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will, I suspect, produce a Gelechia . — 
Ibid. 
New Nepticula Larva on Oak. — Yester- 
day I found three mines of a new Nep- 
ticula on oak ; the mine is like that of 
Oxyacanthella, and quite filled up with 
brown excrement, hence on a dark oak 
leaf not easily seen ; the larva is dark 
green. — Ibid. 
Aspilates sacraria. — I now send a few 
additional particulars of this capture. I 
was with my brother when he took it ; it 
was at rest on the iron framework of the 
lamp, about 10 p.m., its wings meeting 
over its back and forming a very inclined 
roof. I showed it to several friends be- 
fore killing it, although I did not know 
it was anything rare. It certainly is a 
very singular time for its appearance, so 
many months after the proper time. — 
C. Rogers, 11, St. Andreio's Street, Ply- 
mouth ; October 27. 
Curious Error. — I am sorry to inform 
you that I made a mistake in numbering 
one insect in last week’s ‘ Intelligencer. 
I had several applications for X. Muscerda 
before I received the paper, and it made 
me very anxious ; in looking it over I 
found it should have been O. Potatoria 
instead of L. Muscerda. By inserting 
this you will save trouble in writing for 
it. — William Johnson, 1, Coronation 
Square, Gas St , Great Bolton; Nov. 2. 
Don’t apply for what has not been 
offered. — As my notice was merely in- 
serted in the ‘ Intelligencer’ to show 
what a few days’ collecting in this neigh- 
bourhood might produce, I take this 
mode of answering my numerous appli- 
cants for T. Formiceeforme and Bembici- 
formis, extremely regretting my inability 
to comply with their requests, as I have 
parted with all to private friends of my 
own. Next year 1 hope to be able to 
supply my correspondents with both in- 
sects, and I thank those gentlemen who 
have offered me so many of my desiderata. 
— D. Ross Taylor, 4, Alpha Cottages, 
New Road, Hammersmith ; Nov. 2. 
Duplicate Lepidoptera. — Having spare 
specimens of the following insects, viz. — 
Argynnis Paphia, 
Thecla W-album, 
Anthrocera Filipendulae, 
Porthesia Chrysorrhoea, 
Taeniocampa Gothica, 
„ Stabilis, 
„ Cruda, 
Cerastis Vaccinii, 
„ Spadicea, 
Scopelosoma Satellitia, 
Calocampa Exoleta, 
Ourapteryx Sambucaria, 
Abraxas Ulmata, 
I shall be happy to send any of them to 
any entomologist who may be in want of 
them, on receipt of a box and postage- 
stamps to pay return. I should be obliged 
if any of my correspondents would furnish 
me with Meliteea Cinxia , Thecla Pruni 
or Acherontia Atropos. — David P. M ori- 
son, 49, King St., Perth, N.B. ; Oct. 31. 
CoLEOPTERA. 
Monstrosity in a Beetle. — It is by no 
means uncommon to meet with beetles 
running about with a deficiency in the 
number of their limbs, but I am not 
aware that insects with a superabundance 
of legs are often seen. Yesterday I picked 
up a lively Bembidium littorale with no 
fewer than eight legs. This monstrosity 
is produced by the femur of the right 
hind leg giving off three perfect tibiaj 
with their perfect tarsi and claws. Being 
but a tyro in Entomology, 1 know not if 
such anomalies as the one I have de- 
scribed arc worth recording on account 
of their rarity. Some of your readers 
may be able to give some information on 
the subject of supernumerary limbs in 
insects, which could not fail to prove in- 
teresting, to medical entomologists at 
least, if not to all entomologists. — It. E. 
Dudgeon, 82, Gloucester Place, Porlman 
Square; Nov. 2. 
Bow to hill Beetles. — One of your cor- 
respondents inquired some time since 
