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THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
for the step, only it would be im- 
practicable. A complete houleversement 
of existing arrangements is never a 
wise move ; changes should be gradual, 
and the ground should be carefully 
felt, so that it may be seen whether 
the change is called for. A change 
which no one wants is useless, and, 
however philosophically and abstract- 
edly speaking it may be an improve- 
ment, it will not be found so, unless 
it commends itself by its practicability. 
Mr. Doubleday’s Catalogue is not yet 
published, but if it adopts the arrange- 
ment here mentioned we can only 
express onr regret at the circum- 
stance. 
The Entomologist’s Weekly Intel- 
ligencer may be obtained 
Wholesale of E. Newman, 9, Devon- 
shire Street, Bishopsgate, and of 
W. Kent & Co., 51 & 52, Pater- 
noster Row. 
All communications to he addressed to 
Mr. H. T. Stainton, Mountsfield, 
Lewisham, near London, S.E. No notice 
will be taken of anonymous communica- 
tions. 
Exchange. — Tlie pressure of matter is 
still so great that we must in future 
charge for lists of duplicates and deside- 
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they send notices which belong to the 
heading of “ Exchange.” 
Mr. Stainton will be “at home” on 
Wednesday next, March 2, at 6 p. m., as 
usual. 
Change of Address. — Being no 
longer at Perth, my address is now — 
F. B. W. White, St. Mary's Parsonage^ 
Kirriemuir, Forfarshire. 
TO COEEESPONDENTS. 
F. B. W. W. — The forms of eggs of 
Lepidoptera are generally little observed, 
but wait till you have a good series of 
observations before you print them. 
T. G. — Mr. Wailes’ ‘ Catalogue of 
the Lepidoptera of Northumberland and 
Durham’ can be obtained, as far as pub- 
lished, by sending 2^. in postage-stamps 
to Mr. H. T. Mennell, Newcastle-on- 
Tyne, who is the Secretary of the Tyne- 
side Naturalists’ Club. 
CAPTURES. 
Diptera. 
Ogcode.s gihhosus. — I wish to record 
the capture by me, at Wimbledon Com- 
mon, on the 4th of July, 1858, of three 
examples of this very rare species. — 
E. C. Rye, 284, King's Road, Chelsea, 
S.W.; Feb. 11. 
Lepidoptera. 
The forward Season. — Whilst looking 
for Coleoptera last Wednesday, the Kith 
inst., at the roots of alder trees, I took on 
one of the stumps, to my great surprise, 
a beautiful specimen of Tcphrosia lari- 
carta, evidently just emerged from the 
pupa. Is not this marvellously early? 
But we must expect to take many insects 
now, if this mild weather continues : 
I saw sallows in bloom more than a week 
