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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, 
T 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 
@ 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 haye 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 T know of, 
and I shall be thankful for British specimens, Carabus sccalis, Payk., is cer- 
tainly synonymous with your C. Bruntoni.... I suspect your Pederus, 
like orbiculatus, to be different from mine, on the head of which I can discover 
no impunctate line . . . Your conjecture is right, that Carabus ochropus, . B., 
is rotundatus, Payk. Ihave both an English and Swedish specimen .. . . To 
your great satisfaction, I can assure you that your Dyliscus frater is not assi- 
milis of Payk. . . . . I have observed that the puncta upon the head and thorax 
of Staphylinus stercorarius ave 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 ease in eruthropterus ; 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, 
&e. ; 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 ef our favourite science, you will be inexcusable, 
