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THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
Are Entomologists greedy, or only 
thoughtless ? — Thirty-five applicants for 
the insects lately mentioned by me, have 
requested specimens. I hope to be able 
to supply some twenty of these ; but I 
cannot help adverting to the fact that 
the greater number apply for all ; in- 
forming me at the same time that their 
series is six, and that they are sorry they 
can make no return, being beginners. 
Many also have forgotten to send a 
postage stamp for return letter, or to say 
anything about the return of boxes — 
which, by the way, most expect me to 
furnish. Now, I must decline sending 
any beginner a series of a common insect, 
as all those which I mentioned are. No 
true entomologist wuuld wish to receive 
such : a specimen or a pair would fill 
the gap; enable him to determine the 
species without trouble (and even that is 
so much the worse), and would leave 
him an object to accomplish in com- 
pleting his set by his own exertions. 
No doubt I shall offend many by these 
remarks, in which case I must try to 
find consolation by admiring the beauties 
and grace of those insects which I am 
called upon to make up into half dozens, 
and consign, as per invoice. All those 
(other) gentlemen who have not yet heard 
from me, may rely on receiving a letter 
or box as soon as I am able to take the 
insects desired. By way of apology for 
this long letter, I will add, that I fear 
this “ amor habeudi,” which, in our 
school-days, was considered peculiar to 
Cecropiac bees, has dreadfully affected 
the collector generally. — W. D. Crotch, 
Uphill House , Weston - super -Mure ; 
May 23. 
Duplicate Larva. — I shall be glad to 
exchange larvae of L. Quercus, P. Auri- 
Jlua and S. Illunaria for larvae or eggs 
of any local species. — G. Lumb, Kirkgale, 
Wakefield ; May 23 . 
Lasiocampa Trifolii. — I beg to stale 
that 1 have the laiva: of L. Trifolii, and 
will supply any of your readers that may 
want them. — R. P. Harvie, 18, Chapel 
Street, Devonport. 
Anticlea Bcrberaria. — I have captured 
fine specimens of Anticlea Bcrberaria , 
flying iu company with Triphosa cerlaria , 
in barberry hedges, in the vicinity of 
Worcester. — Edward Smith, Turkey 
Street, Worcester ; May 24. 
Capture of Acasis Viretaria. — I had 
the pleasure of taking a fine dark speci- 
men of this insect at rest on an old fence, 
on the road leading from Roebampton to 
Kingston Vale. — J. Stevens, Upper 
Richmond Road, Wandsworth; May 25. 
Elachista Trapeziella. — I have this 
morning bred a most beautiful specimen 
of this insect from the larvae mining in 
Luzula pilosa, collected about three 
weeks ago. — R. Cook, 10, Castle Cres- 
cent, Scarborough ; May 25. 
Buccitlalrix Maritima. — I have re- 
ceived a supply of the larva of this 
species from Mr. Vaughan. These larvx 
appear to remain miners all their lives, 
only quitting the mine in order to form 
tlicir cocoons. The mines are transparent 
and rather Dipterous-looking, but very 
conspicuous on the fleshy leaves of the 
Aster Tripolium . — H. T. Stainton ; 
May 26. 
Elachista Gleichenella. — The larva 
mining the leaves of Carex paniculata 
has simply produced this species, and 
one of my Luzula larvae has done like- 
wise. Another of the Norfolk fen larvae 
has, however, produced a new species of 
Elachista, allied to Rhynchosporella. — 
Ibid. 
HEAVY POSTAGE RATES ON ENTO- 
MOLOGICAL PARCELS. 
TO THE EDITOR OF THE ‘INTELLI- 
GENCER.’ 
Sir, — I am desirous to draw your at- 
tention, and that of your readers, to the 
great hardship to which naturalists, and 
