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THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
blance to little bits of dried heath : they 
were best detected by looking for the 
brown heath leaves (which the larvae had 
discoloured), and then searching for the 
cases, which were generally not far off. 
The larvae seem most plentiful on the 
heath which grows under the immediate 
shelter of the young fir trees. I have 
since found this larva in Sussex, and 
should not be at all surprised to hear 
that it abounds in every county in 
England and Scotland. The heath on 
which it feeds is Calluna vulgaris. — H. 
T. Stainton ; April 2, 1857. 
Entomological Conundrum. — In what 
respect does the larva of Leiocampa Dic- 
tecoidcs resemble a schoolmaster? They 
both get their living from the birch . — 
Boxer; April 1, 1857. 
Petasia Nubeculosa. — Many London 
entomologists have expressed their doubts 
as to this being a British insect. Such 
persons may calm their fears, as I have 
taken six fine specimens of that insect. 
I have also met with the following : 
Ceropacha flavicornis, abundant, 
Breplios Parthenias, common, 
Calocampa vetusta and exoleta, 
come freely to sugar ; though 
hybernated, they are fine, 
E ubolia nlul ti str igari a, 
Leptogramma Scotana, hybernated, 
but fine, 
Semioscopis Avellanella, much finer 
than those taken in the southern 
parts of England. 
My address is, till further notice — II. J. 
Harding, Kinloch Rannoch , by Pitlo- 
chry . | Perthshire, N.D. ; April 2, 1857. 
Guslropacha ilicifolia. — On the 20th 
of March I was delighted with the sight 
of a fine Ilicifolia in my breeding cage, 
and since then I have had the good luck 
to rear eight more females and one male. 
— II. Weaver, 25, Pershore Street, Bir- 
mingham ; April 4, 1857. 
An Idea for Young England. — I have 
often thought that a Junior Entomologi- 
cal Society for the western and north- 
western parts of London would meet the 
wishes and requirements of many ento- 
mologists resident at St. John’s Wood, 
Paddington, Kensington, Broinpton, See., 
See. I was agreeably surprised to-day by 
hearing the same idea had occurred to a 
fellow-student at King’s College. By a 
“Junior Society” I do not mean one 
which should consist merely of entomo- 
logists who have but recently taken up 
the Science, but one which should 
occupy itself more with excursions and 
the exhibition of specimens (which, 
though not rare, might be interesting as 
illustrating the local Fauna of London 
or other places), and the distribution and 
exchange of duplicates, than would be 
orthodox in the leading Society of Lon- 
don. The .Society would, in fact, be a 
local London Society, like the Society 
mentioned by Mr. Cartmel, which was a 
local Carlisle Society. With reference 
to excursions there are plenty of places 
near London that the Society might 
visit, e.g., Wimbledon Common, Hamp- 
stead Heath, Kingsbury, Sec. I should 
be glad to hear if these notions of mine 
are thought worth following up. — C. G., 
W. ; March 30, 1857. 
Change of Address . — Till further no- 
tice my address is — J ames B. Hodqkin- 
son, 30, Fishergate Hill, Preston. 
ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. 
The meeting on Monday last was very 
crowded, and owing to the sudden acces- 
sion of temperature, which the weather 
had lately experienced, all present were 
soon, more or less, in a melting mood, so 
that long before the close of the meeting 
there were frantic supplications for “air, 
air,” and the windows were hurriedly 
thrown open to the imminent risk of 
those members who sat near them con- 
tracting colds, bronchitis, and other 
catarrhal affections. 
