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THE WEEKLY ENTOMOLOGIST. 
of being gnawed or mined in any 
way. The larva of this species ap- 
pears to be full fed about January, as 
i; was in that month and February 
that I found the larva among the 
leaves. The larva remains some 
weeks in the cocoon before becoming 
a pupa. This explanation will, I 
hope, prevent any further misunder- 
standing on the subject. — Charles G. 
Barratt, JIaslemere, Surrey, Decern. 
6. 1862. 
“ The poor Beetle ” fyc. May I be 
allowed a very few lines before the be- 
ginning of another “hunting season ” 
and during the winter solstice “ of 
the “ Entomologist ” to urge upon all 
collectors of insects that they attend 
to the instructions given by Mr. 
Stainton, in the “Intelligencer” as 
to the killing of moths and other in sects 
by means of bruised laurel leaves. I 
recently saw some moths pinned with- 
out having been attempted to be kil- 
led first. Now although I do not be- 
lieve that insects have much feeling^ 
yet assuredly they have some l and it is 
right to be on the safe side, and more- 
over to guard against the blame other- 
wise attributable to the followers of 
science, all coming in for such in 
the opinion of the public, for the fault 
of some.* Rev. F. 0. Morris, B.A. 
JSFunburnholme Rectory, Uayton , York 
Nov. 12 th., 1862. 
Grease. I should be glad of instruc- 
tions from the experience of any of 
your readers as to the best mode as 
regards time &c. of taking out the 
grease from insects, with naphtha and 
Plaster of Paris. 
I tried lately with two specimens, 
of which one was “ a complete suc- 
cess, “ the other a “ total failure ”. 
What is the proper quantity to use 
of the naptha and the plaster respect- 
ively, and what is the proper time 
to 'eave the insect in the naphtha, 
and how long should it be left out of 
it before applying the plaster, and 
how long should it be left in the last 
named ? Id. 
A list of Lepidoptera occurring in 
the neighbourhood of York, by Mr. 
W. Prest. 
Continued. 
N. Neglecta. Not rare. The. larva 
is taken in company with Ag- 
athina on heath and heather, and 
also at sallow bloom. It is found 
by searching the plants j ust after 
dusk. 
“ Xanthographa. Abundant. The 
larva very common at sallow 
bloom. 
T. Piniperda. Taken at sallow 
bloom in 1860. I took it as late 
as July, at sugar. I beat the 
pretty larva of this species rather 
commonly this summer. 
“ Gothica. Common at sallows. 
“ leucographa. Rare at sallows. 
“ Rubricosa. Rather common at 
Sallows. 
“ Instabili8. do. 
“ Opima. Not common. At sallows. 
“ Populeti. do. do. 
“ Stabilis. Abundant. do. 
“ Gracilis. Bather common do. 
“ Miniosa. Rare. do. 
