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THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
on the flowers, as much intoxicated as if 
they had been partaking of some artfully 
prepared sugar, spread for them by an 
active entomologist. Common things 
were there in abundance: we boxed fine 
specimens of 
Toxocampa Pastinum, 
Apamea Unanimis, 
Mecyna Asinalis, 
Stenopteryx hybridalis, 
Harpalyce Achatinaria, 
„ Immanaria, 
„ Russaria, 
Triphosa Dubitaria, &c. 
Unfortunately the darkness soon pre- 
vented our making any further captures, 
as we had no lanterns with us : and, as 
we left Ilfracombe the next day, we were 
unable to visit the place better provided 
for execution. We might probably have 
stumbled across some good species upon 
the flowers. A few days ago my brother 
and I went to Braunton Burrows to have 
a search for the larvae of D. Euphorbia. 
We found their food-plant ( Euphorbia 
Paralias ) in great abundance, but we ex- 
amined acre after acre of it without any 
success. We saw no traces whatever 
which might serve to indicate that the 
larvae we so eagerly coveted had been 
making ravages among the spurge. No 
frass, — no trails over the sand around 
the plants, — were to he seen, and at last, 
finding the sun upon our backs rather 
uncomfortably warm, we gave up our 
search for the time being, and took to 
our nets. Among the wild peppermint, 
See., we took 
Cynthia Cardui, 
Agrotis Aquilina, 
Aspilates gilvaria, 
Scopula ferrugalis, 
and found the larva; of M. stellatarum on 
Galium verum. The first fine day this 
week we intend making another exami- 
nation of a different part of the Bur- 
rows for Euphorbia, and for Aryynnis 
Lathonia, as it seems to be “ turning 
up,” from what we read in last week’s 
‘ Intelligencer,’ especially as we have 
heard of a fine pair of this rare and 
beautiful Fritillary having been taken 
on the Burrows last year. Should we 
meet with any success, the ‘ Intelligen- 
cer’ shall at once know of it. — Mubeay 
A. Mathews, Raleigh, near Barnstaple ; 
September 7. 
Colias Hgale. — I had the good fortune 
to capture a female specimen of this in- 
sect on the 2nd inst. I have also taken 
upwards of two dozen specimens of 
Colias Edusa of both sexes, of which 
species I have some duplicates. — C. 
Rogebs, II, St. Andrews Street, Pig- 
mouth ; September 5. 
Sphinx Convolvuli. — A specimen has 
occurred in Sussex : particulars next 
week. — H. T. Stainton ; Sept. 9. 
Vanessa Anliopa at Bolton. — On the 
6th of September a brother entomologist, 
William Hunter, had the good fortune 
to take a fine male specimen of Vanessa 
Antiopa, which is now in my possession : 
he saw one more, but, the sun getting 
behind a cloud, it had vanished before 
he got near it. — William Johnson, 
1, Coronation Square, Great Bolton, Lan- 
cashire ; September 7. 
Noctua Depuncta. — We shall be happy 
to exchange specimens of this for other 
insects. Wc are in want of the Swallow- 
tail butterfly, the Emperor, Sec. — John 
Lattimer, Cabinet Maker, of Corpora- 
tion Road, Carlisle ; and J ames Merin, 
Gingham Warper, of Port Road, Carlisle ; 
September 7. 
Orthoptera. 
Locust in Yorkshire. — 1 got a specimen 
on Saturday last of the European locust 
( Gryllus migratorius) ; it was taken near 
Malton, in Yorkshire, last Thursday: it 
measured 2$ inches iu length, and 
inches iu expanse of wing. — Jonathan 
Oede, 6, East Street, Darlington ; Sep- 
tember 1 . 
