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descriptions” comes to exactly the same 
thing as if I had written the name 
“ Erichson ” after that of each of the 
species. The authority for my names of 
the species of Mouotoma was given in 
the same way. Those who know anything 
about the matter will be aware that they 
have got hold of the current names of 
the species of those two groups, which 
are known (some of them for the first 
time through me) to inhabit England. 
They can get their authorities from their 
Stettin Catalogue. Mr. Janson is fully 
up to all this, but (affected) “ ignorance 
is (sometimes) bliss.” 
With respect to the rest of Mr. Janson’s 
remarks, he is welcome to them and to 
the spirit iu which they are written. I 
knew quite enough of our extremely 
pungent writer to be aware that neither 
my Catalogue nor anything else that I 
might do would meet with his approba- 
tion before I began, and I felt that I 
must either do nothing and enjoy his 
favour, or do something and bear with 
his . It is not the first time that 
he has made reckless statements re- 
specting me, and I thought that as he 
was obliged to eat his words upon a 
former oecasion he would have left me 
alone for the future; but with much 
valour he is wanting in discretion. 
When I first began this communica- 
tion it was my intention to have entered 
into some detail respecting the plans 
which I have pursued in my endeavours 
to determine the Stephensian species (not 
specimens ) ; they have, of necessity, varied 
much according to circumstances, for the 
matter is extremely complicated, but as 
it would occupy much space to enter into 
this detail, — more I am sure than you 
could afford me, — I must be content for 
the present, in saying that I have done 
my very utmost to arrive at just con- 
clusions on the subject, not only by 
examining Stephens’ specimens (one or 
more, as the case might require), but 
also those of Kirby’s collection, and by 
comparing the whole with Kirby’s MS. 
descriptions, which form the groundwork 
of those given iu the ‘ Illustrations.’ This 
was a w^k of great labour, and occupied 
my leisure for some years. That in ex- 
amining Stephens’ specimens I did not 
“ arbitrarily ” take any one that came to 
hand, Mr. Janson was fully aware, since 
he went through a part of the work with 
me, and was then satisfied himself to do 
as I did. He published with me a paper 
on a part of the Brachelytra, and in the 
Introduction to that paper explanation 
is given of the state of the Collection. 
After what Mr. J. has written in the 
‘ Annual,’ I must recommend to its 
readers the perusal of that Introduction, 
and I think they will be rather surprised 
there to learn that, as a general rule, the 
type specimens in Stephens’ collection 
are labelled, from which it must be in- 
ferred that such specimens were selected 
as our guide in determining the species. 
I have to add to this, that Mr. Stephens 
himself informed me that in all cases 
where there are no marked types, he re- 
garded his first specimen as his type, 
and that as other specimens had been 
added from time to time, often when the 
characters were not fresh in his memory, 
he would not be answerable for their 
accuracy. Lastly, I have to state that 
the specimens more especially referred 
to by me in the Catalogue are all 
marked. 
G. R. Waterhouse. 
[Here the controversy must close, as 
we cannot afford space for a continuance 
of it. We have struck out all the 
strongest expressions in the letters of 
both combatants, as no good could arise 
from their publication.] 
P ORTRAIT of YOUNG LINNE in 
his Lapland Dress (published in the 
‘ Entomologische Zeitung’). Copies of 
this Engraving can be obtained of Mr. 
Stainton on Monday evening next; 
price 1j. each. 
