THE YOUNG NATURALIST. 



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On "December 9th, the exhibitions were by Mr. Clark, specimens of C. exulis 

 and S. musculosa ; Mr. Coomber, Carabus catenulatus and Anchomenus 

 junceus ; Mr. Dennis, a very variable -series each of H. auraniiaria and 

 H defoliaria. Several donations were made to the Society's cabinet, includ- 

 ing specimens of N. cilialis, by Mr. Cooke. It was proposed that on the 

 following Monday the members make an excursion after the usual species of 

 Hybernia now out. 



December 16th. Mr. Harper brought up a very fine series of T. w-album, 

 to illustrate the discussion on that species. Mr. T. Cooke, specimens of N. 

 conformis (both English and Foreign) for comparison, and a very suffused 

 form of A. fuligmosa, also a specimen of P. illustris, said to have been taken 

 at Wisbeach. Mr. Pearson drew the attention of the members to an article 

 in the Young Naturalist on P. dispar, giving an account of the European 

 types. Mr. Harper, on behalf of the members who made the excursion on 

 Monday, the 13th, stated that both R. aurantiaria and H. defoliaria were 

 seen in great abundance, and Mr. Clark took a female H. defoliaria in copula 

 with a male H. aurantiaria ; others species not noticed. Mr. Harper then 

 introduced the discussion on the life history of T. w-album ; ova laid in 

 August on elm, hatching the following spring, the best time for the larvae being 

 from the 10th to the 20th of June, and the method of finding them is by 

 searching the undersides of the leaves ; he used to take the larvae some years 

 ago at West Wickham, but had not taken the imago there, it occurred at 

 Croydon and at Raindean. Mr. Huckett observed that his experience was 

 that of Mr. Harper, he had beaten for it and taken it. Mr. Pearson had 

 seen this species at Gravesend. Mr. Cook knew of two specimens having 

 been taken at West Wickham last year. Several members observed that it 

 seemed a rather local species in the South of England. — J. Russell, Sec. 



CLYDESDALE NATURALISTS' SOCIETY. 



The usual monthly meeting of this Society was held on Wednesday even- 

 ing, 8th December, in the Society's rooms, 207, Bath Street, Glasgow. Mr. 

 T. J. Henderson, President, in the chair. Mr. James Jack, Block Street, 

 Airdrie, was elected a member of the Society. A motion was submitted by 

 Mr. Robert J. Bennett, proposing to alter the date of meeting from the second 

 to the third Wednesday of each month, which was unanimously agreed to hy 

 the members. Some discussion took place as to the propriety of having a 

 supper soon in connection with the Society, and a committee was appointed 

 to carry out the necessary arrangements. Mr. Alex. M. Stewart exhibited a 

 a number of rare lepidoptera, mostly taken in the neighbourhood of Paisley, 

 including Plusia bractea, M.furva, B. lorquatella, S. coniferana 9 Bouc/iar- 



