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THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
Cassiope, Ccenonympha Davus, Limenilis 
Sibylla, Apatura Iris, Argynnis Lathonia, 
Thecla Be tula, T. Pruni, T. W.-Album, 
Pulyommatus Arion, Sleropes Paniscus, 
and Pamphila Aclceon . — S. Sione- 
street, R.E.D., Buckland, Dover. 
CATEPHIA ALCHYMISTA. 
To the Editor of the * Intelligencer .* 
Sir, — I have been too busy lately to 
be able to find time to notice, in the 
‘Intelligencer’ for February 9 (p. 147), 
a statement made by Mr. Hodgkinsou, 
of Preston, that “ Calephia Alchymista 
had flown into light.” If he alludes to 
the capture of C. Alchymista, as made 
by me, I must refer him to the ‘ Ento- 
mologist’s Annual’ for 1859 (p. 148) and 
to the ‘Zoologist’ for 1859 (p. 6351). 
The specimen in question was taken 
sipping the sugar on an oak tree, and, 
from its freshness, I infer that having 
just emerged it had crawled up to the 
sugar to sip the sweet, and had never 
flown. 
Yours, &c., 
A. Wallace. 
23, Bedford Place , 
Feb. 20. 
Cessation of the Demand foii 
FIumrle-Bees. — We understand that 
Mr. Lubbock will not want any more 
humble-bees till next winter 
Cambridge Entomological Society. 
— At the Anniversary Meeting of this 
Society on the 1st of February, the fol- 
lowing gentlemen were elected to form 
the Council for 1861 : — President, Alfred 
Pretor, Trin. Coll.; Vice-Presidents, 
C. C. Babington, M.A., F.L.S., Thomas 
Brown, Frederick Barlow, M.E.S. ; Hon. 
Sec., George Wilks, Trin. Col). 
FORCING OBSTINATE LARVAE. 
At your request I have giveu a rather 
detailed account of my mode of forcing 
my insects. 
In the autumn of 1859, in anticipation 
of my fen project, 1 collected a large 
number of larvae, to be ready for the 
coming campaign. The unusual heat of 
the summer of 1859 appears to have 
hastened the development of some spe- 
cies, and in November of that year many 
of the Micro-larvae were plentiful and 
unusually large for the time of year: 
thus Coleophora Lineolca and Albilarsella 
had already full-grown cases, as though 
it were May. I sent you some of the 
former, and could scarcely make myself 
believe, when I asked you the question, 
that they really were the insects I had at 
first conjectured them to be: you satis- 
fied me as to the correctness of my first 
surmises. Some fed through the winter, 
others ceased feeding. 
The following larvae were collected in 
the autumn of 1859: — 
Oct. 27. Coleopborajuncicolella. On Her- 
ringfleet Heath ; out of twenty larvae 
I bred two specimens, July 20th. 
... C. Solitariella. Sixty larvae ; 
seven specimens appeared Aug. 3. 
Nov. 3. C. Viminetella. Fifteen larvae ; 
none bred. 
... C. Albitarsella. Sixty larvae; 
twenty-two of the imago appeared 
from J uly 3rd to A ugust 1 st. 
Nov. 5. €. Iuflatae. Five larvae ; none 
bred. 
... C. Liueolea. Eighty larvae; 
thirteen bred from June 20th to 
August 13th. 
Nov. C. Argentula. Five larvae; two 
bred August 17th. 
Nov. 24. C. Annulatella. These larvae 
were in scores ; I found them swarm- 
