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THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
the neighbourhood of London.” — J. W. 
Douglas, Lee ; April 21, 1856. 
I have taken a dozen of Noclua leuco- 
grapha, nearly as many of Teeniocampa 
rubricosa, and four specimens of Xantho- 
leuca croecago ; T. tnunda and gracilis 
have been common on the sallow-blooms 
in this neighbourhood. — W. May, East 
Grinstead, Sussex ; April 19, 1856. 
Nomada borealis. — This bee has ap- 
peared in unusual numbers this season, 
and may now be captured at the N.W. 
corner of Hampstead Heath. I have 
taken one male and nine females ; a 
friend has also taken a few. Andre na 
Clarkella, upon which it is parasitic, has 
also been very plentiful, and may still be 
found. — Frederick Smith, British 
Museum; April 21, 1856. 
Nocluidce Jlging in the Day-time . — I 
have on several occasions taken Noctuidoe, 
especially Teeniocampa gothica and T. 
gracilis, on sallows in the middle of the 
day, particularly in Scotland. — E. C. 
Buxton, Myddlcton Hall, Warrington ; 
April 21, 1856. 
Larva in a Rush ( Juncus conglome- 
ratus P) — This may probably prove to be 
the larva of Glyphipteryx Thrasonella. 
I have known of the existence of a larva 
in the rush for three years: at that time 
I found one, which died ; last year I 
found the empty tenements only ; and 
now I have succeeded, after lying for 
about four hours in a bog on the top of 
my waterproof, in finding a few. I can- 
not say that I have hit upon the best way 
of knowing whether they are at home, 
but I detect them in two ways, viz. by 
observing whether the outer skin of the 
rush is gnawed at intervals downwards, 
until the larva gets to the top of the main 
stem, where it makes a hole and goes in, 
or, secondly, if in the stem of the rush 
one or more minute holes be seen, for 
down the cylinder it is sure to be found 
at work, often an inch or two below the 
level of the water. The plants require to 
be taken up by the roots, as otherwise 
the larva will either be missed or get 
squeezed. It is about three-eighths of 
au inch in leugth, pale, and with a 
pinkish tinge on the back. The head, a 
large patch on the corselet and anal seg- 
ment deep pitchy black, shining. On 
each of the other segments are about ten 
brown spots, six out of each ten being 
larger and more conspicuous than the 
others : these are disposed somewhat 
triangularly, three on each side: from 
each spot starts a central hair, also 
brown. It would be well if a few persons 
in different districts would look for and 
try to rear it, in case those now found 
should die. I may also state that the 
plants in which I found them, in all 
instances, w’ere young ones. — John 
Scott, South Stockton; April 21, 1856. 
Habit of Heusimene fimbriana. — April 
16. Went to the “Brushes,” with the 
intention of finding Heusimene fimbriana : 
took it by beating the oaks. Its habit is 
to fall down, dart down or fly dow'n ; un- 
fortunately the last method is the excep- 
tion, and it requires a really sharp and 
practised eye to see it fall or dart. When 
down it lies upon its back, and, on the 
slightest stir, it gets under the dead 
leaves by a series of jerks, using its loug 
hind-legs as propellers. 
Economy of Micropteryx Argyresthia 
Brockeella. — Captures, $ c. — April 20. 
Went to Witbnall Birch Clough with 
J. B. Hodgkinson and W. Ashworth; 
took a green pupa of Micropteryx uni- 
maculella (out this morning), larva and 
pupa of Argyresthia Brockeella, larva of 
Polia lincta and an unknown 1'ortrix- 
larva under moss oil stones, also a large 
unknown pupa in a slight web, in the 
same moss. From 9 to 11 a.m. Amphysa 
prodromana was on the wing freely. ISaw 
a moth on the wing, which 1 was afraid 
to name; not being satisfied about it 1 
went back from Preston next day. The 
sun being over-clouded for u short time, 
I had the pleasure of seeing Endromis 
versicolor silting at the end of a birch- 
