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increased swiftness, and I after it 
at the top of iny speed, blowing 
fearfully and almost done, consi- 
dering I had run a good quarter of 
a mile. I soon lost sight of it ; 
but after an hour’s seach I again 
started my game, which again led 
me such a dance I shall never 
forget, hut after three misses I 
made a hit, and you may judge 
my pleasure when I was informed 
it was a most perfect specimen of 
a British Camberwell Beauty. — 
A. Russell, Ashford, Kent; 
January 31, 1857. 
COMMUNICATIONS. 
Vanessa Antiopa. — I have lately 
heard from a friend of mine who 
spent part of the summer at Wey- 
mouth, and on the llth of August 
saw in a field near the town Va- 
nessa Antiopa, which he and ano- 
ther gentleman who was with him 
pursued, but were unable to cap- 
ture on account of its flying over a 
hedge, through which they were 
unable to pass. — Hakdinge W. 
Browne, 1, Westhowrne Street, 
Hyde Park Gardens ; January 31, 
1857. 
Arge Galalhea. — On the 13th 
of August my friend went on an 
entomological excursion, and on 
arriving at the top of a hill in the 
vicinity of Preston he saw a great 
number of Arge Galalhea flying in 
small masses over a portion of the 
hill, about 100 feet square, on 
which grew a peculiar sort of 
heath ; beyond this space he only 
saw a few stragglers, which did 
not fly far from the main body, 
and although he went over a good 
bit of country that day he did not 
see any more, which I think is a 
good instance of how extremely 
local they are. — I d. 
Gonepteryx Rhamni. — I take 
this opportunity of mentioning one 
or two entomological facts which 
occurred to me this winter. About 
the end of December 18.56, on one 
of the warm days we had at that 
time, I found amongst some 
brambles iu Boundes Park, near 
Tunbridge Wells, a very fine 
female Gonepteryx Rhamni in 
perfect condition. Also, early in 
January, 1857, I found a male of 
the same insect in rather a dila- 
pidated state. I think this rather 
proves that Gonepteryx Rhamni is 
nut double-brooded ; for, although 
the female was iu perfect condi- 
tion, yet at the time I found it, it 
could not have been just hatched 
from the pupa. — Id. 
Killing Coleoptera and Lepi- 
doptera. — Having been repeatedly 
requested by a nucleus of tyro 
entomologists to solicit your kind 
information to “ How to kill, 
after capturing. Coleopterous and 
Lepidopterous insects?” I feel 
sure you will not refuse us a few 
lines upon this subject. The 
‘ Manual,’ ‘ Intelligencer,’ and 
‘ Substitute,’ with Dallas’ ‘ Ele- 
ments of Entomology,’ are all 
taken in and eagerly read, yet not 
a word can we find in any of them 
to furnish us with the information 
desired. The clumsy way in 
which our party kill the insects 
for the cabinet excites some anti- 
pathy to the Science, and there- 
fore it becomes rather important 
that this should be obviated, and 
that no unpleasant feeling should, 
on the onset to the study, be ex- 
cited. Perhaps you would spare 
a page or two in ‘The Substitute’ 
