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Would any friend like to feed them for 
ten months? — W. Thomas, No. 7 Court, 
Tom Cross Lane, Sheffield. 
Duplicates . — I shall be glad to give 
Cillenum laterale to any one who is in 
want of it, and who will forward box 
and return postage. — Rev. R. Kirwood, 
Sunderland ; July 20. 
ENTOMOLOGICAL NOTES. 
The season of 1861 has hitherto pro- 
mised better than its extremely moist 
predecessor, and to-day is for once a 
true summer day. I have not collected 
much this year, but from the little 1 have 
seen of the “ world of insects ” this year 
has interested me more than the whole 
of last year. 
Some weeks since I caught a sawfly, 
mistaking it for an Odynerus, but not 
having my net I spoilt him. A short 
time after a similar Tenthredo was taken, 
and this time transferred to a box, but 
he lay there forgotten, until too stiff to 
set, and was then thrown away. Since 
that I have found the species out, and it 
was Zarma fasciata,ox the white-handed 
sawfly, which I believe to be a rare 
species. 
Towards the end of May or beginning 
of June Osmia bicornis swarmed on the 
“ golden rain.” This species does not 
last long, and should be caught as soon 
as it appears. 
A few days since I took one specimen 
of Osmia fulviventris, and 1 hope to 
catch more, as not only is luy own series 
incomplete, but I hope to supply a cor- 
respondent with it. If after this 1 take 
more I shall be happy to send it to any 
one to whom it is a desideratum ; but I 
must not be too eager to promise until I 
see whether more are to be found. Any 
one wanting it might write a line, and if 
I find it much wanted I will hunt well 
for it. 
I am afraid that the solitary bees 
have suffered more than the social ones 
during the “ previous hydropathic sys- 
tem” of temperature, for many of the 
common species were comparatively rare 
this spring ; the only one found in great 
abundance was Andrena hicolor, which 
in the North was a perfect pest. I have 
not yet succeeded in taking the male, 
the A. of Kirby’s monograph. 
The gooseberry grub has been un- 
comfortably abundant in gardens this 
year. How long the brood lasts ; there 
are now many larvae still feeding on the 
raspberry trees ; indeed, it is difiucult to 
know what they do not feed on. 
Crabro dimidiatus is not yet out, but 
as it has occurred several times in this 
locality I hope to take it again; it is 
always rare. 
In Lepidoptera I have taken nothing 
but Drepana falcataria, and commoner 
species. If any one wishes for eggs of 
either Plusia Gamma, P. Iota or P. 
Chrysitis, 1 dare say that I could pro- 
cure some for them. About a month 
ago a friend took two specimens of 
Melanippe hastata and one of Abraxas 
Ulmata in Hop was Wood, about two 
miles and a half from this town. The 
latter species is pretty common in the 
wood; I have also taken it near Mor- 
peth, where it is no rarity. Although I 
have hunted well for M. hastata I have 
