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THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
to inform you that, on the 18th ultimo, I 
took a beautiful specimen of Xanlhia 
Ocellaris, at sugar. Several entomologists 
saw it alive, and one saw me take it. I 
have also taken eight fine specimens of 
H. Annigera. — Lew'Is Tidey, J6, Crown 
Gardens, Brighton; Oct. 21. 
A new British Noctua. — On the 21st 
ultimo I captured a most beautiful 
Xanthia, apparently quite new to us; it 
has since been proved to be a fine female 
X. Ocellaris. — Henry Pkaix, 35, Duke 
Street, Brighton; Oct. 21. 
Captures in Ireland during 1 858. — 
Colias Edusa. Frequent along the 
Southern coast. 
Luperiua Caespitis. On the sand-hills 
Mabahide, in August. Not previously 
recorded as Irish. 
Xylopbasia Sublustris. Galway ; end 
of June ; abundant at sugar. 
Noctua Dilrapeziiim. Several speci- 
mens at sugar; end of June; Galway. 
New to Irish list. 
Xylina Petrificata. Several at ivy near 
Tullamore ; October. 
Dasycampa Rubiginea. Ditto ; ditto. 
Siona Dealbaria. Six specimens near 
Dublin; July. Not previously taken in 
Ireland. 
Hypena Crassalis. Frequent in woods ; 
Kerry; June. 
Ilydrelia Bankiana. Taken freely near 
Killaruey. — E. Birchai.e, Dublin. 
Captures at Sugar. — From the silence 
of your correspondents about sugaring I 
suppose no one is doing anything in that 
line, except Mr. Harding. I have lately 
taken at sugar : — 
Anthocelis Rufiiia(12). Fine. 
„ Litura (2). 
Ceraslis Spadicea (1). Fine. 
Xanthia Ferruginea (6). „ 
Calocampa Exolela (4). „ 
Misclia Oxyacanthaj (1). „ 
Agriopis Aprilina (14). „ 
Phlogo))hora Mcticnlosa (1) Fine. 
Is it not rather early for Spadicea and 
IJxoli ta /' Our “ sugar” is very siuii>le, — 
only treacle and a drop of the “ cratur ;” 
1 have tried a variety of recipes, and find 
this answers as well as any. Some col- 
lectors here have had Arctia C<‘ja in 
pupa three weeks and more, — a double 
brood, I suppose? This season I bred 
two H. Picata, but cannot remember the 
larvae ; birch, I suspect, is the food : the 
pupa is reddish brown, in a cocoon. On 
the 30th of last J une I took a specimen 
of Cleora Viduaria, as figured in W est- 
wood ; this makes another locality for 
this local insect. Perth seems a good 
locale for moths, — one of the best, I should 
say, in Britain ; P. Artaxerxes is abun- 
dant all about here ; upwards of twelve 
specimens of N. Convolvuli have been 
taken in 184(5, &c., here ; C. Porcellus is 
common ; S. Bembeciformis, N. Drome- 
darius, S. Ligustri, S. Piniperda, C. Ve- 
tusta, C. Tristata, C. Obliquaria and a 
host of other good insects are common 
here. Besides Dunkeld and Bridge of 
Earn, Fidonia Limbaria is found about 
three miles north-east of Perth. Can you 
inform me whereabouts at Dunkeld or 
Bridge of Earn this local insect occurs ? — 
F. B. W. White, Athule Place, Perth; 
October 1. 
Coleoi'teua. 
Entomological Notes from Southport. 
— 'I’he following notes, collected lioin 
my journal, during two years’ collecting 
in this locality, are intended to give a 
short account of the local and rare Colc- 
oplera inhabiting the district. Perhaps, 
at some future time, they may be turned 
to account by entomologists travelling 
northward, who may be induced to turn 
aside and reap the harvest of the sand. 
The principal collecting-ground in the 
neighbourhood is the sand-hills, a spot 
abounding in all orders, Lepidoptcra ex- 
cejUed, of which very few species can be 
obtained. I speak of diurnal Lej>i- 
doplera, as, not having tried sugar, iNcc., 
1 can say nothing to its nocturnal 
visitants. The moss, a large and very 
