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THE SUBSTITUTE. 
that even in its minutest details 
the whole material creation is or- 
ganised upon a plan, and it should 
he for the encouragement of the 
humblest to know that, although 
he may never rise to be a pro- 
pounder of theories, his observa- 
tions may afford to the systematic 
naturalist the very key-stone to 
the temple of the System of Na- 
ture. At the proper time the man 
to point out clearly the one idea of 
that system, or rather the idea of 
which that system is the expo- 
nent, will come, if indeed he 
be not already here, with the 
theory that, after the usual scuffle, 
will carry conviction to the minds 
of all enquirers. 
In the ‘ Entomologische Zei- 
tung’ we read that the Entomo- 
logical Society of Stettin have 
issued the sixth edition of the 
‘ Catalogus Coleopterorum Eu- 
roptc,’ at the price of sixpence. 
The fifth edition was published in 
1855, at the same price: it con- 
tains 98 pages printed in tri|de 
columns, besides an Index of Ge- 
nera and Families, and is a mar- 
vel of cheapness. It is any thing 
but creditable to our British Co- 
leopterists that such a Catalogue 
of the Coleoptera of Europe can 
be produced, and that a modern 
list of our British beetles cannot 
be procured at any price. We 
have so long heard that such a 
work is in preparation, without any 
signs of its coming, that we cease 
to believe the rumour. It is true 
that certain families have been 
worked out by different hands, but 
we want a complete and cheap 
list like the Catalogue before us, 
for, with a few learned exceptions, 
the bulk of collectors are quite 
at a loss what to call their 
beetles, or how to arrange them, 
and many are hindered from 
becoming collectors at all. 
TO COEEESPONDENTS. 
All communications to he authen- 
ticated hy the name of the writer, 
and to he addressed To the Em- 
Toa OF ‘The Substixuxk,’ 9, 
Devonshibe Sxheex, Bishops- 
GAXE SXKEEX, LoNDON. 
It is particularly requested that 
all Names o f Insects may he written 
plainly and without abbreviation, 
and that they may he arranged in 
the order of any of the prmted 
lists. 
‘The Scbsxixuxe’ will he con- 
tinued for Twenty weeks, and wnll 
he forwarded weekly hy post to 
Subscribers of Five Shillings, 
which amount may be sent in 
Postage-stamps to the Publisher, 
The Paper will always he ready on 
the Friday, and may be procured 
of Kenx Ik Co., Paxernosiku 
Kow, as well as of the Publisher. 
CAPTUEES. 
Autumnal Sugarings, i^c., Ply- 
mouth. — Petasia cas.iinea, taken at 
street lamps, hut not common ; 
Cry modes Tern pH, taken at street 
lamps, four specimens ; Noctua 
Dahlii, on the wing at dusk. 
