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THE WEEKLY ENTOMOLOGIST. 
specimen of the larva itself, though 
this system is of course not applicable 
where only a single one has been 
taken. "Not long ago an Entomologist 
showed to us some larvae, preserved 
by himself most beautifully, — so 
beautifully indeed, that no description 
or figure, could be of equal value. 
As, however, space forbids our re- 
marking on the means he employed, 
we should be glad, if this meets his 
eye, to see an account of it, from his 
own pen, in our pages. 
A third method, and one which is 
necessarily only available to a small 
number of collectors is that of taking 
a portrait of the larva. To know, to 
how small a number of Entomologists 
this way is of practical use, one need 
only refer to the published description 
of some recently discovered larvae, 
and it will be remarked how greatly 
in demand, one gentleman seems to 
be, for this purpose, — as if he only 
possessed the art. Most of us must 
content ourselves with descriptions or 
actual specimens. How far the art 
of Photography may, at some future 
time, better our position in this re- 
spect it is impossible to say. This 
week, our readers will observe that a 
photograph of a well known insect is 
presented in our pages, as a specimen 
of a cheap work about to be brought 
out, on the Spiling ina. We consider 
this a beautiful work of art, and the 
photographer is certainly worthy of 
great credit. An announcement of 
this book may bo seen on the last 
page of this week’s number. The 
science of Photography is now taking 
such rapid strides, as to make it by 
no means improbable that before very 
long, by its aid, the smallest and 
most obscure larva may be ‘ described, ’ 
in a picture. 
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