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THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
with this insect on the Trent; at that 
time there was little demand for the in- 
sect, but now every collector will want a 
pair, at least, and those who have op- 
portunities of collecting it had better 
prepare to lay in a stock. Perhaps some 
one will be successful in detecting the 
larva. — H. T. Stain ton ; July 13. 
iSteropes Paniscus. — I have much 
pleasure in staling that this very local 
insect has been taken very freely in this 
neighbourhood during the past month. 
Having a few specimens to spare, I shall 
be very happy to return them to any one 
sending A. Cralcegi or E. Versicolora. 
H. Hyperanthus is now in swarms. If 
any one wants it I shall be very happy 
to send specimens. 1 have to-day 
taken A. Iris upon a dead crow (see 
‘Intelligencer,’ p. 59). — W. SruBGiiss, 
Kettering ; July 1 1 . 
Doings at Dorking. — I send you a 
short account of my “ doings” during 
the past week. As my stay here is 
drawing to a close it behoves me to 
be especially busy in my explorations. 
Though I work very hard I have never, 
to the best of my knowledge, taken a 
rarity. 
Monday, July 6. To Ranmore Com- 
mon, vid Denbies. On Henbies Hill 
Arge Galathea was common and in beau- 
tiful condition. On the borders of the 
wood on Ranmore Common A. Paphia 
was just out, and splendid specimens 
they were. Ailippe was not common, 
and 1 only took one ; but Hyperanthus 
was abundant. I took one specimen of 
Porthesia chrysorrhea just out of the 
pupa on the side of an out-house. 
July 7. To Headley Lane, vid Box 
Hill. On Box Hill I met with a beauti- 
1 ill specimen of an Emerald of some 
kind, and also with Pempelia carnella. 
On the sloping bank which overhangs 
Headley Lane I found a shabby specimen 
oi Pohyommalus JEgon . 1 also roused 
a huge \iper, which made off on seeing 
me; however, 1 gave chase, and, altera 
terrific conflict, I succeeded (though only 
armed with a somewhat shaky umbrella) 
in defeating and slaying the monster, 
whom I impaled with a pointed stick 
through his cranium, and stuck in the 
pathway lor the benefit of such Co- 
leopterists as might in future arrive. In 
the “Hilly Field” affairs were much as 
they were on the 27th ult. ; nothing to 
be seen but Crambi and Pamphila linea , 
but I managed to beat out Metrocampa 
margarilaria and plenty of D. ornataria. 
July 8. To Holmwood Common and 
Redland Wood. Weather very dismal 
and over-cast. The wood seemed as if 
under a spell: places which, a fortnight 
before, I had seen swarming with insects 
were now quite deserted, and beating 
was quite useless. Diptera, however, 
were numerously represented, and tor- 
mented me as usual ; but, saving a 
dingy Hyperanthus or two flitting about 
in a sober manner, no Lepidoptera were 
visible. However, I at length reached a 
meadow, in the centre of the wood, where 
I knocked up five Adippe and myriads 
of Hyperanthus, evidently just emerged 
from the chrysalis : of the latter I took a 
fine female, with the spots almost as 
plain on the upper as on the under side. 
My ill success iu the morning was partly 
compensated for by what 1 took at sugar 
in the evening in Glory Wood: though 
the night was rather cold and a strong 
wind blowing, I contrived to box T. de- 
rasa and M. Persicarice (sitting together 
at supper, like Desdemona and Othello), 
JEuplexia lucipara , 11. tenebrosa , Tri- 
p/uena Jimbria (1), Noclua triangulum 
(which 1 at first hoped to be Ditraj>e- 
zium), and several otheis ; L.pallens, iScc., 
swarming. 
July 9. To Ranmore again. Weather 
uncertain. Saw Adippe and Paphia, but 
no Aglaia. Took AI. inurguritaria , A. 
lutearia and aversaria, 11. J'ulvaria and 
many others. In the evening visited a 
field, where Silene injlala grew iu abun- 
dance. Moths were plentiful, but L. 
