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but most have occurred in the morning. Although I have 

 been on the look-out for both of these species for the last 

 thirty-five years, I never took them before. — Samuel Stevens ; 

 ^^Loanda^' Benlah Hilly Upper Norwood, July 18, 1876. 



Entomological Pins. — I do not think Messrs. Tayler & Co. 

 need make any additional pins for the use of British entomo- 

 logists, but may safely cease making several sizes which arc 

 constantly used by some of my good-natured, but unpractical, 

 correspondents. May I suggest to Mr. Adams, who writes 

 upon this subject (Entora. ix. 160), that if he and other 

 entomologists use the following ])ins for something like 

 the purposes mentioned below, they will soon like these 

 sizes to the exclusion of all others. Such is my own case, 

 after having used them for about nineteen seasons. No. 6 — 

 gilt; for largest butterflies, Sphinges, &c. No. 8 — gilt; for 

 Noctuina, and other stout-bodied moths and larger Geometers. 

 No. 10 — gilt; for small Geometers, Pyralides, and large 

 I'ortrices. No. 18 — gilt; for small Tortrices, and all Tinea3, 

 excepting smallest. No. 20 — gilt; for small Tineae. The 

 No. 18 is an especiall}' useful pin. I wish if Messrs. 

 Tayler & Co. are making any change, it would be to make 

 the heads of all the ])ins somewhat smaller. — John T. 

 Carrington. 



Answers to Correspondents. 



Eustace F. Clark.^{\) Can you tell me to what country 

 the Papilio, Helenus, Slalacthis, Susanna, Heliconea, Phyllis, 

 Danais, Plerippus, and D. Chrysippus, belong, as I have got 

 them, but know nothing of their economy or habitat? (2) 

 Do you know of any competent entomologist who would be 

 willing to name beetles if I sent some to him ? I prefer to go 

 by the classification at the end of Mr. Rye's book. I can 

 identify but few of my insects, and I know no entomologist — 

 in fact, I doubt of there being many — in this neighbourhood. 

 I have also many Lepidoptera I do not know by name. (3) 

 I send you several wings of moths, found by me lying about 

 all together on two successive days. I suppose they had 

 fallen victims to some spider or beetle. Can you tell me to 

 what moths they belong ? There is one dark gray, with the 



