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THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S WEEKLY INTELLIGENCE!!. 
cies. On p. 116, he gives Canicularii, 
Harris, as a distinct species, which among 
us is regarded as a mere variety of 
pruinosa , S., having larger valves. What 
we want is a correspondent who will lake 
the trouble to compare certain species 
which we shall send him with presumed 
similar species in the British Museum, 
in order to come to a proper conclusion. 
If our proposition be accepted we shall 
hereafter more fully explain our diffi- 
culties. 
Yours very respectfully, 
Rev. John G. Morhis, D.D. 
Philip R. Uhler. 
A SUGGESTION FOR MR. WALTON. 
TO TIIE EDITOR OF THE ‘INTELLI- 
GENCER.’ 
Sir, — At this time, when so much 
information is sought with respect to the 
Coleoptera of this country, and when we 
are looking so eagerly for the long-talked- 
of ‘ Catalogue of British Coleoptera,’ I 
feel sure that any instalment of correct 
information would be considered a valu- 
able acquisition to the student. Mr. 
Walton, in his British Museum ‘Cata- 
logue,’ has done that for the extensive 
group of the Rhyncophoia which we 
trust, before long, others equally compe- 
tent will do for the rest of the Coleoptera. 
But it may not he generally known to 
young collectors that, besides this, Mr. 
Walton has published some most ad- 
mirable papers in the ‘ Annals of Natural 
History’ respecting these insects: these 
notices are scattered over several volumes 
of the first series of that publication, and 
are now difficult to obtain. It would be 
doing good service to republish them 
separately in a cheap form as a com- 
panion to the ‘Catalogue,’ and perhaps 
a hint from you in the ‘Intelligencer’ 
might induce Mr. Walton to undertake 
this task. 
H. F. 
Idle Regrets for the Past. — We 
can all look back to past life and see 
mistakes that have been made, to a certain 
extent, perhaps, irreparable ones. We 
can see where our education was fatally 
misdiiected. The profession chosen for 
you peihaps was not the fittest, or you 
are out of place, and many things might 
have been better ordered. Now, it is 
wise to forget all that. It is not by re- 
gretting what is irreparable that true 
work is to be done, but by making the 
best of what we are. It is not by com- 
plaining that we have not the right tools, 
but by using well the tools we have. 
What v\e are, and where we are, is God’s 
providential arrangement, — God’s doing, 
though it may be man’s misdoing ; and 
the manly and wise way is to look your 
disadvantages in the face, and see what 
can be made out of them. Life, like war, 
is a series of mistakes, and he is not the 
best general who makes the fewest false 
steps. Poor mediocrity may secure that : 
but he is the best who wins the most 
splendid victories by the retrieval of 
mistakes. Forget mistakes; organize 
victories out of mistakes. — F. W. Ro- 
bertson. 
THE ECLIPSE. 
On Monday next an opportunity will 
occur of noting the effects which a nearly 
total eclipse of the sun will have upou 
insect-life. 
The eclipse is unfortunately early in 
the year for its effect to be noticed with 
advantage, especially after the very 
backcuiug weather we have lately had, 
still if the 15th of March be a mild 
balmy day, some of the evening moths 
