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two one specimen of Tenebrio cadaverinus, Fabr., where Sheppard used to 

 find it in tolerable plenty ; and a new Carabus, connecting catenulatus of 

 Marsham with violaceus of ditto. I take it to be catenatus of Panzer (87, 4.), 

 but am not certain, as it does not quite agree with his description. An un- 

 happy foot had trod upon my specimen, and very much injured it. I looked, 

 as you may suppose, very earnestly for more, but could not find one. I 

 showed it to an intelligent gentleman in the neighbourhood, who said, if he 

 met with anything like it, he would take it. 



" Now for my misfortunes. The first day of my travels proved exceedingly 

 hot. I had at my back, under my coat, a pad called an * Independent,' which 

 was suspended from my shoulders and buttoned close to the small of my back. 

 I found this friend, for a new acquaintance, much too warm in his attachment ; 

 he carried for me a double change of linen. I had, besides, ten pockets, 

 disposed here and there about me, in which I carried, to little purpose as you 

 find, all the needfuls for a Heros Entomologicus who would have a successful 

 campaign. Hot as I was, I was so unfortunate as to be disappointed in most 

 of my efforts to procure refreshment ; and at the public-house where I proposed 

 sleeping, the hostess could produce only a negative bill of fare, so that I was 

 forced, after a long march, to content myself with bread and butter and bad 

 beer for my dinner. Indignant at this, and being resolved to taste flesh before 

 I slept, I pushed forward to another village, and was hospitably received and 

 entertained by a gentleman-farmer of whom I had some knowledge. I was, 

 however, not a little fatigued ; and to add to my disasters, the next day, when 

 I proposed walking only four miles, and going by water the rest of my day's 

 allotment, I unluckily missed my way, and was obliged to walk eleven miles, 

 and great part through a very heavy sand. The fatigues of these two days, and 

 the privations of the first, brought a nervous complaint upon me, attended by 

 a most uncomfortable depression of spirits. However, between walking and 

 riding, I managed to get as far as Lowestoft, from whence, at the end of the 

 first week, I started with another gentleman in post-chaises for Barham. where 

 I arrived on the Saturday morning. I was out of order for some time after my 

 return home, but have now recovered my usual health. I saw all the towns 

 upon the coast I had not seen before, and every place that was worthy of 

 notice. Thus much for my tour. I shall now begin my reply to your letter in 

 order." [From the two closely-written pages that follow, such short extracts 

 only are given as are likely to interest the entomologist. ] 



" Staphylinus caraboides was never before taken in England, that I know of, 

 and I shall be thankful for British specimens. Carabus secalis, Payk., is cer- 

 tainly synonymous with your C. Bruntoni .... I suspect your Pcederus, 

 like orbiculatm, to be different from mine, on the head of which I can discover 

 no impunctate line . . . Your conjecture is right, that Carabus ochropus, E. B., 

 is rotundatus, Payk. I have both an English and Swedish specimen .... To 

 your great satisfaction, I can assure you that your Dytiscus f rater is not assi- 



milis of Payk I have observed that the puncta upon the head and thorax 



of Staphylinus stercorarius are larger than in erythropterus and castanopterus ; 

 but with my triple glass I have not been able to see that they are ocellated : a 

 hair arises from each, but that is also the case in erythropterus ; so you see that 

 the epithet lyncean belongs rather to your eyes than mine ... I have the 

 Hydrophilus like luridus you mention ; but I have considered it only as a 

 variety .... And now, I think, I have finished my reply to all your queries, 

 &c. ; and must thank you both for the information you give me (always fur- 

 nishing me with something valuable of which I was before ignorant, and 

 enabling me to attain by putting me upon research). I shall only farther 

 observe upon this subject, that if you do not furnish us with some valuable 

 work upon some department of our favourite science, you will be inexcusable. 



