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THE ENTOMOLOGISTS WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
logy is more prominent than formerly : 
when such works as Wollaston’s ‘ Insecta 
Maderensia, ’ Dawson’s ‘ Geodephaga 
Britannica,’ and Smith’s ‘ Monograph of 
British Bees,’ issue rapidly from the 
press like a torrent of lava, it is time to 
recognise the existence of the volcano 
that emits them. 
Mr. Westwood has himself stated 
that he views the award of the medal 
not so much as a recognition of his own 
individual services, but of the increasing 
status and position of Entomology: we 
do not feel confident that had his rivals 
been favoured with a medal they would 
have had the magnanimity to have made 
a similar statement. 
All communications to be addressed to 
Mr. H. T. Stainton, Mountsfield, 
Lewisham, near London. No notice 
will be taken of anonymous communi- 
cations. 
Mr. Stainton will not be at home on 
Wednesday next, nor on Wednesday the 
23rd : he hopes to be at home on Wed- 
nesday the 30th. 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
G. M. S. enquires which is the best 
way of treating the larvae of Gelechia 
tricolorella in order to breed the perfect 
insect. We find a very simple method 
is to place the food in damp sand in a 
flower- pot and cover the flower-pot over 
with gauze; if the sand is kept moist, 
and the flower-pot is kept out of the sun, 
the food will only require changing once 
a week. 
Snowball writes us that Blackstone 
lays it down that “ riots must have three 
persons at least to constitute them:’’ we 
will not dispute it, never having met with 
any of the learned commentator’s Ento- 
mological writings ; but we imagine three 
persons a sufficient nucleus at least to 
constitute a Society ; if, therefore, our 
Entomological brethren in any locality 
will congregate, agree, and resolve them- 
selves into an Association, and hold fixed 
periodical meetings, onr columns will be 
open to report their lawful proceedings, 
riotous, by-the-bve, they are more likely 
to be in a numerous assembly ; other 
journals will also, no doubt, be found to 
chronicle their doings, which may lead to 
“the discovery of some unknown neigh- 
bouring entomologists, as also corres- 
ponding members.” Try it, Snowball, 
“ vires acquiril eundo.” 
W. G. Macduff. — Your wishes are 
complimentary, but the labour involved 
in each number of the ‘ Manual ’ is im- 
mense ; it would be impossible to do it 
fortnightly. 
A. N., Bristol. — It is impossible to 
publish the ‘ Intelligencer’ earlier, so as 
to be posted'on Saturday morning. Where 
the names of the captors are not given, 
they do not wish to be applied to for the 
specimens, all of which they probably 
want for their own collections. The in- 
sect probably abounds near you. 
E. H., Worcester. — Those butter- 
flies which have not any English names 
given them in the ‘Manual’ have no 
English names by which they are gene- 
rally known. 
T. B. — Is it the Dartford Heath Nep. 
allied to Floslactella ? 
J. G., Brandeston. — In our next. 
Insecta Britannica, Vol. 4. — This 
volume is just published ; it is on the 
Diptera, by Mr. Walker, forming the 
third volume on that order. 
COMMUNICATIONS. 
Aepys marinus . — The last week of 
February, at Strangford, I found Aepys 
