Northern Entomological Society. 5771 



Mr. N. Cooke exhibited a box of insects which he and Mr. E. Birchall had cap- 

 tured in Galway, Ireland, at the end of June. In the box were Zygaena Minos and its 

 pupa-cases ; also three varieties of that species, one of them suffused with red all over, 

 except the margins of the wings ; also a fine series of Miana expolita, varying from a 

 dull drab, as seen in the generality of Yorkshire specimens, to an intense red and 

 ochreous-brown; and specimens of Satyrus Davus, Rhodaria sanguinalis, Pyrausta 

 octomaculalis, Strenia clathraria, Setina irrorella, Melanippe tristaria, &c, &c. From 

 the great number of specimens and species captured by Mr. Birchall and Mr. Cooke 

 in five days, it would appear there is no truth in the oft-repeated remark that insects 

 are scarce in Ireland, and that when species do occur there are few specimens. 



The Secretary exhibited a box in which was Lithocolletis hortella, from the Rev. 

 H. P. Newnham ; L. Bremiella, from J. W. Douglas, Esq. ; and a series of L. uli- 

 cetella recently captured at Wallasey ; also Crambus dumetellus, from the sand-hills 

 in the same parish, and Coleophora Vibicella and its cases. The specimens were bred 

 from cases sent by Mr. Crump. He also exhibited Coleophora palliatella and its 

 cases, bred from larvae sent by Mr. Bond, and Acidalia ebumata. 



The Rev. H. A. Stowell kindly sent a box of Coleoptera, amongst which were 

 Leptura ruficornis, Paederus riparius, Chrysomela sanguinolenta, &c, &c. ; and J. A. 

 Brewer, Esq., sent specimens of Callidium violaceum much finer than any yet seen in 

 the North. 



Mr. Cooper exhibited Depressaria assimilella bred from larvse found near War- 

 rington. 



Mr. Marrat exhibited Chrysomela Graminis taken at Aber, North Wales. 



The Secretary exhibited an Elachista larva feeding on Carex flava, which Mr. 

 Marrat and he had discovered at Formby ; and the pupa-cases of Gelechia desertella 

 projecting from Sedum acre, observing that this cannot be its only food, as the insect 

 abounds where the plant is scarce. He then produced a true Tinea which Mr. 

 Greening saw captured, remarking that it was identical with the species below it, and 

 that was the original specimen from which Mr. Stainton first described Tinea palles- 

 centella several years ago. 



A member asked, " What are we to understand by Mr. Stainton's recent re-descrip- 

 lion of Tinea pallescentella, from another species, in this year's ' Annual,' when that 

 species had already been named and described in the ' Zoologist,' especially now 

 this insect has again turned up ? " 



A discussion ensued on names in general, the Secretary pointing out a great num- 

 ber of names by Stephens, Haworth, Fabricius, Treitschke, &c, which ignorant people 

 like him thought were Latin because they terminated with "ana" or "ella;" and ob- 

 served that the genus Mixodia, Guen., would serve as a good illustration how foreign 

 and British authors Latinized foreign and English proper names by adding " ana ; " 

 thus, Bentleyana, Haw., Schulziana, Fab., Zinckenana, Tr., all for one species, and 

 all supposed to be pure Latin. 



Mr. Linton informed the meeting he captured Agrotis cinerea at Lewes early in 

 June, flying over flowers in the heat of a noon sun. 



The President observed that it was singular one member should take this species 

 at 12 at noon in the South, whilst another member took it at 12 at night in the North, 

 both on the same day. 



The President exhibited a box of Diptera for the Rev. H. H. Higgins, in which 

 were several varieties, including Syrphus Scalaris, Syrphus clypeatus, '&c. 



