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THE WEEKLY ENTOMOLOGIST. 
to all, if they wish to see our pages 
enriched by the contributions of really 
first-class Entomologists, not to forget 
the subject of our first leader, — 
“ Union is Strength.” 
The Entomologist should not be 
merely a Lepidopterist. It shall be 
one of our chief aims to give all orders 
of insects an equal prominence, and 
we guarantee, that if Entomologists 
will send us communications concern- 
ing them all, it shall not be our fault 
if they are not inserted. It will not 
he fair play to blame us for giving 
Lepidoptera more than <heir just 
space, if we cannot get communica- 
tions about other orders. We would 
say “ do not, if you are a Dipterist, 
take it for granted that we shall not 
give Diptera a fair amount of atten- 
tion, and therefore abstain from send- 
ing us notices touching that group ; 
but begin by giving us credit for 
meaning well, and cease to commu- 
nicate with us when we cease to 
publish what you send.” The late 
Intelligencer is blamed for its parti- 
ality for Lepidoptera, but, — if wc 
only knew, — how many contribu- 
tions 'on other orders were sent and 
refused ? 
What have Entomologists thought 
during these nine months ? No doubt 
they have been thinking. Has any 
new theory been conceived, and 
crushed for want of an oracle ? 
What have Entomologists taken 
during these nine months, — four or 
five of them “ in the season ”? — 
doubtless much, 
It is not for us to attempt to 
resolve these questions. Shall not 
our pages declare ? 
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