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while examining my trees, I captured a fine male of this species, settled on the 

 sugar, and apparently busily engaged with it. — R. P. Murray, Plymstack, Plymouth, 

 July 13th, 1868. 



[Similar instances have been recorded in the " Intelligencer," and elsewhere. 

 The Lithosidw, another family with poorly developed haustellum, are also well 

 known to frequent " sugared " trees. — Eds.] 



Curious occurrence of the Wood-Leopard. — A fortnight ago twelve Zenzera cesculi 

 came down my drawing-room chimney. They were all males. What business they 

 had there, I cannot say. I looked in vain for a female. — W. C. Hbwitson, Oatlands, 

 Weybridge, August, 1869. 



New Bhopalocera from South America. — Mr. Buckley, who went out to South 

 America for me, a little more than a year ago, has returned to England, after a 

 most successful journey. He crossed the Andes from Guayaquil to Canelos ; and, 

 though very much hindered by almost constant rain, has brought home with 

 him a very fine collection, containing, as he promised it should, 5000 butterflies, 

 in most beautiful condition, and abounding in new and rare species. I have 

 not yet had time to examine the whole (they are in papers), but have been 

 delighted with the following things : — a new Agrias, 2 new species of Callithea, ten 

 or a dozen new species of Leptalis, a dozen and a half new species of Eeliconidce, 

 many new Erycinidce, Batesia hypochlora, Siderone Archidona, Agrias Sardana- 

 plus, &c. — Id. 



Sphingidce in Japan. — In Japan, I have found two species of the genus Ino ; 

 one blue, but otherwise similar to I. statices ; the other smaller, and having the 

 upper wings 5 spotted, as in Anthrocera. The latter appears in July, on elevated 

 hills of 1200 feet ; the former is common now, on hedge flowers. A Sesia has not 

 been uncommon on warm days during the last fortnight, but I imagine the speci- 

 mens have hybernated. On first emerging from the pupa, this species has densely 

 scaled wings, which become transparent at the first flight ; it is doubtless the samo 

 in the British species. — G. Lewis, Nagasaki, 29th April, 1869. 



Corrections in notes on Irish Lepidoptera. — In my notes on a visit to Ireland in 

 the last No. of this Magazine, the species mentioned as captured at Wicklow should 

 properly be referred to Howth ; " Dallymount " is erroneously printed for " Dolly- 

 mount ;" and "River Armamoe" should be " River Annamoe." — T.J. Carrington, 

 York, August, 1869. 



"Petites Nouvelles Entomologiques." 1869. Paris: E. Deyrolle, fils. 

 Under this title it is proposed to publish, twice each month, a sheet of 

 " Petites Nouvelles " respecting Entomologists and their doings ; i.e., capture of 

 rare species and exchange notices ; movements of Entomologists ; announcements 

 of monographs in progress and books to appear ; notices of collections to bo sold ; 

 and general information. If it can be sustained, this will be of great service to 

 those who wish to keep themselves au courant with all entomological news. The 

 numbers already published give a variety of useful notes, and those whom it may 

 concern will probably find it to their advantage to communicato intelligence to 

 M. E. Doyrollo, Rue de la Monnaie, 19, Paris, for insertion in succeeding numbors. 



