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THE YOUNG NATURALIST. 



[May 



biundularia, appeared early in May until the first week in June and was only single 

 brooded ; in every case the insect remained true to the parent type and although the 

 markings were somewhat alike in both species yet there were characteristic differences 

 as shewn in the series exhibited, this also applied to the larval stages. Mr. Barrett 

 and Mr. Tutt made some observations on this exhibit, the latter gentleman agreeing 

 with Mr. Tugwell and the former gentleman was of opinion that crepuscularia and 

 biundularia were not distinct. Mr. Turner showed a very light form of Nyssia his- 

 pidaria, from Richmond. Mr. Carpenter also exhibited varieties of the same species 

 Mr. Fenn, a long series of Larentia multistrigaria. Messrs. Skinner, B. W. Adkin, 

 and W. West exhibited Coleoptera, the latter gentleman a very interesting collection 

 from the Colombian Republic. Messrs. E. Step, W. Manger, Barrett, Tugwell, 

 Billups, and others also exhibited. 



H. W. Barker. Hon. Sec. 



LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



The monthly meeting of this Society, was held on Monday, April 14th, in the 

 Free Library, the President, (Mr. S. J. Capper, F.L.S., in the chair. The Rev. 

 Samuel Gasking read a paper on Spiders, in which he gave a brief account of the 

 structure and habits of each 'genera of the British Spiders, and referred to the 

 popular errors that had, and still existed as to their medicinal properties, the most 

 common of which was to enclose a spider in a bag and suspend it round the neck as 

 a cure for fever and ague. 



The President made some remarks on the recent discussion on the white bordered 

 Vanessa antiopa, and read a letter he had received from Mr. Wurberger, enclosing 

 two specimens of V. antiopa with the white border which he had captured on Good 

 Friday in Germany. 



During the conversazione (through the kindness of Mr. T. J. Moore), were ex- 

 hibited the local spiders collected by the Rev. H. H. Higgins ; there were also 

 different parts of spiders shown under the microscope by Messrs. Walker, Harker, &c. 



The President exhibited some fine varieties of Smerinthus populi and tilia. and 

 Mr. Sydney Webb of Dover, nine extraordinary varieties of the little varying Arge 

 Galathea. 



F. N. Pierce, Hon. Sec. 



NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS. 



Eggs of Lapwings or Plovers. — The British public consume a 

 variety of species under the idea " eating of Plover's eggs." I have 

 seen Gulls, Coots, Terns, Redshanks, and other birds exhibited for 

 sale in London shops as the genuine article. It is now the custom to 

 designate as " fancy eggs " such as the above, with Rooks and Pigeons 

 thrown in ; this year already I have met with Golden Plovers, an 

 Avocet, and a Norfolk Plover, in the baskets with the ordinary Lap- 

 wing. — John Henderson, Streatham, 



