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on the Hungarian shore, as the identical cavern of the dragon slain by St. George, 

 and where, they say, the foul carcase still decays, and, like Virgil's ox, gives birth to 

 a host of v/inged things. What is certain is, that from this direction, and it is strictly 

 maintained from this very cave, proceeds the Golumhatzer Mucken, a peculiar Irind of 

 rausquito, which often invades the Bunat in swarms, to the great injury of the flocks 

 and herds. They attack chiefly the eyes, nose and ears, and produce such pain as to 

 drive the animals nearly mad, and death usually follows. — Id. 



110. Hadena Lappa. I captured this insect May 23rd, on White Moss. It has 

 been very rare for the last three years, and will shortly be extinct in that locality, the 

 greater part of the Moss being already under cultivation. — R. S. Edleston ; 13, 

 Derby St., Cheetham, Manchester, September 17, 1841. 



111. Sphinx Convolvuli. On the 21st of August a female of this insect was cap- 

 tured flying in St. Ann's Square, in the centre of the town. I received a male from 

 Chat Moss, two years ago. — Id. 



112. Orgyia gonostiyma. At the commencement of my notes inserted in the Sep- 

 tember No. of ' The Entomologist,' I forwarded you the name of Orgyia antiqua in- 

 stead of 0. gonostigma ; will you oblige me by correcting this, as I sent the young 

 entomologist rather too far a-field after a regular street insect. — Alfred Lambert ; 

 6, Trinity St., Snuthivark, September 29, 1841. 



113. Dipthera Orion. On the 20th of August, at Thorrington Wood, Essex, I 

 beat into my net the larva of Dipthera Orion ; it was very small, but I subsequently 

 fed it up. It was a very beautiful larva, similar in colour and some of its markings 

 to that of Leucoma Salicis, in shape it sesembled the larva of Porthesia auriflua, only 

 flatter, having rings of minute red dots at every segment, with three cream-coloured 



"oblong blotches across the back, on which were several small protuberances of the same 

 colour; it was hairy, like those of the tussocks ; the head, when full grown, was of a 

 pale reddish brown : it fed on birch, and on the 21st of September spun up on one 

 side of the cage, in a cocoon composed of particles of the earth mingled with its web. 

 I compared it with Mr. Curtis's figure from Godart, which gives a very indifferent 

 idea of the insect, particularly as to shape. — Id. 



114. Friendly Hint to Subscribers. It was with regret that I observed the notice 

 to subscribers on the last No. of ' The Entomologist.' An easy method of remedying 

 the evil, which 1 shall practise myself, would be for each subscriber, either to induce 

 a friend to subscribe, or to purchase two copies himself. It would be a very accepta- 

 ble present to a young friend, and might serve for a neat memento of friendship at tlie 

 approaching festivities of Christmas. — James Bladon. 



JOHN VAN VOORST, Vv\ ^Bi^i^^/ PATERNOSTER ROW. 



