132 THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
gencer’ respecting this species and the 
different elevations at which it has been 
observed, it may not be uninteresting to 
your numerous readers to know that it 
has been taken by myself at a much 
lower range than any mentioned by your 
correspondents. In July, 1847, while on 
a tour through the Western Highlands 
of Scotland, this charming insect fell to 
my lot. Unfortunately I left Edinburgh 
without my net, or I might have taken a 
good supply, as I saw upwards of a score. 
The spot where I captured them was on 
the roadside skirting Loch Vennachar, 
leading from Callander to the Trossachs, 
about (as far as I can recollect) two miles 
before I arrived at that romantic pass. 
Near the spot I observed a patch of 
cotton grass ( Eriophorum ), about half an 
acre. I was only enabled to catch a pair 
with my hat, which I have shown to 
Mr. Abraham Edmunds, of this city, who 
is a most indefatigable entomologist, and 
he felt much interested in the account of 
my capture. As they flew on the road- 
side so freely, I should imagine the ad- 
jacent mountains would afford them in 
considerable numbers. The day, I re- 
member, was intensely hot, closing with 
a terrific storm with thunder and light- 
ning. Next morning I ascended about 
half way up Ben Lomond, but saw no 
Cassiope there. I think the elevation of 
the spot where I took them could not 
have exceeded twenty feet above Loch 
Vennachar. Some of our Scotch friends, 
better acquainted with the country, may 
ascertain this in the approaching season. 
The delightful scenery of the district 
alone would well repay any lover of 
Nature, even if he were unsuccessful in 
making a single capture. — W. H. Bibbs, 
St. George's Cottage , Tgthing, Worcester. 
Hymenoptera. 
On the manner in which Bees extract 
Honey from Fuchsias , $-c. — Gather a 
fuchsia flower, and you will see a small 
hole in one side of it, near its junction 
with the stalk. This hole is made by 
the bees in extracting the honey. If 
you watch a bed of Fuchsias when in 
flower, you will see plenty of bees at 
them ; and these, 'you will observe, instead 
of proceeding as with other flowers, insert 
their proboscis into one of these little 
holes, thrust it about for a little while, 
and (hen, flying to another, repeat the 
process. I never observed one make the 
hole; probably that is done early in the 
morning, as soon as the new' flowers 
open. Verbenas, I believe, are served in 
the same manner, and doubtless other 
flowers of the same form. From their 
continually going to flowers already 
visited, I should suppose that the flowers 
receive fresh supplies of honey after it 
has once been extracted. — W. T. 
EXCHANGE. 
Coleoptera. — We commenced col- 
lecting last year, but now find we have 
not sufficient time for the study of both 
Lepidoptera and Coleoptera, and have 
therefore resolved to give up the latter. 
We shall be happy to give away those 
specimens of Coleoptera we have taken 
to any gentleman who will send a box 
with return postage. We are unac- 
quainted with the names of many of 
them, so that applicants must take the 
chance of whether they are worth having 
or not. — C. & J. Fenn, 43, Southampton 
Row, Russell Square ; Jan. 9. 
Mclitcca Cinxia . — I should be glad to 
know if any gentleman can supply me 
with a pair of this species, and if so at 
what price. — J . G. Cabs field, Newnham, 
Gloucestershire ; Jan. 2. 
Insects wanted . — I am in want of re- 
presentatives of the following species, 
aud shall be glad to hear from any 
entomologist having one or more of them 
to spare, wheu 1 will make an offer of 
others for exchange: — 
