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ing them as un described ? Decidedly I am. Circumstances like these 

 would indeed be altogether conclusive, if there was not a chance of 

 the beetle's occurring in some neighbouring country and its having 

 thence found its way into the normal collections of Europe. The 

 possibility of such being the case enhances the difficulties of the 

 case of course very materially, but I do not see why they should 

 not, to a certain degree, be overcome by the same or similar means 

 as those cited for overcoming them in one particular country. 



I think I have said enough to show that the disadvantages the 

 entomologist encounters here, or in other places similarly situated, 

 in conscientiously attempting to publish new species, may (his prin- 

 cipal assistance being perseverance, a good library and tact — entomo- 

 logical instinct I am almost tempted to call it) be overcome — I am 

 far from saying entirely — but so far as not to expose him, from ivant 

 of resources in the execution of his plan, to more mistakes than 

 entomologists expose themselves to under more favourable circum- 

 stances by neglecting them. — But I am not satisfied with obtaining 

 the simple grant of permission to describe on the spot a part of 

 what he collects — I claim more for the entomologist abroad : I wish 

 to show that he should naturally be expected — nay desired — to do 

 so, for although he labours under distressing disadvantages in some 

 respects, he happily enjoys a proportionate share of advantages in 

 others. — It is unsatisfactory in the extreme for an enthusiastic 

 entomologist to be obliged to let his collections go out of his own 

 hands, and see others reap the honours from them, which are to be 

 reaped on such occasions, or perhaps see as it were a gulf close over 

 them, hear no more of them, and find himself forgotten. For what 

 is a mere collector ? Let him display as much industry as possible, 

 he is hardly looked upon as an entomologist, certainly, as long as he is 

 prevented from publishing anything, not as a scientific one. Now, 

 if such a man merely desists from publishing the fruits of his re- 

 searches from want of resources to assist him to go creditably 

 through such a task, if he suffers his collections to go out of his 

 hands, because he is too true a lover of science not to see the credit, 

 in a great measure due to himself, reaped rather by another than to 

 hoard up his entomological treasures, a useless heap, eventually to be 

 destroyed by moths and time — I say, that a man who acts upon 



