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cabbage. So named from its fondness 
for cabbage. 
P. Rapae. From the Latin rapa, turnip, 
or rape. So called from its love of 
turnip and rape. 
Steropes. In honour of one of Vulcan’s 
smiths of that name. 
S. Paniscus. In honour of Paniscus, a 
rural deity. 
A complete list of names (whether of 
British species only or of both British 
and Continental) could not fail of being 
acceptable, if prepared as above, or even 
more copiously still. I would subscribe 
for one copy, so long as a well-known 
author undertook the task ; but it would 
bo foolish aud useless for any one not 
well read on the subject to begin it, for 
it is no easy matter always to come at 
the right derivation. 
The subject is causing a considerable 
amount of discussion at the present time, 
and it is one quite worthy of considera- 
tion. 
I am yours truly, 
Sigma. 
TO THE EDITOR OF THE ‘INTELLI- 
GENCER.’ 
Sir, — As I was reading No. 65 of the 
‘ Intelligencer’ I perceived a letter signed 
“ Apamea,” which, without the slightest 
doubt, alluded to me. I beg to be al- 
lowed to say, that, as your readers have 
had the pleasure of readiug one side of 
the question, I think I am justified in 
stating a few particulars on the other, 
which are as follow. 
It is true I wrote to Mr. A. to send 
the moths good specimens, and, to my 
great astonishment, I received them in 
such a condition as your readers shall 
know. In the first place, the moths 
were all covered with a blue mould and 
all broken to pieces, and L. Quercus was 
exactly as if it had been put into water to 
make the moss grow on it, and what 
Mr. A. calls a box was composed of 
cardboard sewed together, which I should 
call an apology for a box. 
I think your readers will conclude 
that I did not behave very shabbily to 
Mr. A. in such a case. 
Of course, as Mr. A. sent you my 
letter, he sent his insects also? If I 
saiil anything in my letter which was at 
all uncourteous, I beg to apologize, but 
at the time I was perfectly disgusted 
with the insects sent. 
If you or any of your readers think 
this was shabby conduct, I should like 
to have a word of advice how to act in 
such extraordinary cases. 
I remain, sir, 
Yours respectfully, 
H. P. Harrington. 
16, Top of High Street, 
Colchester, Essex. 
LECTURES. 
In the report of the annual meeting of 
the Bucks and Berks Lecturers’ Associa- 
tion (in the ‘Journal of the Society of 
Arts,’ December 18th), we read as fol- 
lows : — 
“ The meeting then proceeded to the 
discussion of the second subject ap- 
pointed for the evening, ‘ Lectures, in 
their relation to the class-room and the 
library.' 
“ The subject was opened by the Rev. 
T. H. Tooke, who endeavoured to solve 
the question whether the lectures de- 
livered by this Association had, on the 
whole, answered the purpose intended. 
He arrived at the conclusion that they 
had, if a proper view were taken of the 
object of lectures. In his opinion they 
ought not to be considered as primary or 
principal means of instruction. Their 
chief use was that of exciting a further 
