104 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



of Man. It may interest some of your readers to l<no'.v that 

 I took a variety of Dianllicecia capsopliila freely during ray 

 slay : they varied considerably in colour, and were finer 

 than any I have ever taken at or seen from the Hill of 

 Howth, near Dublin, or in Cumberland. — C. S. Gregson ; 

 June 2-2, 1806. 



Mamestra auredo and Dlantlicecia capsopliila in the I^le 

 of Man. — It may interest some of your readers to know that 

 while ]:)aying a visit to the Isle of Man, along with my friend 

 John Bleakley, we captured Mamestra auredo and Dian- 

 thoecia capsopliila, besides others of less note. — JVm. Parry; 

 310, Oldham Road, Manchester, June 17, 1866. 



[1 have no knowledge of Mamestra auredo : will my cor- 

 respondent kindly say whose name it is } — E. Newjuan.] 



Agamogenesis in Orgyia antiqua. — The details of tliis 

 case were communicated to me by a friend, who has satisfied 

 me that perfect isolation from the male was maintained 

 throughout. First generation : — From a pupa found at Venn 

 Hall, Sherborne, Dorset, in the autumn of 1864, a female 

 imago emerged which laid. eggs. Second generation : — Of 

 the above-mentioned eggs ten hatched in the spring of J 865; 

 but of these larvae one only, the largest from the first, came 

 to maturity ; this produced a female which laid eggs. Third 

 generation ; — Five larvje from these eggs attained the pupal 

 state of development, and one of them produced a female 

 imago by the middle oC October. The series is, therefore, 

 yet incomplete. — A. E. Eaton, in Ent. Mo. Mag., Jan. 1866. 



Cicindela cantpestris smelling of Roses. — On the 8lh inst. 

 I took several of this species on Wimbledon Common, all 

 with a strong rose-like scent. I never observed it before, 

 though I have often taken them there. Do yon think they 

 only have the scent at some ])articu]ar period of their life ? — 

 N.'C. Tiiely ; Wandsworth, May 10, 1866. 



Necrohia. rujicollis feeding on Cheese and, Ham. — The en- 

 closed beetle makes great ravages in our cheese, hams, &c. 

 Would you have the kindness to inform us, at your earliest 

 convenience, if you know of any means to kill such, or any 

 other kinds of beetles, flies, &c., that infest provisions, with- 

 out fear of injury to the hams, cheese, &c., affected } If you 

 could give us any information, you would greatly oblige us. 

 — R. Ward Sg Co. ; 9, Kirkyate, Leeds, June 7, 1866. 



