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THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
in some respects Procris tenuicomis, 
found in Dalmatia, and wliich I had re- 
ceived from M. Bellier de la Chavignerie. 
I did send specimens of the Brighton 
Procris to M. Gnenee, who said that it 
was probably the Geryon of Hiibner 
and the Chrysocephala of recent German 
authors, but that he thought it was pro- 
bably only a variety of Slatices, and he 
sent me specimens which he had cap- 
tured in the Pyrenees.” The specimens 
I have taken here appear to be identical 
with those that occur at Brighton ; there- 
fore what they really are remains for the 
present quite enigmatical. — Abraham 
Edmunds, The Tylhing ; April 14. 
Sugar and the Sallows. — On the 26th 
ultimo I tried the effects of sugar upon 
the Noctuina for the first time this sea- 
son. No sooner had the mixture been 
applied than troops of Scopelosoina satel- 
lilia visited the trees upon which it had 
been spread, followed by a host of Drabs, 
Chestnuts and Quakers, among whom 
Tteniocampa munda put in an appear- 
ance, several examples of this species 
beiug observed among the crowd. On 
the following evening, in addition to the 
above, most of which re-appeared, a 
number of much worn specimens of 
7\ gothica showed themselves ; as these 
must have been some time on the wing, 
and the season had not been of a cha- 
racter at all likely to bring them out 
early, it is probable they were hyberuated 
specimens which had been produced the 
previous autumn. The next evening a 
single specimen of Calocampa cxolela was 
the only addition to the party, which was 
about as numerously attended as the two 
previous ones had been. On the 3rd 
instant an immense falling off in the 
number of visitors made it apparent that 
some rival “ establishment,” at which 
sweets more potent or of a more attractive 
kind, were to be had, must have been 
opened within the last few days in the 
vicinity. An inspection of the neigh- 
bourhood showed that such was the case. 
The sallows had come into bloom, and 
sugar, in consequence, would no longer 
“ draw.” I accordingly laid aside the 
brush and sugar-pot, and the next night 
sallied out with inverted umbrella and 
beating-stick. The first hearty shake of 
a tempting-looking bough brought down 
upwards of twenty moths of different 
species, reminding one of the falling 
leaves of autumn, or, more forcibly still, 
of a shower of ripe plums. Among the 
number which passed under review during 
the evening were Drabs of almost every 
shade, Quakers displaying as much variety 
as their sober attire will admit of, and 
Chestnuts of different depths of tone ; 
but I looked in vain for Dasycampa rubi- 
ginea, Tceniocampa leucographa or any 
other great rarity. One specimen of 
T. mmiosa was_, the only insect worth 
taking which came under my notice. 
I have continued to visit the sallows 
nightly since the above date, but up to 
the present time the only addition to the 
list has been one beautiful specimen of 
Trachea piniperda. This is certainly by 
no means encouraging, but, at this time 
of the year especially, “ we know not 
what a day may bring forth.” — S. Stone ; 
April 14. 
EXCHANGE. 
Exchange. — I beg to state to the nu- 
merous correspondents for the larva) that 
I had offered, that it is not from want of 
courtesy 1 have not answered their letters, 
but for want of time to write them indi- 
vidually; and 1 regret to say that the 
answers I have received in reply to that 
notice have been mostly in offers of only 
two or three kinds of species, and that 1 
cannot send my larvai for those ofl’ered, 
as I have now my series of them. — 11. P. 
Hauvie, 8 , Keppcl Slrecl, Devonjwrt ; 
April 1 1. 
