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THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
about the best. I paid a visit to the 
haunts of E. Cribrum on the 19th ult., 
and had the pleasure of boxing seventeen 
fine specimens, which, together with 
E. Russula, A. Porphyrea, A. Myrtilli, 
E. Fasciaria, some fine females of F. 
Piniaria, and some other odds and ends, 
not forgetting a wet jacket (a regular 
soaker), missing the train, and in conse- 
quence a walk of sixteen miles, was not 
a very bad day’s work. Three fine male 
B. Roboraria have fallen to my share. 
A few days since I pounced on an old 
fungus with sundry pupa-cases sticking 
out of it ; of conrse Euplocamus Boleti 
flashed on my Tinea-stung brain, and 
Euplocamus Boleti it proved to be; five 
fine specimens of that insect were boxed 
in no time ; since then I have taken four 
more, and I reckon the said fungus is 
still likely to prove profitable. L. Sibylla, 
A. Adippe, Paphia and Aglaia have just 
appeared. On the 27th ult. I saw a fine 
male Colias Edusa on the wing, and to- 
day I have taken a few fine Crambus 
Uliginosellus. Last Saturday I took a 
fine Hyria Aiiroraria, an insect I have 
never seen here before. Among Cole- 
optera I may mention Elaler sanguineus, 
Agrilus viridis, Leplura sexguttata and 
Mycetochares bipus tulatus ; but I have 
only captured two of each. I have not 
heard of the capture of any D. Orion as 
yet ; in fact, there is nothing at sugar. — 
W. Faeren, Brockenhurst, Neiv Forest, 
Hants; July 1. 
OBSERVATIONS. 
Description of the Larva of Corycia 
Taminata. — Larva naked; head and 
body green or purplish brown ; a broad 
purplish dorsal stripe, edged with white ; 
spiracular line white, spiracles black ; 
a narrow white band encircles the border 
at the junction of each segment. Feeds 
on wild cherry. — Rev. B. H. Birks, 
Stonor, Henley-on-Thames ; June 28. 
Gracilaria Imperialella . — July is the 
month in which the larva of Gracilaria 
Imperialella feeds; now, therefore is the 
time to search for it. The larva was 
found last July, at Muggendorf, mining 
and puckering the leaves of Orobus niger. 
Orobus niger is not a common British 
plant, occuring “on shaded rocks in 
Forfarshire.” But Orobus tuberosus is 
“a frequent plant in hilly woods and 
thickets, and very common in moun- 
tainous districts in the North,” and 
Orobus sylvaticus is “ tolerably frequent 
in rocky and mountainous woods and 
thickets in the North of England, Wales 
and Scotland.” The proper habitat of 
Orobus niger, according to Wood’s 
‘Tourist’s Flora,’ is “ South and Middle 
Europe,” but that the Imperial Graci- 
laria has some other food is evident by 
its occurring in Dorsetshire and Wor- 
cestershire, where Orobus niger is not 
indigenous. The leaves of Orobus 
tenanted by the larva of Gracilaria Im- 
perialella assume a very inflated aspect, 
and the loosened lower skin appears of a 
pearly white. We hope in a few weeks 
to receive some larvss of this insect : we 
have no doubt that many will be on 
the look out for it. — H. T. Stainxon ; 
July 1. 
Chauliodus insecurellus . — If the Um- 
belliferous plants which grow in the 
vicinity of the Stoat’s-Nest Station be 
noiv carefully searched, we fancy that the 
larva of Chauliodus insecurellus might 
be obtained. It may be gregarious, like 
C. Chcerophyllelius, or it may be solitary, 
like C. Illigerellus. The perfect insect 
appears at the end of July, and is found 
during the first week in August. As 
both Chcerophyllelius and Illigerellus feed 
on UmbellifersB, it is probable that In- 
securellus does so likewise, but there is 
no certainty on that point ; and it might 
be well if those who search for it on Um- 
belliferas were to keep half an eye turned 
