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THE SUBSTITUTE. 
collectors and collections if the 
amor hahendi were kept within 
due bounds. Collectors for ssile 
would gain move by turning the 
w'hole of their captures into money 
at moderate prices than they now 
do by selling a few at a fabulous 
figure, and collections would be 
enriched by the insects that, under 
the present system, perish in the 
collector’s boxes. 
But, after all, looking beyond 
the mere possession of species to a 
knowledge of them, there is no- 
thing like hunting for and taking 
them oneself; far more will be 
learned in one day, by having the 
insects alive, than in a week’s 
study of their dry bodies; indeed, 
we once heard one of the most 
learned Coleopterisls say, “ that 
he never knew a beetle until he 
had seen it walk across the table.” 
And further, let the British col- 
lector console himself with the re- 
llection, that although the most of 
the insects found in Britain are 
also common to Europe, the field 
of observation of their habits is 
everywhere very little worked. 
Here then, it seems to us, that 
English entomologists, hampered 
as most of them are with hin- 
drances, have scope for employ- 
ment quite within their means. 
Not only would the occupation bo 
greatly pleasing, but the result 
would be of immense advantage 
to Science. 
TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
All communications to he authen- 
ticated hy the name of the writer, 
and to he addressed ’To the Edt- 
TOR OF ‘The Substitute,’ 9, 
Devonshire Street, Bishops- 
OAiE Street, London. 
It is particularly requested that 
all Names of Insects may he written 
plainly and without abbreviation, 
and that they may be arranyed in 
the order of any of the printed 
lists. 
‘The Substitute’ will he con- 
tinued for Twenty weehs, and tvill 
he forwarded weehly by post to 
Subscribers of Tire Shillinys, 
which amotint may be sent in 
postaye stamps to the publisher. 
Carabcs. — Your attention is 
requested to the first two lines of 
the notice “To Correspondents.” 
Onthophayus Taurus, I'acca, me- 
dius, fracticomis, cccnobita, Dill- 
wynii, nuchicomis, nutans, ovatus, 
and three species of Bolbocerus, 
are given by Stephens as British. 
Odontmis not. 'Ibe Pterostichus 
is erythropus. Marsh. Dawson. 
K. P., Parliament Street. — 
The genera of the English water- 
beetles are figured in Shuckard 
and Spry’s ‘ British Coleoptera de- 
lineated.’ We know of no other 
work in this country; but if you 
require the names of species it 
would assist you but little. We 
shall be glad to hear from you 
again. 
DUPLICATES AND DESIDERATA. 
Mr. Proctor’s Duplicates . — Eor 
goodness sake iuscrl in your next 
