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" I wish I could have added to this list the illustrated ' Monograph 

 of Phastnidse,' by Mr. Westwood, the plates of which have been 

 ready and all the manuscript of which has been in type for some 

 nionlhs, and is only waiting for the correction of a few pages; and 

 the ' Catalogue of British Coleoptera,' which has been so anxiously 

 looked for, but I fear we can no longer hope for its appearance from the 

 gentleman who undertook the work, which is the more to be regretted 

 as 1 believe he has the material for the work, either in his cabinet or 

 MSS. The want of this catalogue may be considered as a stigma on 

 the industry and talents of our entomologists." 



Various works and papers relating to Entomology have appeared 

 in this country since I last addressed you, evincing a considerable 

 amount of activity among those naturalists who make insects their 

 study. 



The following enumeration will show the chief of the publications 

 alluded to : — 



In the 'Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society' there 

 is the conclusion of Mr. Walker's " List of the Homopterous Insects 

 collected in Borneo by Mr. Wallace," and Mr. Smith's "Catalogue of 

 the Hymenoptera," collected also in Borneo, by the same able 

 collector. 



In the 'Annals of Natural History' for 1857 there are the following 

 papers : — 



" Synopsis of the British Edriophthalmous Crustacea," by Mr. C. 

 Spence Bate. 



"A List of Coleoptera received from Old Calabar," with a plate 

 and outline figures, by Mr. Andrew Murray. 



" Descriptions of New Ceylon Coleoptera," by Mr. John Neitner ; 

 taken from the 'Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.' 



" Descriptions of eight New Species of Entomostraca found at 

 Weymouth," by Mr. J. Lubbock. 



In the ' Natural History Review' for 1857 the follovnng entomolo- 

 gical papers occur : — 



" Entomological Notes," by Mr. Haliday. 



" On the occurrence of Portunus marmoreus at Birterbee Bay, 

 Connemara," by Dr. C. Farran. 



