THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
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COMMUNICATIONS. 
Lepidoptera. 
Fiat juslitia — rue it Dia. — Now this 
is no joke. ‘ Intelligencer,’ No. 60, says 
“ it had been knocked down by a village 
lad with^his cap, and was pinned and set 
in corresponding style.” ‘ Intelligencer,’ 
No. 64, says, from the pen of another 
individual, “ I killed and set the specimen 
myself ,” See., and “ I trust that this will 
set the question at rest.” And, judging 
from these two distinct statements, my 
idea is that it makes the thing more 
doubtful than ever; and I trust the 
Honourable gentleman will excuse my 
putting the following question to all 
entomologists, as I am myself ignorant 
of the fact, viz. Are they aware of the 
Fritillaries being found in gardens? — 
John Scott, Southfield Villas, Mid- 
dlesbro’ -on- Tees ; Dec. 19. 
Pupa of Sphinx Ligustri . — I have had 
a great many applications for pupse of 
Sphinx Ligustri,— more than I can sup- 
ply. I said I had a few to spare; some 
applicants ask for eighteen, others for 
twelve ! Those entomologists whose let- 
ters I have not answered must please 
look on this communication in the light 
of a reply. — G. F. Mathews, Raleigh 
House, near Barnstaple ; Dec. 21. 
Address wanted. — A notice in the 
‘ Intelligencer’ of to-day, relative to un- 
answered letters, recals to me that a 
Mr. J. H. Bryant gives “ E.C. London,’’ 
as his sole address. A box was and is 
kept for him if he will send me his full 
direction. The same omission has oc- 
curred with other correspondents — no 
doubt au unconscious cause of offence. — 
W. D.Ckotch, Uphill House, Taunton ; 
Dec. 19. 
Duplicate Lepidoptera . — 2, 12, 26, 31, 
37, 41, 60, 61, 137, 205, 213, 284, 412, 
413, 439, 484, 496. Desiderata 4, 19, 
53, 62, 69, any from 88 to 102, except 
91. Any gentleman wanting any of the 
above duplicates, and not having any of 
the desiderata, will please communicate 
by letter, and any boxes sent with desi- 
derata shall be immediately returned. — 
W. H. Smith, Ecclesall New Road, 
Sheffield; Dec. 1. 
Duplicate Lepidoptera. — 2, 12, 78 
(100, bred specimens), 137, 179, 439, 484. 
Desiderata : — 3 9 > 4, 36, 42, 53, 62, 86. 
Any gentleman wanting any of the above 
duplicates, and not having any of the 
desiderata, will please communicate by 
letter, and any boxes sent with deside- 
rata shall be immediately returned. — 
W. Green, Ecclesall Neiv Road , Shef- 
field ; Dec. 1 . 
COLEOPTERA. 
In-door and Cellar hunting. — As I 
have no doubt that there are many be- 
ginners, who, like myself, are additionally 
eager for collecting in proportion to the 
decreasing opportunities of the season, 
perhaps some of the following remarks 
may prove of use when confined to the 
house by stress of weather (since of course 
there is always work for bark-knife and 
digger if tbe Coleopterist can but get out 
of doors). To begin with breakfast, I 
have twice found perfect specimens of 
Trogosila mauritanica in Loudon bread 
(and also at the flour-mills, Durtford), 
and nearly swallowed “ Sunnamensis ” 
floating in lea, in w'hich instances at least 
I have the advantage over collectors of 
Lepidoptera, whose “treasure trove” in 
cooked dishes is generally confined to 
plethoric larvae of M. Brassica and P. 
Napi or Rapa, — equally unprofitable to 
eat, breed or preserve. Dermestes lar- 
darius is also to be found in kitchens 
occasionally, but I have found the spe- 
cies of Anobium and Ptinus most abun- 
dant in houses ; they can generally be 
found by searching any unpainted skirt- 
ing-boards or doors with a candle by 
night, when the beetles are taking their 
constitutional walk ; the presence of too 
