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THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
it home to me, and to my great gratifica- 
tion it proved to be a fine larva of 
A. Alni, and has since gone to earth. — 
W. Prest, 7, Castlegale , York ; Aug. 1 1. 
Myelois Pinguis. — I have taken, within 
the last month, forty-two specimens of 
this insect on the trunks of ash trees ; 
several specimens had just emerged from 
the chrysalis. On examining the bark of 
the trees I found several empty chrysalis- 
skins. — C. Helstrip, 4, Apollo Street, 
Heslington Road, York ; August 11. 
A New British Noctua. — Intelligence 
has just reached me of the capture of a 
Leucania new to this country: I hope to 
announce the name and give further par- 
ticulars next week. — H. T. Stainton; 
August 15. 
Plusia Festucce. — Since the 30th of 
July I have collected ninety cocoons of 
this species. These are more than I 
want for myself, so I shall have some 
to spare for less fortunate entomologists. 
— J. Daniels, Lately Common, near 
Leigh, Lancashire. 
Captures in the Isle of Wight, including 
a new British Noctua. — Having spent a 
fortnight in collecting through the Isle 
of Wight, I subjoin a list of the more 
important captures: — 
T.Ichneumoniforme S. Slicticalis* 
D. Galii S. Palealis 
L. Mesomelia B. Flavalis 
C. Duplaris M. Asinalis 
C. Alsines A. Citraria 
N. Despecta G. Pullaria 
M. Abjecta £. Poraria 
N. Flammatra E. Innotaria 
A. Lucernea S. Pcrterana 
A. Lunigera* E. Vectisana 
A. Saucia 
A. Aquilina 
E. Oehroleuca 
H. Serena 
C. Absinthii 
A. Luctuosa 
C. Angustalis * 
P. Fimbrialis 
S. Punctalis 
N. Scabiosella* 
N. Cupriacella 
D. Bipunctosa 
G. Auroguttclla 
C. Wockeella 
A. Bennetii 
P. Bipunctidactylus 
P. Spilodactylus. 
Those marked with an asterisk I have in 
duplicate. With regard to the foregoing 
list I must mention that D. Galii, N. 
Despecta and C. Absinthii were not taken 
by myself, and that Mr. Rogers, of I resh- 
water, who has zealously cultivated the 
study of Natural History for the last few 
years, and is most liberal with regard to 
both information and specimens, was the 
fortunate captor of Noctua flammatra, a 
Noctua new to England, but which has 
a wide range over Europe and India : 
this insect resembles in some degree 
N. triangulum, but is immediately dis- 
tinguished by a black collar, even moie 
distinct than that of T. pastinum ; it has 
a black basal streak on the fore wings. 
I saw the specimen before it was killed, 
and made a drawing, by which, thanks to 
the kindness of Mr. Bond, I was enabled 
to recognise the insect at the British 
Museum. — W. D. Croxcii, Uphill House, 
Weston-super-Mare ; August 1 1. 
COLEOPTERA. 
Captures of Coleoptera.— Since my last 
note I have had a few hours on Skiddaw, 
being obliged to descend on account of 
the mist, which completely soaked us, 
and curtailed our labours by several hours’ 
hunting. I was expecting to drop on 
Leislus montanus. By the way, will the 
captors of this species either publicly or 
privately tell me in what month, or in 
what situation, and under what circum- 
stances they have taken this species, as 
1 intend to spend more time another 
season to obtain this species. I met with 
the following: — 
Carabus glabratus (1), 
Patrobus septentrionis (l), 
Plerostichus ASthiops (2), 
„ Orinomus (3), 
Notiophilus aquaticus (1), 
Calalhus? 
and a few others I am not conversant 
with. 1 paid a visit to Barron Wood, 
and took Slrangalia clongala in plenty on 
the meadow-sweet, and a pair of 6-macu~ 
