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spotted with slate-colour. Mr. Doubleday has seen the spe- 

 cimen, and pronounces it to be a variety of the female Hectns : 

 he says he has met with other specimens closely resembling 

 it in colour and markings. — {Rev.) Percy Andrews ; Lilleshall^ 

 Newport, Salop, July 10, 1866. 



Clicerocampa Celerio and C. Porcellus at Malvevfi. — My 

 cousin took a specimen of Chcerocampa Celerio at Malvern 

 last October, and C. Porcellus appears to be common here. — 

 Stephen P. Smith; Malvern Link, July 17, 1866. 



Mamestra auredo. — In reply to the query respecting this 

 name (Entom. iii. 104), I beg to say that, not knowing the insect 

 vv'hen I captured it, I showed it to a well-known Entomolo- 

 gist, Mr. J. B. Hodgkinson, and he gave it the name I em- 

 ployed : I now find it ought to have been Dianthcecia caesia of 

 the continental list, and I think it ought to retain that name; 

 but if it were to have another name I must claim the honour 

 of naming it, as my notice of it was five days earlier than 

 Mr. Gregsou's. I hope my numerous correspondents will 

 kindly take this as an answer to their inquiries respecting 

 this insect, as I have disposed of the specimens to Mr. Carter. 

 — William Parry; 310, Oldham Street, Manchester, July 

 15, 1866. 



Sesia Philanthi/ormis. — It was my friend Mr. John Bleak- 

 ley who had the good fortune to capture the first pair of this 

 insect in the Isle of Man: this was the pair alluded to in 

 Mr. Gregson's note (Entom. iii. 103). — Id. 



Answers to Correspondents. 



W. O. — The insect is Sirex Gigas : the instrument which 

 you suppose a sting is an ovipositor : the larvae of this insect 

 are doing incredible mischief in our plantations of larch, by 

 boring into the solid wood and mining it in all directions. 



E. J. P. — The common rose-beelle (Cetonia aurata) : it 

 breeds in decayed wood, very frequently in that of apple 

 trees, and also in spent tan after it has been lying exposed 

 to the weather for some years. 



R. J. — The name of the beetle is Serropalpus humeralis : 

 it was formerly considered excessively rare in this country, 

 but in 1861 considerable numbers were taken. An admirable 



