THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
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TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
G. B. — Polyommatus Avion and Tliecla 
Pruni will both appear about the second 
week in July, earlier if the season be 
forward. 
F. N. — Your insect is the variety of 
Agestis termed Saimacis. 
H. R. C. — Tovtrix Viriclana, vol. ii. 
p. 198. 
G. G. M., Frankfurt. — Die Butalis 
Raupen sind gliicklich angekommen; 
die Art ist Fuseo-amea , Haworth. Meine 
beste Danken dafiir. 
E. FI. — The llligevella are only De- 
pressaria Augelicella ! H. T. made the 
same mistake last year, so console your- 
self; thanks for your good intentions. 
CAPTURES. 
Lepidoptera. 
Polyommatus Avion. — It is with plea- 
sure that I write to iuform you that I 
have taken (within six miles of this town) 
P. Avion in tolerable abundance. They 
are to be found in three different localities 
near here, and I took three pairs of them 
as early as the 8th of this month ; these 
were in excellent condition, but those 
which I took yesterday are, I am sorry 
to say, overflown. I also saw a very fine 
specimen of Aporia Crateegi yesterday, 
but the wind was up, and I could not 
catch him. — W. H. Comyn, Wolseley 
Villa , Cheltenham ; June 16. 
Evastvia venustula. — On the 13th inst. 
I made a capture of two specimens of 
that very rare species Evastvia venustula 
in Epping Forest. I took them during 
a smart shower of rain. One of them is 
a beautiful specimen of the insect, and 
tallies with the description in the ‘ Ma- 
nual,’ with the exception that the rosy 
tinge is spread over the whole of the fore 
wing, deepening towards the centre. — 
John Baker, 7, Blossom Street, Nuvton 
Fulyate, N.E. ; June 20. 
COLEOPTERA. 
Coleoptera at Down. — We three very 
young collectors have lately taken, in the 
parish of Down, six miles from Bromley, 
Kent, the following beetles, which we 
believe to be rare, namely, Licinus sil- 
phoides, Panagus 4-pustulatus and Clytus 
mysticus. As this parish is only fifteen 
miles from London, we have thought that 
you might think it worth while to insert 
this little notice in the ‘ Intelligencer.’ — 
Francis, Leonard & Horace Darwin. 
OBSERVATIONS. 
Lavva of Mcesia Belgiaria. — During 
the past week I have bred several fine 
specimens of this insect, from larvae found 
feeding on heath at West Wickham. 
I have also bred C. rotundavia , from 
larva found on sallow at Colchester. — 
D. T. B. 
EXCHANGE. 
Melitcea Avtemis. — Having taken a 
quantity of this species, I should be glad 
to exchange it for any common local 
species of either moth or butterfly. My 
collection is small, and therefore anything 
local would be useful. I will pay one 
half of postage. — William Holcroft, 
Upholland, Wigan. 
Ptevostoma palpina. — Any of my old 
correspondents can have eggs of this in- 
sect by enclosing addressed envelope. — 
G. Gascoyne, Newar/c ; June 20. 
Avctia Villica. — I have larvae of this 
species to spare, and shall be glad to 
hear from those in want ol it, at the same 
time stating what they will give in ex- 
change. In the ‘Manual’ I see that 
September is given as the month in 
which the eggs are hatched ; but the 
larvae which 1 have now on hand were 
hatched about the 3rd and 4th of this 
