THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
COMMUNICATIONS. 
Lepidoftera. 
Agrotis putris. — I have lately been 
breeding this species, and have a num- 
ber of duplicates, if any one wants good 
specimens. — G. F. Mathews, Raleigh 
House, near Barnstaple ; Mag 9, 1857. 
Chcerocampa Celerio. — In November, 
1851, 1 caught, at Henley-on-Thames, a 
perfect specimen of this insect. The 
larvae of Stauropus Fagi occurred last 
autumn in the beech woods there. — H. 
J. Stubbs, Newbury , Berks ; May 12, 
1857. 
Narycia and Acentropus. — Dr. Hagen, 
at present on a visit to this country, has 
given me some information which is of 
interest to English Lepidopterists. He 
has examined the typical specimens of 
Narycia elegans now existing in the 
Stephensian collection in the British 
Museum, and finds that they are Lepi- 
dopterous, and not Neuropterous as 
placed by Mr. Stephens. Further, it is 
found that this insect is no other than 
the well-known species Xysmatodoma 
melanella , which in former time also re- 
joiced in the name of Tinea atrella. Dr. 
Hagen also entirely agrees with Mr. 
Westwood in thinking that Acentropus 
Garnonsii, also placed by Mr. Stephens 
among the Neuroptera, is a truly Lepi- 
dopterous insect. — J. W. Douglas, 
Lee; May 16, 1857. 
Apatura Jris. — As every hiut towards 
success is valuable, especially when an 
Emperor is to be caught, some of your 
readers may be glad to avail themselves 
of the following. Early last June I was 
delighted to find the larva of Apatura 
Iris ; it was a pledge that in due time 
his majesty would pay us a visit, though, 
as a novice, I could entertain but a very 
faint hope of ever becoming more than 
a distant acquaintance of so high a per- 
sonage. You may, therefore, judge how 
agreeably surprised I was to learn, one 
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scorching day in July, that his majesty 
had been caught regaling himself upon 
the imperial delicacies of dead stoats, 
weasels, &c., hanging upon some low 
bushes as a terror to evil doers. I need 
scarcely say that I did not neglect the 
first opportunity of visiting the spot, and 
had the satisfaction of seeing, within the 
space of an hour, three Emperors de- 
scend from their thrones to breakfast 
upon the delicious viands. In conclu- 
sion I would say, let every one in pos- 
session of any information, however 
trifling or unimportant he may think it, 
communicate it willingly and at once, so 
as to be available for the present season. 
— William Sturgess, Kettering ; May 
12, 1857. 
PS. — May I ask whether Grapta 
C- Album is a sufficient rarity to be worth 
exchanging for any local species, as it 
occurs in some plenty not far from here, as 
does also V. Polychloros. I may likewise 
add that Thecla Quercus was so common 
last summer, that I counted as many as 
forty sporting round one lime tree. — 
W. S. 
Eggs of Gonepleryx Rhamni. — By 
searching the young shoots of the Buck- 
thorn about this time, at the top of the 
plant you will find the egg of Gonepleryx 
Rhamni : it is a conical-shaped greenish 
egg, adhering to the leaf by its broad 
end with the narrow pointed end pro- 
jecting, which renders it very conspi- 
cuous. The larvae may be found in a 
few days on the mid-rib of the closed 
leaf, and I may mention that I have 
never found more than one egg on a 
single branch of the same tree. — J. W. 
Palmer, 20, Victoria Road, Kentish 
Town; May 12, 1857. 
Notodonta Carmelita. — I had the plea- 
sure of taking, last week, at Black Park, 
a fine pair of this species at rest on a 
birch tree. They are in beautiful condi- 
tion, and as they were “ in cop.” when I 
took them, I hoped to have had some 
larvae, but the female has unfortunately 
