Northern Entomolo(jical Society. 



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Northern Entomological Society. 

 December 26, 1857. — B. Cooke, Esq., in the chair. 



Election of Members. 



Mr. John Sang, of Darlington, and Mr. T. Wilkinson, of Scarborough, were 

 elected Members. 



Exhibitions. 



Mr. N. Cooke, on behalf of Mr. Archer, Surgeon of the " Great Britain " steamer, 

 exhibited a box of Australian Lepidoplera, principally Sphingidae and Bombycidae, 

 captured by Mr. Archer during his last journey. 



The Secretary, on behalf of Mr. Brewer, of Reigate, exhibited a box of Coleoptera, 

 in which were six Cicindela germanica, Tarus axillaris, Callistus lunatus, &c. 



Mr. Carter exhibited a dark-coloured variety of Arctia Caja, in fine condition ; a 

 perfectly brown variety of Halia wavaria ; a malformed specimen of Hydrophilus 

 piceus, with a spine on the right side of the prothorax ; a specimen of Monohammus 

 Sutor, and another of M. Dentator, taken at Manchester this season ; and lastly, 

 a specimen of Clytus erythropus, a Mexican species, which has been found in 

 Manchester. 



Mr. Carter then called attention to a copy of ' Fabricia Entomologica,' written by 

 his friend Mons. H. Jekel. He strongly recommended it to the members, and 

 requested their Secretary to note its title, which is as follows : ' Fabricia Entomologica ; 

 par H. Jekel, Membre de plusieurs Societes Savantes Nationales et Etrangers, Paris 

 Autographic Typomorphe de I'Auteur, 17, Rue des Saint Peres, 1854.' 



Mr. Almond exhibited a specimen of Phibalapteryx gemmaria, captured on a lamp 

 at Birkenhead, October 14, 1857; the specimen was in beautiful condition: the 

 Secretary observed this was the fourth specimen which had been taken near Birkhen- 

 head ; two by Mr. Diggles, in Walker's Lane, in June, and one by Mr. Brockholes, in 

 poor condition, at the end of July or in August, the exact locality not known ; these, 

 with one taken by Mr. Greening, near Warrington, in June, were all he had seen 

 taken in the North. He then exhibited Heliothis armigera, taken at Bromborough on 

 the 15lh of November last, and a specimen of Phragmatobia Menlhastri, taken 

 on the 14th of October : it was observed that several early species had appeared 

 during the past autumn, quite out of the regular course: this led to a discussion on 

 double-broodedness ; the result of which was that several species supposed to be double- 

 brooded were proved to be continuous appearances, since in most of the species con- 

 sidered double-brooded, larvae of all sizes and the perfect insect on the wing could be 

 taken on the same day. Mr. Greening and Mr. Cooper observed that from Notodonta 

 larvae, taken in August and September, they have had a constant succession of perfect 

 insects coming out in their cages from spring to autumn. 



The Secretary exhibited a box of insects from Mr. Machin, of Globe Fields, 

 London, in which were beautiful specimens of Laverna Raschkiella and Laverna 

 conturbatella. He also exhibited a box from Mr. Wilkinson, of Scarborough, princi- 

 pally Micro-Lepidoptera, the most interesting species among which were Lithocolletis 

 Amyotella, irradiella and Nicella, Bucculatrix cidariella, Deraaryella and cristatella, 



