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THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
fine dry grass ; I found some specimens 
of Phragmatohia Fuliginosa on the lops 
of it, woven together, preparatory to 
changing to the pupa-state. — R. P. 
H.1RVIE, 8, Keppel Street, Stoke, Devon ; 
April, 1860. 
Easier in Flintshire. — The sallows 
near Mostj'ii produced about a hundred 
specimens of the following insects on the 
evening of the 7th of April 
Tseniocampa Gothica, 
... Stahilis, 
... Instabilis, 
... Cruda, 
... Rubricosa, 
... Munda, 
Calocampa Exoleta, 
Scopelosoma Satellitia, 
Cerastis Vaccinii. 
T. Slabilis was the most abundant spe- 
cies. On the sand-hills near the mouth 
of the Dee Eubolia Lineolaria was just 
appearing and Ngssia Zonaria out in 
considerable numbers. The latter insect 
has been almost, if not quite, exter- 
minated in its old locality, the sand- 
hills of New Brighton, entomologists 
and starlings having hunted it unmerci- 
fully, and bricks and mortar encroached 
on its territory, so that a new locality 
was a desideratum. The moth emerges 
from the pupa about 3 p. m., and is found 
sitting on the bare sand; it is very 
sluggish during the day, and cannot be 
induced to take wing. I shall be glad 
to supply any friends who may want the 
insect, having secured several hundred 
specimens. 
Lord Mostyn’s Park, studded with 
noble oaks, is close to the station, and 
we rambled through it without moles- 
tation : trespassers (whoever they may 
be) are warned that they will be prose- 
cuted. There is apparently much good 
collecting-ground in the neighbourhood 
of Mostyn, which is richly wooded with 
oak, beech and fir, and narrow glens, 
each with its little stream and tiny water- 
fall, everywhere intersect the hills, and 
must swarm with insects in the summer. 
The cliffs are carboniferous limestones 
and sandstones, and in some cases pre- 
sent lofty escarpments clothed with ivy 
of rare luxuriance. — Edwin Birchall, 
Birkenhead; April 24. 
OBSERVATIONS. 
Lepidopteea. 
Nepticuloe bred. — I have lately bred 
specimens of N. Aria from larvie found 
in the leaves of Sorbus Aria; also 
iV. Tormentilla, from the larvie which 
mine the leaves of Tormentilla ereeta , — 
this is closely allied to N. aneofasciata ; 
likewise two specimens of N. IJelian- 
ihemi, bred from II. vulgare ; and four 
specimens of N. Rhamnella, bred from 
Rhamnus Calharticus ; this we had at 
first confused with N. Calharticella, but 
the mine and the perfect insect both 
differ. We have also bred a few speci- 
mens of the new Lilhocolletis, L. Heli- 
anlhemi ; it seems very constant in its 
markings. — pR. Hofmajjn, Ratisbon; 
April 18. 
Lithocolletis Belula and Gracilaria 
Pavoniella bred. — I have bred several of 
L. Betula from larva mining the upper 
side of birch leaves; and I have bred 
G. Pavoniella from mined leaves of Aster 
amellus collected by Senator von Heyden, 
in October last, near Darmstadt. The 
mine on that plant is very similar to the 
mine found here on Margarita Bellidi- 
astrina. Possibly this pretty species will 
yet be found in England. — Professor 
I'EKY, Zurich ; April 12. 
