THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
could be got together to pay for the 
privilege of a visit once or twice a year 
to the subscribers of that district by some 
London entomologist of note, perhaps 
such a gentleman might be found to 
undertake the visitation. This object 
might be attained perhaps by putting an 
advertisement in the ‘Intelligencer,’ to 
the effect that all who were favourable to 
the plan (the same being clearly and 
briefly stated) should send in their names 
and amount of subscription to anybody 
that you might think fit to appoint. 
Perhaps the subscription should be 
named in the plan, — or would it not be 
better to leave it open? Perhaps five 
shillings from gentlemen, if the visit be 
annual, and one shilling from working 
men, would be sufficient. 
I am sure there must be many others 
as anxious as myself for some such assist- 
ance, not to supersede the necessity for 
study, but to confirm and correct its 
results; and certainly there must be, one 
would think, a saving in capital for one 
man to come down from London, rather 
than that every country entomologist 
should go up there with a selection of 
specimens wanting names, or what not. 
There is certainly the post, but who would 
trust valuable insects to the post, if he 
could help it? — Rev. E. Horton, Wick , 
Worcester; May 13. 
SUGGESTIONS RESPECTING TINEINA 
FOR A TRAVELLER IN SOUTH 
AMERICA. 
[Continued from p. 55.] 
Family III. Hyponomectid^. 
Of this family I have seen no exotic 
representatives, and therefore it is of more 
importance to ascertain whether it really 
is the case that these insects do not occur, 
or merely that they have been overlooked 
by former collectors. If a nest of lame 
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were found a few pupae pinned in thei 
cocoons would be very acceptable. 
Family IV. Plutellide. 
It is by no means improbable that 
an entomologist on landing in South 
America would meet with an old friend 
in the form of Plutella Cruciferarum, an 
insect which is probably cosmopolitan. 
The genus Cerostoma should no doubt 
have several representatives, and the larvae 
ought not to be difficult to find. 
Family V. Geleciiid^. 
Of the genera in this family, Depres- 
saria is no doubt well represented by 
species, which, though not true Deprcs- 
sarice, belong to exotic genera closely 
allied to the “ flat bodies.” Gelechia, 
judging from Mr. Bates’ captures, is 
abundantly represented, and many of the 
species are highly beautiful. No doubt 
many will first appear in the form of 
mining larvae. If anything allied to 
Parasia is met with, the heads of com- 
posite plants should be searched in the 
off season for the chance of their re- 
vealing the larva. 
Among the insects collected by Mr. 
Bates I have seen no representative of 
the genus CEcophora, yet in Australia 
that appears to be the prevailing genus, 
and handsome species occur there of all 
colours : if the same gay-looking insects 
were found on the Amazons I can hardly 
fancy that Mr. Bates would ignore them, 
but yet their absence seems puzzling. 
Endrosis feneslrella will, I have no 
doubt, occur far in the interior. 
Of the genus Butalis species may cer- 
tainly be expected, but I fear they will 
never possess much charm for the enter- 
prising traveller. 
Pancalia may expect not only repre- 
sentatives, but gorgeous ones: a Leiven- 
hoekella, brilliant in proportion with the 
increased force of the sun, would almost 
be worth crossing the Atlantic to see. 
