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THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
N. Baja, 
T. Fimbria, 
S. Satellitia, 
C. A ffinis, 
E. Lucipara, 
H. Glauca. 
Taken casually — 
N. Ziczac (22 larvae), 
D. Fascelina (150 larvae) 
L. Salicis (larva, pupa and imago), 
P. Cbrysorrhaea, 
P. Fuliginosa, 
L. Rubi (larva abundant). 
— G. Gascoyne, Newark ; August 9. 
Polyommatus Artaxerxes. — I am ac- 
tually overwhelmed with boxes for this 
insect, but I assure my correspondents 
that I am doing my utmost to send 
them, at least as many as will represent 
the species until next season. Let not 
those whose boxes are not yet returned 
think that I am forgetful of them — it is 
quite otherwise. My applications are 
increasing, and the species decreasing, 
hut I am acting on the principle, perse- 
verentia omnia vincit. When boxes are 
sent, I expect return postage. — R. Thom- 
son, Bourtreebush,viA Stonehaven , N. B. ; 
August 10. 
Duplicate Larva. — Having larvae of 
C. Elpenor , I shall be happy to exchange 
for the larvae of any of the Sphingina 
(excepting S. Populi) or for any local 
insect. — Robert Burns, 63, Eclmond, 
Street, Birmingham ; August 12. 
COLEOPTEBA. 
Battersea Park. — To the incipient 
collector of Geodephaga, I would recom- 
mend the still uncultivated parts of this 
public garden — since I have taken forty 
species (including the very common 
ones) in about three visits of an hour 
each, and I have no doubt more would 
turn up on a careful search. Amongst 
others, the following occur : — 
Clivina Fossor, 
Notiophilus Biguttatus, 
Chiasmus Vestitus, 
Chleenius Nigricornis, 
*Elaphrus Riparius, 
„ Cupreus, 
*Loricera Pilicornis, 
Pterostichus Nigrita, 
„ Inaequalis, 
*Auchomenus Marginatus, 
Anisodactylus Binotatus, 
Stenolophus Teutonus (apparently 
rare), 
Harpalus Rubripes, 
Bembidium Flavipes, 
* „ 4-guttatum, 
„ Bipunctatum. 
Those marked with an asterisk are plen- 
tiful. I have also found eight or nine 
species of Stenus ; and Xantholinus and 
Slilicus swarm under the cut grass 
where Cacicula pectoralis can also be 
found in any quantity. I have taken 
there Philonthus ruhidus , Aromia mos- 
chata, Leiosoma ovatu/a, and several 
others during the last week. On the 
willows I look Xyphidria dromedarius 
(Hym.) last year about this lime. — 
E. C. Rye, 284, King's Road, Chelsea, 
S. W. ; July 30. 
Beetles at Home. — In the front of this 
house so graphically described in New- 
man’s ‘ Insect Hunters,’ there is a small 
bricked area, and the aspect being north 
it is usually somewhat damp, and the 
resort of sundry Onisci. Here they 
might lead quiet and sequestered lives 
as becomes such retiring animals, but it 
is no happy valley for them, for by ac- 
cident or design certain filibustering 
Carabida drop down into it, and, relin- 
quishing their usual nocturnal habits, 
employ themselves by making murderous 
daylight attacks upon the peaceful 
Onisci. In vain they roll themselves 
into balls, their assailants find a salient 
point, and working away with their 
powerful mandibles, soon leave nothing 
but a shell. These beetles, however, do 
not devote exclusive attention to the 
Onisci, for if a caterpillar unluckily 
falls from the birch tree above, they 
