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supposed Thrasonella furnished it, and I 
presume the larva lived in the moss 
around the roots. — J ohn Scott, South 
Stockton , Stockton-on-Tees; July 31, 
1856. 
Captures in Headley Lane. — On the 
28th inst. I met with the following: — 
Coleophora conspicuella, 
„ Lixella, 
„ albitarsella, several 
Butalis fuscocenea, and 
Catoptria caecimaculana. 
On Box Hill I found 
Eriopsela fractifaseiana, liue, and 
Pempelia carnella, wasted. 
— W . Machin, 35, William Street, Globe 
Fields, Mile End ; July 31, 1856. 
Captures near Witney. — I this day 
caught a pair of Polyommatus Corydon 
in the forest of Wyehwood, the only lo- 
cality in which I have found this species 
during ten years ramble in this part of 
Oxfordshire. On the 8lh of June I cap- 
tured Melanippe Hustata; and on the 
30th I found a single specimen of Sphe- 
cia apiformis, and one of Dianthcecia 
conspersa ; also Melitceu Cinxia and Ab- 
raxas Ulmata. On the 17th July I took 
a beautiful specimen of Leiocampa Dic- 
tcea just emerged from the pupa. — T. F., 
Witney ; July 25, 1856. 
Duplicate Coleoptera. — I have col- 
lected, expressly for general distribution 
to Coieopterists, sufficient numbers of 
the following species to supply, I hope, 
all who may desire specimens. The spe- 
cimens are in a relaxed state in laurel, 
and I propose to distribute them so, in 
order that each person may set them ac- 
cording to his own fancy. I only request 
that every one will send stamps for the 
postage, and I shall have much pleasure 
in supplying the insects. All letters to 
be addressed to me at No. 19, Upper 
Islington Terrace, Barnsbury Park, 
London. 
Aphodius sus, 
„ nitidula, 
Ceutorhyuchus Echii, 
Hypera fasciculosa, 
Limobius mixtus. 
I have other local species in some abun- 
dance, but I must reserve them for ano- 
ther occasion. — Fkederick Smith; 
August 2, 1856. 
The Slaughter of the Innocents. — A 
veteran entomologist, whose wanderings 
and pouderings have amused and in- 
structed a generation of collectors, 
honoured me with a visit yesterday even- 
ing, and we agreed to turn his revered 
presence to practical account. To this 
end we, that is seven persons, accom- 
panied him into Farm Lane. Presently 
we came to the channel of the stream, 
now nearly dry, all the water being col- 
lected into one little pool about four feet 
in diameter. Then we saw his quiet, 
roguish eyes, glisten at the thought of 
the water-beetles therein : his water-net 
was made ready, and in another moment 
he had bounded to the water’s edge, and 
we stood high up on the bank, 
“ With bated breath and whispered humbleness,” 
watching the evolutions of a master. 
And beautiful was it to see how he 
manoeuvred, first dipping downward, 
then rapidly moving his net upward, 
then skimming the surface, or moving 
obliquely to catch a straggler. Will he 
forget the shout that hailed his first 
haul to land ! Various species of Co- 
lymbetes, &c., were bottled by dozens, 
and the net again transferred to the 
water : this process was repeated for half 
an hour, and the supply was not ex- 
hausted : 
“ The cry was still they come.” 
But the bottle was full, and the slaughter 
of the innocents ceased. The quantity of 
beetles in this hole was enormous, and 
showed clearly enough how much easier 
it is to obtain water-beetles in dry wea- 
ther than when there is plenty of water 
out. — J. W. Douglas, Lee; July 30, 
1856. 
[The “veteran” to whom our corres- 
