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THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
Melilcca Artemis and Bad Weather . — 
Whatever may be the unfavourable effect 
generally of bad weather on capturing 
the Lepidoptera, it does not seem to have 
much influence on M. Artemis. To-day 
I paid a visit to a good locality for them, 
a short distance from here. The wind 
was blowing strong and cold, and the sky 
was black. A break, however, in the 
clouds for two or three minutes let down 
a little sunshine. The effect on Artemis 
was magical; they rose almost in clouds 
from the ground, and fluttered about for 
a short time. The sun then went in 
again, and was seen no more ; not so 
Artemis, for they had now lodged on the 
herbage, from which I could pick them 
at my leisure. I continued thus occupied 
until a heavy rain drove me home, and, 
on counting my captures, I found I had 
over eight dozen : among them are a few 
of a uniformly rich tawny colour on both 
sides, the black markings being the same 
as the typical specimens. — J. Merrin, 
Gloucester ; May 24. 
Captures at Great Marlow. — Our cap- 
tures with the net during the last few 
days include the following: — 
A. Euphrosyne (10), 
S. Alveolus (5), 
E. Jacobs® (3), 
L. Aureola (1), 
O. Coryli (2, $ and £), 
H . Lupulinus (20), 
T. Batis (1), 
E. Mi (4), 
E. Glyphica (1), 
P. Purpuralis (1), 
H. Silacearia (1), 
C. Taminaria (2, $ and 5 ), 
A. Viretaria (1, 5 ), 
A. Blomeraria (1), 
T. Consonaria (4), 
M. Euphorbia) ia (I), 
T. Siinularia (1), 
This proves that the season is early and 
promises well. The description of the 
larva of X. Aurago , in your last number, 
agrees with my specimens, except that 
the head and legs', which are black while 
the larva is small, turn to ft bright brown 
afterwards. My specimens are reared 
from the eggs laid by a female caught 
last autumn at sugar. — W illiam Shaw, 
Great Marlow, Bucks ; May 28. 
Aconliu Luctuosa at Torquay. — This 
species has just made its appearance 
here, and I hope I have boxed a sufficient 
number, in good condition, to enable me 
not only to redeem my promises to each 
of my correspondents, but also to have 
some remaining for exchange. — Henry 
Wade Battersby, Oakfield, Torquay ; 
May 3 1 . 
Acronycla Alni. — On surveying my 
breeding cage, yesterday afternoon, I was 
much pleased to find that a fine specimen 
of this insect had emerged from the pupa 
named in the 1 Intelligencer,’ ii. p. 197. — 
Robert Anderson, Coney St., York; 
May 31. 
Hypogymna Dispar. — I will send larvae 
of this species, while my duplicate stock 
lasts, to any one sending a box and re- 
turn postage, or if any one can spare me 
larvae of either L. Solids, E. Lanestris, 
C. Neuslria or G. Quercifolia in exchange 
it will save postage. — H. J. Nicholson, 
83, George Street, Whitehaven ; May 31 . 
Coleopliora Siccifolia on Birch. — The 
Coleophora on birch found by Herr 
Schmid at Frankfort-on-the-Maine (see 
Ent. Ann. 1858, p. 114, Enigma 29) has 
produced C. Siccifolia. — Professor 
Frey, Zurich ; May 27. 
Elachista Chrysodesmella bred. — Your 
observation that E. Chrysodesmella mines 
the leaves of Carex m on tana is correct. 
I have bred three specimens, but I have 
not succeeded in distinguishing the larva 
from that of E. Tetragonella. — Ibid. 
Elachista Nobilella bred. — I have bred 
this pretty species from a larva mining, 
as I believe, the leaves of Bromus erectus . 
— Ibid. 
Another new Cemiostoma. — A pretty 
new species, closely allied to Scitella, has 
been bied by*Mr. Wilkinson from a larva, 
