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THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
is a group of near fifty fir trees, on which 
I can always find something, and they 
may do the same. — T. R. Oxley, Pho- 
tographic Artist, 5, Coburg Place , Bays- 
water Road ; August 24, 1854. 
Duplicate Tortrices. — If any one wants 
Eupcecilia roseana I shall be happy to 
supply them. I have also a few Cochy- 
lis dipoltana to spare. The second brood 
of Lithocollelis hortella has been more 
abundant than the early one; but there 
was no wind to blow them on to the 
palings until they were sadly worn. — P. 
H. NewnHam, Stoke Road, Guildford; 
August 21, 1856. 
Hyponomeuta vigintipunctatus. — This 
is evidently naturalized here. Ten days 
ago I unfortunately missed a specimen 
as it flew off the paling ; to-day, at the 
same spot, I took one. The Sedum Te- 
lephium grows close by. — Ibid. 
Plutella Annulatella. — I have met with 
this in tolerable plenty. I took ten on 
Saturday evening. I first met with it on 
the 5th inst. — T. Wilkinson, Scarbro’ ; 
August 25, 1856. 
Daplidice in Oxfordshire. — I was 
stopping at Stratton Audley, about 15 
miles from Oxford, and went to a neigh- 
bouring village, called Kingford, to see 
a collection belonging to the clergyman’s 
wife. On looking iuto her duplicate-box 
I perceived one specimen of Daplidice, 
which she told me had been caught a 
week before, by one of her servants ; and 
she kindly gave it me. The lady had 
giveu up collecting for a long time, but 
did not think fit to throw away such a 
rare fly. I am perfectly convinced that 
it is not Cardamines 9 , as 1 have care- 
fully examined it. I trust this will prove 
satisfactory to you. — E. G. Clayton, 
125, Eastern Road, Brighton ; August 
25, 1856. 
[Has our previous correspondent, Mr. 
Killingback, yet ascertained whether the 
specimens recorded at p. 139 were Car- 
damines or not ?] 
Noctua Larva in the Tips of the Leaves 
of Poa aquatica. — Whilst gathering the 
larva of Elachista cerusella, on Saturday 
evening last, my attention was drawn to 
the ends of the leaves of the plants, each 
leaf beiug rolled or rather drawn toge- 
ther for about three inches from the tip, 
and eaten nearly off just below this. On 
examination I found nearly all inhabited 
by a larva. Does any one know what 
species it produces, or would any one like 
to have some sent ? I took both the 
larva, pupa and perfect insect of ceru- 
sella . — John Scott, South Stockton; 
August 24, 1856. 
MISCELLANEA. 
Wednesday Evening’s Ramble up 
Buknt-Ash Lane. 
On this occasion we met eight ento- 
mologists. The night being warm and 
cloudy an unusual number of Noctuas 
were astir, and oue of the party took 
a Hcpialus sylvinus, an insect we had 
not seen alive since 1842. Only two of 
the party had lanterns, which were, 
therefore, in much request as it grew 
darker. The ramble will be repeated on 
the 10th September, when incipients are 
requested to bring lanterns as well 
as nets. 
Why Entomologists are scarce 
at Rugby. 
It is possible that there may be some 
persons living within a quarter of a mile 
of St. Paul’s who never quit that area. 
Such persons know the elm trees in Doc- 
tor’s Commons and the elm tree in Wood 
Street, but they have little notion of 
other trees ; and if they read of such 
things, the words “ woods,” “ commons,” 
and “heaths,” have to them no meaning. 
We should not expect to find such con- 
stant inhabitants of the heart of the city 
to be entomologically disposed. Their 
