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THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S WEEKLY INTELLIGENCEE. 
Mr. Curtis figured could have been, 
and the specimen resembles exactly the 
Italian specimen of Cleopatra in Mr, 
Hopes collection. I shall hope to ex- 
hibit it at some future Meeting of the 
London Entomological Society, — Rtv. 
H. Adair Pickard, Christ Church, Ox- 
ford; August 27. 
Captures at Taunton. — The following 
IS the result of one evening’s captures last 
week, and the best I have had through 
this worst-ol-all seasons that 1 ever ex- 
perienced, as respects the amount of wet. 
I wish the monks had never attempted 
to remove their old St. Swithin, if be be 
the cause of so niucli rain. The fol- 
lowing is a list of the Micros captured, 
with ths exception of one which at pre- 
sent I am unable to determine: — 
Tinea arcella (10). 
Hyponomeuta ])lumbellus (1). 
Depressaria Alstroemeriana (1). 
Gelechia tricolorella (2). 
... inaculiferella (II). 
Ceiostoma xylostclla (1). 
Qicophora lunaris (1). The largest I 
have ever seen, measuring 7 lines ! [Is 
it not Lambdella 
Chelaria Hubnerella (1). 
Gracillaria Syringaria (li). 
Lithocolletis sylvella (2). 
... spinicolella (2). 
... Alnifoliella (1). 
— Edward Parfitt, Taunton; 
August 20. 
Captures at Herne Bay. — We send you 
the following account of a few insects we 
have been able to capture during a short 
stay at Herne Bay : — 
P. Cratajgi (2). 
A. Galathea. Common. 
H. Hyperanthus. Do. 
C. Cardui (I). 
A. Paphia (2). 
A. Selene (I). 
P. Linea. (.lominon. 
S. .'\lveolus (I). 
]’. Comma (II). 
11. Armigeia (2), 
M. Miuiala (6). 
S. Palealis (32). 
The last-mentioned species is very com- 
mon on the East Cliff, where there is a 
profusion of Peucedanum and Daucus 
Carota; the wet weather, however, pre- 
vented our making more than two visits 
to this locality. — E. D. Ik A. G. Butler, 
2(5, Brompton Squai'e, South Kensington ; 
August 25, 
Recent Doings . — -I am now breeding 
Some fine specimens of Colcophora con- 
spicuella, from larva; taken in Headley 
Lane last June; some of the larvae, 
not half-fed, are crawling about in the 
breeding-cage at the present time. I am 
also now breeding some Theda Betulce. 
On the coast I have been taking L. Pyg- 
uueola, S. CaUdeuca and S. Palealis . — 
T. Eedle, y, Maidstone Place, Hackney 
Road ; August 26. 
OBSERVATIONS. 
Acidalia Inornata . — I have again cap- 
tured one or two of the above species ; 
I have also a batch of ova, and intend 
trying again to breed it, as 1 did not 
succeed with that I had in July, 1859, 
but a friend of mine was more fortunate ; 
SO that I am happy to say that I can 
give a full description of the larva when 
full fed, viz . ; — Larva rigid rugose; body 
rich dark chocolate-brown, intersectional 
bands greyish, with a light spot in the 
centre; head slightly bifid, with two 
raised white spots at the back, dorsal and 
subdorsal lines light and distinct on the 
four first segments, interrupted to the 
ninth ; dorsal lozenges on the middle 
segments indicated by a dark outline, 
half of the last lozenge and hinder seg- 
ments light brown, with a broad dark 
line running down the centre ; belly grey. 
This larva hybernates, and will feed on 
Polygonum avicularc, P. llydropipcr, 
Galium Ccraslium, arvense, Ike . — Jameb 
