THE YOUNG NATURALIST. 



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of collecting " material for the formation of the insect Fauna " of the district. 

 He gave a brief account of the discoveries of the past year in Entomo- 

 logical Science, including among the addition to British Fauna Cucullia 

 ariimisice, rather to our surprise. He also appears to believe in the Devon- 

 shire captures of Hera, and cites the specimens taken by Mr. D'Orville and 

 Capt. .Russell, of which we have already spoken. A brief account of those 

 naturalists who have died during the year concludes a very complete resume 

 of the year's work. The report also contains " Some observations on Pro- 

 tective Coloration of Lepidoptera," to which we may perhaps refer on a future 

 occasion. The South London Society is the only one we have met with that 

 has adopted the German nomenclature, but it very wisely translates the 

 names into those in ordinary use as the " Entomologist" does. 



HAGGERSTON ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 

 The very severe weather, and consequent scarcity of insects, during the 

 past month, have acted injuriously on the meetings of the Society. On 4th 

 March the annual distribution of surplus specimens took place, and over a 

 thousand specimens of lepidoptera and coleoptera were distributed among the 

 members present. At the same meeting, Mr. May exhibited a very large 

 and curious coleopterous larva found in a bale of Gambier, and also pupa of 

 the same species. Very few records of captures have been made up to date. 

 II. leucophearia appears to be about sparingly and also P. pilosaria, II. rupi- 

 capraria was noted in good condition on the 13th inst., while H. progemmaria 

 apparently has not yet put in an appearance. — Ernest Anderson, Secy. 



LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 

 The ninth annual meeting of this Society was held in the Free Library, 

 Liverpool, Mr. S. T. Capper, F.L.S. in the chair, who gave an interesting 

 resume of the year's proceedings. The Society commenced with only 11 

 members, and now numbers 54. Monthly meeting are held, at which papers 

 are read, followed by discussion. The more interesting of these have been 

 published in the various magazines, several appearing in our own pages. At 

 one of their meetings Dr. Ellis delivered an interesting lecture on "Grotesque 

 insects," illustrated by examples ; at another Mr. Mosley exhibited a number 

 of cases illustrative of the attacks of insects on farm and garden crops. The 

 Society is now compiling lists of the Lepidopterous and Coleopterous Fauna, 

 under the editorship of our friend Dr. Ellis. The Library is much used and 

 is being continually added to. Mr. Capper laments the death of several 

 friends during the previous year, particularly of the late Joseph Sidebotham 

 and the late Nicholas Cooke, and quotes largely from our biographical sketch 

 of Mr. Cooke. Arrangements have been made with the Liverpool authorities 



