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their counsel, llieir influence and their 
purse. 
We have at present nine or ten mem- 
bers, three honorary members, a pretty 
full treasury, a number of books and a 
few specimens for the Museum. 
Under these circumstances, then, if we 
faithfully work up to our present objects, 
I have no fear of our final success. 
Trusting, moreover, that our seniors 
abroad will approve of our undertaking, 
as our seniors at home appear to do, I 
must again apologise for thus occupying 
your valuable time, 
And beg to remain, 
Yours, &c., 
n. 
PARASITIC ACARI. 
Is any one learned about the little blood- 
suckers which are sometimes found at- 
tached to particular insects? I hardly 
ever caught a specimen of Cfilorissa 
AEslivaria which had not got a little red 
creature sticking to its head or thorax. 
What are these creatures? Are they 
parasitic on the pupse as well as on the 
perfect insect ? or how do they get on to 
the perfect insects ? 
Arge Galathea is also very liable to 
these visitations. A correspondent lately 
wrote as follows : — “ On the 25th of July 
I caught some Marbled Whites, and 
around the neck of each and every one 
of them was a sort of necklace composed 
of, I should have said, the butterfly’s 
own red eggs ; and yet, upon second 
thoughts, I don’t see how this could be, 
for male and female both had them. 
These red atoms or eggs gave to the but- 
terfly a most beautiful appearance, and I 
anticipated keeping them in a perfect 
state, but judge of my disappointment 
when, after they had been but a few 
minutes in my killing-bottle, I saw every 
one of them fall oif, and, in many cases, 
burst, leaving behind a beautifully bright 
orange liquid. I should not omit to 
mention that the Graylings (and only in 
this place) were caught adorned with the 
same kind of coral necklace.” — H. T. 
Stain ton ; October 12. 
LIST OF ENTOMOLOGISTS. 
The season of the year has arrived in 
which the compilation of the new ‘ An- 
nual’ is in progress: one portion of the 
‘Annual’ for 1858 will be another Sup- 
plementary List of British Entomolo- 
gists. Some readers of this paper with 
whom we have not corresponded on the 
subject may be willing to allow their 
names to swell the list; if so, I should 
be very glad to hear from them on or 
before the 31st inst. ; and I should be 
glad to hear from all those who wish to 
appear in the list of “ Changes of Ad- 
dress,” and “Changes of Title, &c.” — 
H. T. Stainton ; October 17. 
S YNONYMIC LIST of BRITISH 
LEPIDOPTERA, to the end 
of the NOCTURE, for interchange 
amongst Collectors. Price Is. 3d. per 
dozen, or 4s. 6d. for 50 (post free). 
I have a number of these now on hand, 
which I shall be glad to forward on ap- 
plication. — H. T. Stainton ; Oct. 17. 
Now ready , price 3s. Gd., 
THE WORLD OF INSECTS; 
A Guide to its Wonders. 
By J. W. Douglas, 
Secretary to tlie Entomological Society of London. 
London: John Van Voorst, Pater- 
noster Row. 
