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THE WEEKLY ENTOMOLOGIST. 
former season have we found them 
so scarce : that we took C. fiavicornis 
fully a fortnight before its usual 
time of appearance, but by no means 
so commonly as in the former years ; 
and, were they required, numerous 
other cases. No doubt similar ones 
will rise to the mind of many of our 
readers. 
Tt would be absurd, after the suc- 
cession of wet years which have pre- 
ceded 1863, to expect that a single 
season of fine, hot weather, would 
bring insects out in their wonted 
number. We cannot suppose that 
the wonted number of eggs, larvce, 
and pupae remained, after the des- 
tructive nature of the weather in 
1862, to pi’oduce as many imagines 
as we are accustomed to expect. 
This is, indeed, impossible. Next 
year, provided the sun continues to 
shine with his present good nature, 
an improvement may reasonably be 
anticipated ; but for this year we 
must be content, we fear, to work 
with but little result. 
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OBSERVATIONS. 
COLEOPTERA. 
{Continued from page 169.) 
Setting of Coleoptera . — Being thus 
prepared I commence by abstracting 
from the relaxing bottle the said C. 
pulchellus, and lay it on its back on 
one of the bungs. I hold it in that 
position by the pin brace, and then 
place it on the stage of the micros- 
cope. With the setting needle I 
raise and press forward the rostrum, 
and partially unfold the legs. Now 
take the second bung, and pin upon 
it one of the square pieces of card, 
gum it, remove the brace from 
