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THE SUBSTITUTE. 
nated in deatli on the lOtli inst. 
We have known Mr. Heniininp;s 
for many years as a most indefa- 
tigable and clever collector of in- 
sects. His knowledge of insects 
was considerable ; he was a man 
without any kind of pretence, and 
thoroughly conscientious. The 
appeal made in our columns last 
week on behalf of his young and 
helpless family is now doubly 
important, and it has our best 
wishes and recommendation. It 
is the intention of the Subscription 
Committee, if the sum raised he 
sulhcienl, to put the widow in the 
way of getting a living as a laun- 
dress, which business she under- 
stands, and we hope all who can 
ap|)rcciatc the pursuit of know- 
ledge under difficulties (and natu- 
ralists in particular), will show 
their sympathy with the present 
case of one who has fallen a vic- 
tim to his zeal, by aiding the 
family of John Heminings in the 
battle of life. 
EXTRACTS. 
Notks o\ Noctc.c: feom 
Guexee’s Noctuelites. 
[Continued from p. 104. ] 
CaradrinidcE. 
In my Inde.x I had united this 
family to the Leuennidw on ac- 
count of the getius Simi/ra, which 
appeared intermediate between 
them ; since I have perceived that 
this latter belongs to the Bombi/- 
coidcE. I have no longer any ob- 
jection to make against the family 
Caradrinldce, which is certainly 
verv natural. 
The larvtc have a peculiar as- 
pect, which it is difficult to mis- 
take when one has reared only a 
few. They are short, stiff and 
sluggish ; they coil up with the 
slightest touch, and may be 
handled and thrown about with 
impunity, protected as they are by 
the stiff hairs which originate from 
their spots ; they eat little at a 
time, and grow slowly even in the 
spring. 
The perfect insects are not 
brilliant, of small or moderate size, 
and almost all of an ashy or yel- 
lowish grej' colour. Tlie lines 
and spots are generally distinctly 
marked. They fly in great num- 
bers at dusk, and have the same 
habits as the Noctiiidce; that is to 
say, when they quit one flower 
they rise ‘ suddenly and settle 
abruptly on another. 
None of the larvae of Caradri- 
nida are injnivious to agriculture. 
They only atftick useless plants, 
with which they do not make great 
havoc, although they are some- 
times rather numerous. This 
family is pribcipally composed of 
European species, of which the 
greater ])art have been very long 
known, and I might say too long 
known, for there exists respecting 
them such confusion that their 
synonymy is almost inextricable. 
'J'he English authors have in- 
creased this difficulty by creating 
such a crowd of species so little 
characterized that I have not even 
been able to class them as con- 
stant varieties. Tlie French and 
Germans iheuiselves are little 
agreed respecting some of the 
most widely different species: 
hence it is not surprising that in 
general they are misnamed in col- 
lections. It will be seen whether 
I am more distinct and more for- 
