THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
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sheet would ever coine in handy ; of 
course where the sallows grow over 
water, the surface of the water itself 
forms a natural sheet whereon to collect 
the Tceniocampcc. Each locality must 
show which is the best modus operandi 
for it. 
COMMUNICATIONS. 
Lepidopteea. 
Brephos Parthenias. — On the 21st inst. 
I went to West Wickham to catch this 
species, but was unable to take any, on 
account of their high flight; they flew 
quite as high as T. Quercus. — Charles 
Healy, 4, Bath Place, Haggerstone, 
N.E. ; March 23. 
Eriogasler Laneslris. — Last summer 
I supplied several correspondents with 
larva; of this insect ; one of them, writing 
to me a day or two ago, remarks pass- 
ingly, “ Laneslris fed well, and all spun 
up ; four females have lately made their 
appearance, stimulated by the parlour 
lire.” Now I had unsuccessfully tried 
the same experiment on this insect in 
former years, and knowing that it seldom 
appears the first spring, I had not hitherto 
- attempted to force my present stock of 
pupae : as those of my correspondent were 
from the same broods as my own, 1 de- 
termined also to “stimulate.” Yesterday 
morning I placed some 300 pupae on the 
chimney - piece, which was perceptibly 
warm to the hand ; in three hours fifty- 
three had emerged, namely, forty-nine 
males and four females. I then removed 
the box containing them to a cooler 
place, as many appeared likely to be 
crippled from the too rapid drying of 
their wings. In the evening I set my 
specimens, and again placed the box in 
the same situation, allowing it to remain 
for several hours, but not a single further 
issue took place, nor did any emerge 
during the night, although kept in a 
warm bed-room. At the same time this 
morning I again placed the box on the 
chimney-piece ; in less than two hours 
twenty-five others had made their ap- 
pearauee, namely, fourteen males and 
eleven females. Those who have a stock 
of these pupae had better also try the ex- 
periment. — George Gascoyne, Newark ; 
March 19. 
Geumelra Papilionaria. — The larva; of 
this species I have taken rather freely 
during the last few days. Should any of 
your readers be in want of the insect, 
they will probably do well in examining 
minutely the young birch trees in 
woods of two or three years’ growth. — 
R. H. Fbemlin, Wateringbury, Kent; 
March 23. 
Larva of Eupithecice. — In the genus 
Eupilliecia the larvae of the following 
species are altogether unknown: — 
Pulchellata, Indigata, 
S ub u m b rata , C onstric tata , 
Plumbeolata, Expallidata, 
Haworthiata, Subciliala, 
Pygmaeata, Togata, 
Egenaria, Debiliata, 
Irriguata, 
and the larvae of Vulgalu and Dodonceala 
have never been described. If any of 
my readers can furnish any information 
respecting these larvae I shall feel much 
obliged. — H. T. Stainton ; March 20. 
The Sallows out in Scotland . — I am 
surpri-ed that the sallows are not out 
with you; they have been out almost a 
week here. We have a long season of 
them here, for some grow on a sheltered 
side of Kinnoull, and come out early, 
while the more exposed come out late. 
The Tceniocampce do not appear to be 
out, as we only got Vaccinii and Spadicea 
at these sallows last night. At sugar we 
got Salcllitia, Vaccinii, Spadicea and 
Exoleta, some Geometrae flying, and some 
Torlrices and Tineina sitting on whins 
and broom. We have had weather almost 
as warm as June for the last week. — 
F. B. W. White, Perth ; March 23. 
