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THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
tlie third brood this year of Noto- 
donta ziczac ! — AVilliam Henry 
Tog well, 112, Cheapside, London; 
September 8. 
Rkopalocera in North Lancashire. — It 
perhaps may interest some of our local 
entomologists to know that this county 
has produced this year some which had 
never been known or noted at all so far 
North, such as Thecla Retulce, of which 
four specimens have fallen to my lot; 
Lasiommata JEyeria has been in plenty ; 
this latter insect used to abound here, and 
had disappeared for the last twenty years ; 
Argiolus, Agestis and Alsus also in some 
plenty, and two of Edusa have been taken 
on our coast; Atalanta has been in pro- 
fusion, though it had not appeared in 
numbers since 1847. It is somewhat 
strange that Antiopa's appearance is syn- 
chronous with that of Atalanta : I was 
only remarking to a young friend of mine 
to look out for V. Antiopa, and he has 
twice since struck at a fine specimen, 
at rest on some flowers, and missed it. 
C-album has also occurred near here, 
and Rhamni in plenty. — J. B. Hodg- 
kinson, 30, Fishergate Hill, Preston; 
September 19. 
Food of Vanessa Polychloros. — Mr. 
Jenner, of Lewes, informs me that he 
took a brood of the larvae of this in- 
sect feeding on the aspen ( Populus 
tremula) : the perfect insects present 
no difference from ordinary specimens, 
— C. B. Newman, 7, York Grove, Peck- 
ham, S.E. 
Food of Polychloros Larva. — I have 
taken broods on the following trees this 
season : — pear, cherry, sallow, birch 
and apple, but none on elm, nor have 
I seen any feeding on that tree. — 
E. T. Silvester, Pound Hill, Worth, 
Sussex. 
Natural History of Nemotois Dume- 
rilellus . — The case, which is very similar 
to that of Nemotois Violellus, is found in 
spring (April) on the dry slopes of our 
Douanberg, so well wooded above: it 
keeps much concealed on the ground 
amongst grass and other low plants, 
especially where Hieracium Pilosella 
grows abundantly. The larva does not 
appear very particular in its eating, and 
devours readily the blossoms of several 
low plants. In captivity they first 
gnawed the lower and rather dry leaves 
of Hieracium Pilosella, afterwards I 
offered them the blossoms of several early 
flowering plants, Gentiana verna , Ane- 
mone nemorosa, and later Helianthemum 
vulgare, which they ate with avidity. 
They were always very sluggish and well 
concealed. In the beginning of June 
they assumed the pupa state, when the 
cases were almost buried in the earth or 
amongst the roots of grass, so that only 
one end of the case was visible. The 
perfect insects appear towards the end of 
June; our two specimens came out on 
the 23rd and 25th of June. As in Ne- 
motois Violellus, the pupa-skin protrudes 
a long way out of the case. Probably 
the larva of Nemotois Dumerilellus feeds 
in autumn, in a juvenile form, in the 
fructification of some low plants perhaps 
of Hieracium, and afterwards forms a 
case in which it winters on the 
ground. — Ottmab Hofmann, Ratisbon ; 
September 1. 
llipparchia Semele and Phragmatobia 
fuliginosa. — Having duplicates of these 
species I shall be glad to exchange for 
any of the commoner south country but- 
terflies, such as P. Machaon, G. Rhamni, 
L. AEgeria, II. Tithonus, and any of the 
Fritillaries, except Selene, any of the 
Lycamid®, except Phhcas and Alexis, 
and any of the Hesperidic, except Pages. 
As this is my first exchange, and 1 have 
no boxes, applicants will be kind enough 
to send boxes. Pupae of Machaon would 
be equally acceptable with the perfect 
insect. — W. S. Thoiuiurn, Bank House , 
Producer, Dumfries; Sept. 28. 
A rye Galalhca and Pamphila Linea . — 
I have duplicates of these species, which 
I should be glad to exchange for any of 
