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winch the meeting would be only too 
happy to rectify; and he would therefore 
propose the health of a little beetle 
which had made some sensation at his 
end of the table; and though it might 
be objected that, the beetle being dead, 
it was useless to drink its health, yet 
there were no doubt living representa- 
tives of the species ; and therefore he 
had much pleasure in proposing the 
health of Callistus lunaticus. He might 
be in error about the name, but he be- 
lieved it was either lunaticus or lunatus. 
The toast having been duly honoured, 
Callistus lunatus was called on to return 
thanks; but, not responding, Mr. Jan- 
son was requested to represent the Cal- 
listus on this occasion. Mr. Janson re- 
gretted that the insect was so rare that 
he had not sufficient personal acquaint- 
ance with it to be able adequately to fol- 
low out the train of ideas which Cal- 
listus lunatus might be conceived to 
possess; but he hoped, if called upon to 
speak for the same insect another year, 
he might be better able to act as its 
representative. 
Mr. Janson then sat down; but, had 
he proceeded to give a longer address to 
the company, he would, on the suggestion 
of Mr. Westwood, have spoken somewhat 
as follows : — 
“ Gentlemen, — I cannot allow the pre- 
sent opportunity to pass without express- 
ing my regret that so little attention is 
paid by the collectors of Coleoptera to 
the habits and primary states of the 
insects they profess to study. It is true 
we occasionally find recorded the dis- 
covery of some larva, or of some trait in 
beetle-life previously unknown ; but it 
does not appear to me that there is that 
energetic, persistent attempt to work out 
the primary states of each species of a 
genus, which has been found so success- 
ful in another branch of Entomology. 
“ I can have no wish to undervalue 
the labours of my coadjutors; but it 
occurs to me that a Power is gifted with 
higher powers than those of thrashing 
sallows and exciting gamekeepers (so 
that he has to run for his life from their 
indignant ire) ; that a Wollaston has 
other work cut out for him than in enu- 
merating the insects of Madeira. If 
Mr. Wollaston would travel on the Con- 
tinent he would learn that there is ano- 
ther island in the Atlantic than that 
with which his name is so honourably 
connected.” 
Perhaps, however, this portion of Mr. 
Janson’s speech will be delivered on the 
next occasion. 
Singular Coincidence. — A gentle- 
man, not yet entangled in the meshes of 
Entomology, who was invited by Mr. 
Saunders to the Reigate reunion, re- 
ceived a visit the previous night from a 
Cimex lectularius, an insect whose ac- 
quaintance he had not made for the pre- 
vious twenty years. He looked on it as 
a reminder that he was the next day to 
dine with a party of bug-hunters. 
“ Coming events cast their shadows 
before.” 
Botanical and Entomological Gather- 
ing. — During this week there has been 
a large influx of gentlemen connected 
with botanical science from Liverpool, 
Manchester, and other places, visiting 
their friends at Staleybridge, in order to 
hold their annual meeting, which this 
year look place in that very romantic 
spot, the North Britain, situate on the 
moors, about two miles from Staleybridge. 
There were some 300 naturalists present. 
Mr. Jethro Tinker was elected chairman, 
and Mr. James Hague vice. A very 
rare and choice collection of plants was 
exhibited, all of which were scientifically 
arranged by Messrs. Clough and Olle- 
renshaw. Being what is termed North 
Britain wakes, although there is but one 
house within view, about a thousand per- 
sons paid a visit to the place, and ap- 
peared much delighted with the rich 
