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THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
jEchinia dentella. 
Peritlia obscurepuiiclella. 
Zelleria insig^nipennella. 
Corisciiim ciiculipennelliiin. 
„ sulpliurelluin. 
C’oleophora ibipennella, 
Chauliodus Illigerellus, 
Lavenia decorella. 
— E. Parfitt, 4, Weirjidd Place, St. 
Leonard's, Exeter ; Nov. 5. 
OBSERVATIONS, 
Weston-snper-Mare to Rt/de and hack 
again. — On Saturday, the 2t)th of June, 
seeing that the merciivy bad long been 
on the ascendant, wo filled two corpulent 
pin-cushions with Nos. 5 and 15, orer- 
liauled our knapsacks, looked out flannel 
shirts, glued up about a gross of jtill- 
boxes with calico (as one is occasionally 
apt to throw oneself incautiously on a 
tempting bank, to the great discomfiture 
of unprotected boxes), cleared two book- 
boxes to hold the captures for relaxation 
(we now always relax the larger insects, 
as the scales become much less liable to 
rub by keeping, — to say nothing of eco- 
nomy of time and space during an excur- 
sion) ; finally, chloroform for the moths, 
and brandy saturated with citric acid and 
sugar, as well as some bicarbonate of 
soda for ourselves, nearly completed our 
etiuipment. The ordnance map being 
found too large and Collins’ too inac- 
curate, we constructed a route from the 
former for ourselves, indicating all cross- 
roads and marking distances, and if we 
did prick off two miles for one, and 
thereby double our daily allowance, the 
wary reader may profit by onr inaccu- 
racy — we paid for it dearly enough, being 
converted into extemjtore meat pies on 
the first day, — ;in agglutination of dust 
and perspiration forming a crust wherein 
our luckless bodies lay stewed and tender ; 
however, the lamentable fate of the Kil- 
kenny cats saved ns from thoughts of 
mutual cannibalism. But, to spare my 
readers and myself, I will be brief. It 
is now Tuesday, and we are at Ring- 
wood, and at once plunge headlong into 
the Forest. P. JEgon swarmed on the 
heaths, and we kicked up E. russula $ , 
— the females were more retiring, and 
but seldom favoured us; also P. Cg- 
ihisaria; whilst the magnificent glens of 
beech and oak were everywhere enlivened 
with Paphia and Adippe and graced by 
Sibglla, gliding like an Andalusian 
donna, with dark mantilla ; of course we 
made diligent search for Cribrum — in 
vain : we were late, and have since heard 
that one only has been taken. Wearied 
at length we found a peaty pool, and now 
the brandy with its accessories was very 
necessary. At length a cottage peered 
among the trees, and we made a raid 
upon it: the peaceful inhabitants had 
never seen an entomologist and were un- 
witiing of green nets, but were hospitable 
to the backbone ; nothing would content 
them but that we should stay with them 
and collect that night at least: mean- 
while (they being j)ledgcd teetotalers) we 
were presented with milk, eggs and ham 
ad lib., and favoured with an eulogy on 
temj)erance ; while listening I smoked an 
antimuscal pipe and sketched the cot- 
tage, to which ihe blue Solent and snowy 
Needles formed a lovely background: 
this was all I could persuade our host to 
receive when we were next en route; 
however, a little girl enabled us to dis- 
charge a portion of our debt by her in- 
ability to refuse the glistening present. 
To enumerate all that we took by beat- 
ing, K'C., would occupy too much space, 
but I may mention J>. lancealis, in the 
fern ; P. bajularia and N. viridata, on the 
oak ; P. lacertinaria and D.falvataria, on 
the birch; also M.nolataria, in :i hedge, 
and E. trilinearia, on the beech. A long 
walk brought us to Brockenhurst. What 
do I see? — “XXX” and “superior 
cyder ! ” — total abstinence, farewell ! It 
