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on the comb, and crawled upon the body of the humble-bee 

 when within the nest, and so wore carried out. The presence 

 of Acari on the dung-beetles {Geotrupes) also was notorious. 

 Mr. Edwin Shepherd referred to the frequent occurrence of 

 Acari on butterflies, and thought they were picked up from 

 the flowers which the butterflies visited. 



.32. Sesia Scoli(cformis. — I am rejoiced to say that this 

 beautiful species has been again taken in North Wales; all 

 fear of its being exterminated has therefore vanished. 



33. Food-plant of Coremia unidentaria, — In No. 4 of the 

 ' Entomologist's Monthly Magazine,' Mr. D'Orville, of Alph- 

 ington, near Exeter, one of our most assidous and accurate 

 observers, writes, in reference to my life-history of Coremia 

 unidentaria (Entom. 19), that in his neighbourhood the larva 

 gives the preference to Glechoma hederacea (ground ivy). 

 He further states that both this species and C. ferrugata are 

 double-brooded ; and further, that he believes the two spe- 

 cies perfectly distinct, never running the one into the other, 

 but remaining true to the parent. 



34. Duplicates. — Mr. Birchall has kindly sent me, for dis- 

 tribution, duplicates of the following very local Lepidoptera : 

 — Zygaena Minos, Nyssia zonaria, Clostera anachoreta, and 

 Bankia argentula. As the number of these duplicates is 

 limited, and as no favour will be shown in their distribution, 

 it will be necessary to make early application, in order to 

 secure them. I must repeat that I cannot transmit them by 

 post. — Edward. Newman; 9, Devonshire Street, Bishops- 

 gate, September, 1864. 



At Home. — I shall have pleasure in receiving the visits of 

 Entomologists, as usual, from 6 to 9 o'clock on the following 

 Fridays, — October 7th, 14th and 21st, — at No. 7, York Grove, 

 Queen's Road, Peckham. — Edward Newman. 



^g° It is intended to publish No. 7 of the 'Entomologist,' 

 with a longer list of duplicates, on the 14th of October j and 

 lite-histories of Chortobius Pamphilus, Nemeobius Lucina, 

 Polyommatus Hippothoe, P. Phlaeas, Phragmatsecia Aruudi- 

 uis, Zeuzera iEsculi, &c., &c. 



