THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
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CAPTURES. 
Lepidofieba. 
Amphidasis Prodromaria . — A splendid 
male of the above insect was brought to 
me this afternoon by my brother. It was 
taken on the trunk of an ash tree here, 
some distance from the ground. — John 
Wilson, jun., Witton Castle, Durham; 
February 8. 
Captures at Altrincham . — The season 
is beginning here rather early, consider- 
ing the severe winter we have had. On 
Saturday, the 9ih inst., we took a speci- 
men of S. Satellilia, and on Saturday, 
the 16th, with two friends, we captured 
four H. Leucophearia, one P. Pilosaria 
and two T. Hyemana at rest. In the 
evening of the same day we took two 
C. Vaccinii. On Monday, the 18th, we 
took one H. Leucophearia, and our friend 
E. M. Geldart took one P. Pilosaria : 
we also bred one S. Illunaria. — T. 
Blackbubn and J. B. Blackburn, 1, 
Stamford Terrace, New Street, Altrinc- 
ham, near Manchester ; Feb. 18. 
OBSERVATIONS. 
The new Noctua . — I have received a 
note from my friend Mr. H. Doubleday, 
saying I have made a mistake in the 
proposed name of the new Noctua, in 
last week’s ‘ Intelligencer,’ and I have 
pleasure in placing before your readers 
the opinion of so eminent an authority 
as Mr. Doubleday. I will just note 
what he says about it : the following is 
an extract from his letter, of the 9th 
inst. : — “ Guenee said it was closely 
allied to the tropical genus Pandesma, 
but he thought it would prove a new 
genus, and proposed to call it Orodesma 
Apicina.” Mr. Doubleday adds, “ I have 
no belief in its being British : it is an 
exotic form, not at all likely to occur 
here unless imported.” — J. B. Hodg- 
kinson, Penworlham Mill, near Preston ; 
February 11. 
NASCENT SPECIES. 
To the Editor of the ‘ Intelligencer * 
Sir, — At page 18 of the first volume 
of the ‘Natural History of the Tineina’ 
I find it stated that the larva of Nep- 
ticula Aurelia feeds on Geum urbanum 
and rivale, Agrimonia Eupatoria, Fra- 
garia vesca and Rubus fruticosus. This 
is there stated without any reserve or 
hesitation. 
At page 40 of the same volume I 
notice that the question is mooted, “ If 
the larvae feeding on Geum urbanum, 
