added to particular species. 



As I have just alluded to my experience in Norfolk and 

 Suffolk, perhaps it may be as well to give a synopsis of my 

 entomological work in these counties from the end of June to the 

 middle of July of the present year. Of the Diurni I only saw 

 five species, vix., Pieris brassicce, Vanessa urticce, Satyrus Janira, 

 Coenonymi^ha Pamphilus, and Polyommatus Phlceas ; and of these 

 only C. Pamphilus was observed in any number, but did not 

 appear to be nearly so frequently met with as in ordinary seasons. 



A few of the commoner species of Nocturni were met with, 

 but all were decidedly scarce, with the exception of Euchelia 

 jacohece ; the larvae of this species were in absolute profusion. 

 I never remember seeing this larva so early in the year before, 

 but have often met with it in August, and one year (187 9) as late 



