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ness made by our correspondent, and feel 
almost disposed to exclaim with Iago, 
“ Impossible ; there can be no such man.” 
If the case be really as stated, it might 
be desirable to publish a list of the greedy 
entomologists who bring their calling into 
disrepute. Vermin should be nailed to 
the barn-door.] 
Bucculatrix maritima (Lep.) bred . — 
The cocoons mentioned at p. 62 have 
produced this species. This is one of 
the most important discoveries of the 
season. — H. T. Stainton ; June 1 1, 1856. 
Coleophora of the Thistle. — Again I 
have been shown a thistle-leaf eaten by 
a Coleophora, or perhaps by the ghost of 
one. For the case or larva that makes 
the blotches I have never seen. Can no 
one find it? This thistle-leaf was found 
at Darenlh by Mr. Miller. — Ibid. 
Eggs of Tesludo (Lep.). — Can any of 
your readers in the southern counties in- 
form me what the eggs of Limacodes 
Testudo are like? Are they spherical 
and ribbed, like those of the Noctuidae ? 
globular and pearly, like the eggs of the 
Sphingidae and Arctiidae? oblong and 
somewhat depressed, like those of the 
Bombycid® and Geometridae ? circular 
and slightly convex, like the top of a 
mushroom, as in the Notodontidse ? flat 
and scale-like, as in the Tortrices? or 
have they a peculiar form of their own, 
like some of the other minor groups? — 
R. F. Logan, Duddingston , Edinburgh ; 
June 9, 1856. 
Sesia bombyliformis (Lep.) in Scot- 
land. — As I am not aware that Sesia 
bombyliformis (Fab.), is recorded as oc- 
curring north of Cambridgeshire, I may 
state that three specimens of this species 
were captured last week at Dunoon, 
Argyleshire ; two on May 27th, and one 
on May 31st. The last caught specimen 
I saw alive: it was a very fine one; ex- 
panse of wings Ij inch. They were 
taken by two gardeners, one of whom, 
Mr. Tainsh, showed me a specimen of 
the same species lie had taken in Argylc- 
shire in the year 1852. I also have one 
specimen taken in this neighbourhood 
some years ago. — Thomas Chapman, 
Glasgow ; June '2, 1856. 
In the autumn of 1852 I may mention 
that five specimens of Colias Edusa were 
taken near the coast of Ayrshire, two ot 
which were taken by Mr. Tainsh and one 
by myself near Largs, which was the most 
northern locality. I am not aware that 
it has been seen since. — Ibid. 
Coleophora Alcyonipennella (Lep.). — 
I went last night to collect the larvae of 
this insect, and secured about 100 cases 
of full-fed larvae, only one of which, how- 
ever, w'as made up. Should any one 
want them I shall be glad to hear from 
him. — C. S. Ghegson, Edge Lane, Old 
Swan, Liverpool ; June 3, 1856. 
Minute Coleoptera . — I have bred a lot 
of minute Coleoptera from Fungi, so 
small that I cannot name them: they 
are at the service of any to whom they 
would be useful. — Ibid. 
Captures of Coleoptera . — I have lately 
taken 
Necrophorus vespillo, 
„ vestigator, 
Oieeoptoma tlioracica, 
„ rugosa, 
under a dead rabbit at Newstead, Notts; 
and at the Coppice, Nottingham, Sino- 
dendron cylindricum in the slump of an 
old pear tree; of this latter I have some 
spare specimens, which 1 should be happy 
to send to any one to whom it is a 
desideratum.— William Allen, Western 
Terrace, The Park, Nottingham ; June 9, 
1856. 
Scarce Coleoptera taken. — Mr. George 
Harding, jun., Stapleton, near Bristol, 
writes to me that lie is now taking lli- 
phyltus lunatus, in some numbers, in 
Fungi on ash trees, and that he will be 
happy to send some to any entomologist 
who may want them. From the same 
Fungi he has recently taken Platyrhinus 
latirostris , and from dead beech trees 
