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constantly being associated with the idea of insect-work. 

 Where is the analogy or anomaly of influence ? A copy of 

 Mayr's beautiful figure and his description has appeared in 

 the ' Entomologist,' vol. vii. p. 52. I am now (middle of 

 April) breeding the Aphilothrix from galls collected last 

 autumn, in six or seven widely-separated localities in Essex, 

 Suffolk, Surrey, Middlesex, and Hampshire, whence it has 

 also been recorded by Mr. Moncreaff (Entom. vii. 93). It had 

 been added to the British fauna four years previously by 

 Mr.Miiller ('Gardener's Chronicle,' 1870, p. ISI'2).— Edward 

 A. Fitch. 



W. A. Forbes. — The Doiihleday Collection. — I paid a visit 

 to Mr. Doubleday's collection at Bethnal Green a short time 

 ago, and was of course exceedingly interested and gratified. 

 Permission, however, to examine his types of European 

 species, which are in book-boxes, was denied me, as it 

 seems that for this purpose it is necessary to have an order 

 from Mr. Owen, director (I believe) of the South Kensington 

 Museum. As this would take a day or two to obtain, — and 

 the entomologist cannot always fix beforehand a day for the 

 purpose, — this regulation will, I fear, seriously invalidate 

 against the use of this part of the collection. My object in 

 writing this to you now is to ask if you cannot, by the 

 exertion of yonr powerful influence in entomological circles, 

 get the regulation repealed. As access to the collection at 

 all is only allowed in the presence of one of the oflicials of 

 the museum, this additional precaution seems to me super- 

 fluous. In any case, I think permission from the superintendent 

 of the Bethnal Green Museum, who is of course on the spot, 

 to view this part of the collection, ought to be suflBcient. At 

 present he is, I believe, powerless to give this. — JV. A. 

 Forbes; 32, Gower Street, W.C. 



[I am perfectly satisfied to leave the matter in the hands of 

 the three Trustees. They are gentlemen of unquestionably 

 sound judgment in sucli matters, and I should be very 

 reluctant to interfere with their arrangements. I will, 

 however, consider the matter, and from time to time report 

 in the ' Entomologist.' It is obvious, or rather it ouglit 

 to be obvious, that open boxes without lock or key cannot 

 safely be placed in the hands of every applicant. — Edivard 

 Netvuian.] 



