THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
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of duplicates, saying what you want, and 
let him know what you have to part 
with. 
R. W. — Your case-beavers are, to the 
best of our knowledge, not Lepidopterous. 
J. J. R. — Your gregarious larvae are 
Clisiocampa Neuslria and Hyponomeuta 
padellus. The green nettle-feeder we do 
not know. 
COMMUNICATIONS. 
Acronycta auricoma (Lep.). — This in- 
sect has again been taken at sugar near 
Tenterden. — H. T. Stainton; June 11, 
1856. 
Dipthera Orion (Lep.). — On the 24th 
of May I bred a specimen of this insect, 
from a pupa I picked up in a meadow 
here. A friend of mine also took a speci- 
men on the trunk of a tree last year. — 
J. Pristo, Alverstone, Whippingham, Isle 
of Wight ; June 9, 1856. 
Captures of Lepidoptera. — During the 
last week I have had the good fortune to 
take Lasiocampa Rubi, Melitaa Cinxia 
and Artemis, Argynnis Euphrosyne, Theda 
Rubi, Thymele Alveolus, Thanaos Tages, 
Arctia Villica and Polyommalus Argiolus. 
I shall be happy to supply any one in 
want of A. Euphrosyne and M. Artemis 
while my stock lasts. — W. Buckler, 
Lumley Cottage, Emsworth ; June 10, 
1856. 
Pulia Herbida (Lep.).— L ast evening 
I captured upwards of thirty specimens 
of the above at sugar, together with 
Thyatira Batis, Euplexia lucipara, &c. — 
T. F., W. 
Demas Coryli. — Late in the autumn of 
1855 I found the caterpillar of Demas 
Coryli, which produced a fine moth a few 
days ago: it underwent the change into 
the pupa state in the interior of a leaf: 
the larva drawing the exterior of the leaf 
together. — Ibid. 
Cloantha conspicillaris (Lep.). — I had 
a very successful afternoon yesterday, 
June 2nd, as I hope was the case with 
every other British entomologist. It 
was indeed, of itself, a day to make all 
creation happy. My principal capture 
was C. conspicillaris, a fine female that 
had never flown, at rest on an oak: I 
looked for her to lay me some eggs, but 
she seemed to think she had done enough 
in presenting me with her person. I 
took her three miles from Worcester, and 
intend to-night to try the attraction of 
sugar on her intended consort. — E. 
H orton, Lower Wick, Worcester ; June 
3, 1856. 
Captures of rare Tortrices at Wick- 
ham . — I took a fine specimen of Phox- 
opteryx Upupana at Wickham on the 
29th ult., and one of Retinia turionana 
at the same place yesterday. — J. Wild- 
man, Grove Place, Camberwell ; June 5, 
1856. 
Lepidoptera Wanted. — As a young col- 
lector, I should feel exceedingly obliged 
if any of your readers will favour me 
with specimens, or a specimen, of any of 
the following, viz. P. Machaon, P. Cra- 
icegi, Colias Edusa or A. villica, and if 
there is anything in this neighbourhood 
that I can give them in return I shall be 
happy to do so. I may add, that since 
my name appeared in the ‘Annual,’ I 
have had several letters, making me 
offers of assistance, and then, in a post- 
script, asking if I had so and so to spare, 
when, finding I could do little for them, 
I have heard nothing more of them or 
the insects. One honourable exception 
there is to this line of conduct; Mr. 
Rodgers, of Rotherham, had scarcely 
made me the offer than he despatched 
me a box. As a botanist of eighteen 
years standing, I can safely say that this 
is not the way in which plant-collectors 
treat each other. — William LIarkison, 
Gardener, Model Prison, Walton, near 
Liverpool ; June 7, 1856. 
[We are much concerned to hear the 
grave accusation of hard-hearted greedi- 
