are concentrated the various subjects which have, mice the date of 

 the preceding report, occupied the attention ot those persons who are 

 engaged, far and wide, in any particular branch ot science, ihe 

 celebrated traveller Burchell, shortly after his return rom South 

 \nierica, where he had collected an immense number ot zoological 

 obiects, but ospeciallv of insects, complained to me that he had no 

 means of knowing what had taken place during his absence relating 

 to the various branches of zoology ; he could meet with no summary 

 in which the various publications upon its different sections were 

 brought into one view. To supply in some measure this want, as 

 relates to the domain of entomology, is the object of the present 

 address, although I fear that the execution will fall short oi the con- 

 ception of the undertaking. As, however, it is some tune since the 

 last address, by Mr. Vigors, was delivered before the Zoological Club, 

 and as it has appeared to me to be highly desirable to refer to the 

 invaluable publications of our continental, as well as native fellow la- 

 bourers, rather than to confine these observations to the proceedings ot 

 our own Society, which must, to a considerable degree, be fresh in the 

 recollection of the majority of our members, I have enlarged my can- 

 vas, and instead of presenting you simply with a miniature of the per- 

 sonification of the Entomological Society of London, I have introduced 



a sketch of the labours of entomologists throughout the entomological 

 world, placing in the centre of my picture, (if I may be allowed an 

 artistical idea,) hand in hand, the Entomological Societies of traiice 

 and London, on either side of which will be seen the representatives 

 of the scientific Societies and of the scientific men, our fellow-labour- 

 ers throughout the world, whilst the venerated and deeply lamented 

 names of Latreille and Cuvier, of Ilaworth and Guildmg, and of Say, 

 shine in the clouds with a glorious radiancy, throwing around a light 

 of approval upon the ardent aspirers after science still left amongst us. 



In the first place, indeed, the recent establishment of the Ento- 

 mological Societies of France and London is to be mentioned as of the 

 first-?ate interest in respect to the progress of our devoted science. 

 England, it is true, led the way by the establishment of an Entomolo- 

 gical Society nearly forty years since, for the support of which the 

 best energies of Mr. Haworth were in an especial manner, and for a 

 length of time, devoted; but for the last twenty years nothing had been 

 done by it— the Bee, which it had selected as its emblem, had become 

 inert— until our present Society arose in its stead; so that we may 

 very entomologically infer that the Bee of the old Society had been 

 Stylopized, and had at length given birth to the Stylops I^rbn '. But 

 it is to the establishment of the French Entomological Society that 

 we may in some measure regard the rousing of the energies of our 

 own entomologists. And it is impossible to doubt that the honourable 

 rivalry which has thus arisen between us cannot but be of the greatest 

 service to the science which we cultivate. 



The formation of these societies is likewise indicative of anotlier 

 circumstance, dependent thereupon, which cannot fail to impart gra- 



1 Engraved upon the seal of the prcsenl Entomological Soticly. 



