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postage, and if they can spare anything 
worth having in return to encourage such 
young beginners it will not be refused. 
Our cabinet fund is seriously reduced by 
our expedition of yesterday, the dis- 
tance, &c., being more than a trifle, and 
very expensive either by land or sea. — 
Mrs. Payne, C hiclcer ell, near Weymouth ; 
August 1. 
Argynnis Lalhonia a mistake. — I am 
very sorry to inform my numerous cor- 
respondents that I am mistaken in the 
species of my insect: it has proved an 
Aclippe instead of Lathonia. I was en- 
tirely misled by the description given in 
Stainton’s ‘ Manual,’ which expressly says 
of Adippe “ ivithout silver spots on u. s. of 
fore wing,” and it leaves out other dis- 
tinguishing marks in the Lathonia. I 
am extremely mortified to think I have 
disappointed so many correspondents, and 
beg particularly to thank those gentle- 
men who have made such generous offers 
in return for specimens. My Adippe has 
silver spots at tip of fore wing. — E. Al- 
ston, Great Bromley Hall , near Col- 
chester ; August 4. 
Trochilium Scoliceforme ( ?). — I have 
received numerous offers for duplicates 
of this Clear-wing, which I am sorry I 
cannot comply with, as I only took one 
specimen, besides which I only offered 
duplicates of Aglaia. — Edward C. Rye, 
14, King's Parade , Chelsea , London , S. W. ; 
August 3. 
Ceropacha Fluctuosa . — I have a few 
fine specimens of this species to exchange 
for any of the following in fine condi- 
tion : — 
Colias Edusa, 
„ Hyale, 
Thecla Betulse, 
Polyommatus Arion, 
Apatura Iris. 
James Batty, 133, South Street 
Park , Sheffield ; August 3. 
CoXEOPTEKA. 
Duplicate Coleopiera. — I have some 
duplicates to spare of the following 
species : — 
Ochina ptinoides, 
Nanophyes Lytteri, 
Cassida maculata, 
Gymnetron Linarise, 
Cionus Blattarise, 
„ Thapsus, 
Which I shall be glad to send to those 
who want them, so long as my stock 
holds out. In return, perhaps applicants 
will kindly write me word what species 
they have to spare, especially of the 
Curculionidce. I may as well add that 
the specimens of the first four species I 
have named are in a state of relaxation, 
those of the other two mounted on card. 
— Rev. Hugh A. Stowell, Faversham ; 
July 30. 
Hymenoptera. 
Sir ex gigas. — A few days ago, the 
deal-porters employed at the Commercial 
Docks, Rotherhithe, to pile a cargo of 
deals from St.John’s, were annoyed by 
some large wasp-like insects flying about 
and at them. They knocked four down 
with their hats, which (the insects, not 
their hats) they gave to me. They 
proved to be Sirex gigas, imported, I 
think, in the perfect state. The best 
specimen measured 2 in. 7 lin. in expan- 
sion. — Edward Cox, 2, Hope Place, 
Pomeroy Street, New Cross ; July 28. 
TO THE EDITOR OF THE ‘INTELLI- 
GENCER.’ 
Sir, — I cannot help uttering my pro- 
test against that plan of naming insects, 
of which we had a specimen in your last, 
— an insect which mines in the leaves of 
a Carex, and there spins its cocoon and 
changes to a chrysalis, is called Arundi- 
nelella; and why? The only reason I 
can conceive is, that when first taken it 
occurred in some place where there was 
a large quantity of reed. I am not going 
