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I have examined, taken at the same date, had evidently been some weeks on the wing. 

 Can Mr. Wildman give any information as to the state of his specimens ? — E. iV.] 



Aporia Cratcegi in Kent. — I had the pleasure of seeing this insect on the wing 

 for the first time on the 12th inst., and took ten specimens in good condition. — 

 H. A. Stowell ; Faversham, July 21, 1856. — [Intelligencer, ,] 



Aporia Cratcegi. — Whilst riding out to-day I caught a very fine specimen of A. 

 Cratasgi in one of the Minster Lanes. I caught two others about three weeks ago in 

 Heme Park.— R. F. Turnbull ; 4, Chatham Place, Ramsgate July 21, 1856.— [7 J.] 



Colias Hyale. — A very fine specimen of Colias Hyale was taken at Lavant, in 

 Sussex, on the 25th of June, after a hard chase, by a friend of mine, who has just 

 given it to me. Polyommatus Argus is now abundant in this locality. — Wm. 

 Buckler ; Lumley Cottage, Emsworth, Hants, July 15, 1856. — [7(7.] 



Capture of Trochilium Chrysidiforme. — On the 13th instant I captured two fine 

 specimens of this pretty and rare species between Folkstone and Dover. A few days 

 afterwards I paid the locality a visit, and took one more. I was unsuccessful on my 

 first visit, on the 1st of the month; and on my last, a few days since, it rained. — 

 Samuel Stevens ; Bloomsbury Street, London, July 25, 1856. 



Trochilium Cynipiforme. — 1 have been on the search for this truly beautiful little 

 clear-wing for the last fortnight. On the 13th I saw several of the pupae-skins pro- 

 jecting from the bark of oaks, between the magazine and the barracks in Hyde Park, 

 but saw none of the imago. A young man who collects for profit very freely showed 

 me one out of four that he had taken. I went to-day and had the good fortune to 

 capture five males and two females ; three or four others were collecting and took 

 four or five each: one young gentleman told me he had taken thirteen on Monday, so 

 that the insect may be considered plentiful this year, notwithstanding the avidity with 

 which it has been hunted for years past. No wonder that some insects become rarer, 

 or get exterminated, when ruthless collectors take whole broods of larvse, pupae by 

 the gross, and the perfect insect by hundreds ! I always read with regret of whole- 

 sale captures of insects any way approaching to the rare. One of my Trochilium 

 Cynipiforme was on the wing and settled about two feet from the bottom of an oak, 

 and by the movement of the abdomen and running over the bark appeared to be 

 depositing her eggs. T watched her for some time and then captured her, after which 

 I took her to Kensington Gardens and liberated her on an oak tree. To-morrow 

 I shall go to the Park, and if again successful in taking Cynipiformes shall liberate 

 most of them in Kensington Gardens, and see if I can extend the breed of this 

 somewhat scarce insect in a new locality. The best time for collecting this insect 

 is from 10 to 12 o'clock in the day. — T. R. Oxley ; Bayswater, July 15, 1856. — [In- 

 telligencer^] 



Strange Habit of Lasiocampa Trifolii. — Contrary to your theory, this larva does 

 burrow : I saw one to-day nearly under the soil, and some time after I looked and 

 it was quite gone. On examining the soil I found several cocoons, some with, 

 others without, a loose cocoon of earth outside the cocoon proper. — S. Bingham ; 

 Bank, Newnham ; July 15, 1856. — [Id.~\ 



Occurrence of Drepana Sicula near Bristol. — You will be interested to learn that 

 after the lapse of twenty-one years this insect has occurred in Leigh Woods : it was 

 taken last week by my friend Mr. H. Bolt. We have looked after more pretty 

 keenly; but up to the present time none have been found. — George Harding, jun.; 

 Stapleton, near Bristol, June 27, 1856. — [ld.~\ 



