208 PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES. THE QUERIST. 



Hints to Enfomolofj/ists. — Allow me to suggest that such of the correspondents of "The 

 Naturalist," as may be entomologists, would be bestowing a great boon on some of their younger 

 fellow-workers in this delightful science if they would give the precise localities and times of 

 capture, either by themselves or of their own knowledge of the more rare or local insects. For 

 instance, in the order Lepidoptera, (the one to which I have principally turned my attention,) 

 they might give the places in which Machaon is now found. The localities, I dare say, of this 

 insect are becoming yearly more circumscribed; but I have no doubt that it is found in other 

 fens than Wicken — the only one that I have ever seen it in. It would be unnecessary of course 

 to say anything about the very common ones, as Brmsica, Urticce, Sgc, they being abundant 

 everywhere. I have only mentioned the order Lepidoptera, but I have no doubt that this plan 

 would be equally agreeable to the admirers of the other orders, as Coleoptera for instance, and 

 would greatly facilitate exchanges between parties in different parts of the country. Have any of 

 your readers heard of the capture of Daplicide, Dia, Hero, Ligea, Cassiope, Chrtjseis, HipjKtJwe, 

 or Virgaurea within the last few years ? if so, when and where ? — E. B. P. 



Tli,e Brimstone Butterjly, (Goncpteryx rhamni,) was first seen here on the 16th. * of last 

 mouth. — C. Stubbs, Ilenley-upon-Thames, February 17th., 1852. 



Wood Anemone, (Anemone nemorosa.) — In the immediate neighbourhood of Pooley Bridge, 

 Westmorland, I lately noticed a lai-ge patch of the common "Wood Anemone, growing under a 

 cluster of thorns by the road side, all of which were more or less tinged with purple. Two 

 were especially conspicuous for the depth and richness of their colouring. I am inclined to believe 

 that the excessive heat and drought we have had for the last ten weeks, may have been partly 

 instrumental in changing the colour, not improbably too, assisted by the limey nature of the 

 soil in which they grew. — C. "W. Rothery, Greta Hall, Keswick, Cumberland, April 29th., 1852. 



|c%ntwliing3 nf Inrirtia 



Yorkshire Naturalists' Club, Monthly Ifeefing, Attgust ith., 1852. — William Anderson, 

 Esq., in the chair. 



A communication was read from Daniel Ferguson, Esq., of Eedcar, mentioning the occur- 

 rence of two specimens of the Norway Lobster, {Nephrops Norvegicus,) which were taken on 

 Saturday last, the 31st. of July, in a herring net, at lledcar; together with a vast multitude 

 of Turritella terebra. The Norway Lobster has only before occurred on this coast in the stomachs 

 of cod fish. 



Dr. Morris mentioned that when at Redcar, in June, he had seen, in the possession of T. S. 

 Rudd, Esq., a fine and very perfect specimen of that very rare Star Fish, the Rosy- feather Star 

 {Comatiila rosacea,) which Mr. Rudd had procured from the deep-sea lines of one of the 

 fishermen. 



Mr. T. H. Allis exhibited a very fine specimen of that very rare variety of the Common 

 Ermine Jloth, which has usually been described as a distinct species, under the name of 

 Spilosoma radiata. He also showed another variety, intermediate between this one and the 

 Common Ennine. Both were from Cottingham, near Hull, the only place where they are known 

 to occur, and where the late Mr. Haworth captured the original specimen. 



The following new members were proposed and admitted: — H. W. Thomas, Esq., of Pinchin- 

 thorpe House, near Guisbro', and George Dixon, Esq^ of Great Ay ton. 



€tiB dUnwiBt. 



I had last year a caterpillar of the Large Egger Moth, which duly went into chrysalis. It 

 did not, however, come out, but remained in 'statu quo' through the winter. It was quite alive 

 this spring, though it subsequently proved to have been infested by an Ichneumon. Is not 

 this an unusual circumstance with this species? I never myself knew of a case of the kind 

 before.— F. 0. Morris, Nafforton Vicarage, Driffield, July, 1852. 



Nuphar ;«^«ff.— Frequent in Kennett and Avon Canal, near Bath. Nymphcea «/*«.— Frequent 

 iu the Avon, near Bath.—R. Wilbraham Falconer, M. D., June, 



