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Northern Entomological Society. 



Mr. Sidebotbam explained bow, by the use of coloured glass before tbe lens, the 

 colour of the insect might be neutralized, as in the case of yellow a light blue glass 

 would give green, which colour enabled the photographer to work successfully. 



The President explained how, with a half-plate lens, he had succeeded in obtaining 

 the natural size negative of the insect before the meeting. After sundry attempts 

 which all produced reduced figures of the insect, he determined to try what a much 

 greater elongation of the camera would do, and immediately made a long box without 

 ends, fixing the lens end of the camera in one end of it, and drawing the back part 

 out; he f»ot a full-sized figure without further trouble. 



Mr. Sidebotbam called the attention of the meeting to a series of carefully 

 executed diagrams on the table of the plumules and scales of Pieridae, made by him- 

 self to illustrate a paper by his friend Mr. Watson, and observed that in no case had 

 they found any plumules upon female specimens. 



An interesting conversation ensued, in which Mr. Sidebotbam gave much valuable 

 information. 



The President distributed a number of copies of his " Coleoptera of the District 

 around Liverpool. Section I. Geodepbaga. 1861." 



Exhibitions. 



Mr. Miller exhibited two boxes of Lepidoptera, containing many interesting 

 species, including two fine Acidalia obsoletaria, and some fine varieties, including 

 Hepialus, ear. carnus, Steph., and a fine variety of Cymatophora flavicornis. 



Mr. Chappell exhibited a box of Lepidoptera, in which was the pupa-case of 

 Chortobius Davus, two line varieties of Polyommatus Phlaeas, and a fine pair of 

 N. Bondii, a black variety of Hybernia leucophearia, and a perfect hermaphrodite 

 H. progemmaria having the male wing and female antennas on the same side and 

 vice versd. He also exhibited a box of rare Coleoptera, including A. Ericeti, Pteni- 

 dium lsevigatum, and a Pterostichus variety? 



The Rev. H. A. Stowell sent a box of Coleoptera for distribution at the meeting, 

 containing Dromius fasciatus, Omius sulcifrons, Mantura Chrysanthemi, &c. 



Mr. Greening exhibited a box, in which were a series of E. viigaureata, bred from 

 the seed-heads of Lychnis dioica, and a new species allied to Eupithecia absinthiata, 

 but perfectly distinct. Mr. Johnson also sent this species to be identified. 



Mr. Kenderdine exhibited a box, in which was Eupithecia denotata, also E. vir- 

 gaureata, &c, from Exeter. 



Mr. Linton exhibited a box of Lepidoptera, as a sample of the specimens he had 

 received from Mr. Rogers, Freshwater, Isle of Wight; they were generally fine and 

 well set: Agrotis lunigera and A. obelisca, very fine; Aporopkila australis, small; 

 Heliophobus hispida, light; Epunda viminalis, darker than southern specimens 

 usually are. He also exhibited a fine series of C. pinguinella, taken by himself in 

 Regent's Park. He also distributed a number of Sesia Cynipiformis, &c, amongst 

 the members. 



Mr. Mawson, of Cockermouth, sent a box, in which, amongst other species, all 

 fine, were Lobophora viretata, from Keswick, Oporabia filigrammaria, Agrotis Ripae, 

 Xylina pettificata (dark), Coremia ferrugata, Notodonta Carmelita (very large and 

 well marked), and a variety of Cidaria silaceata, with the band uninterrupted. 



Mr. Hodgkinson exhibited a box, in which were Acronycta Alni, Leucania 



