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The Naturalist. 



Menke, Erie County, New York ; Pleurocera subtdare, Lea, River 

 Rouge, Mich. ; P. canaliculata. Say., Cincinnati, Ohio ; Melantho integer, 

 Say., Evans Lake, Mich. ; M. ohesa, Lewis, South Bend, Indiana. Mr, 

 Charles Smethurst showed two specimens of Colias Edusa in addition to 

 what have already been reported, both taken at Headingley this season. 

 Mr. W. Denison Roebuck showed both sexes of Mutilla Orcus, Cresson, 

 from Bosque County, Texas. In these insects, as in the rest of the 

 family Mutillidm, the males only possess wings, the females being 

 deprived of that source of enjoyment. Mr. F. Emsley showed various 

 microscopic objects. • 



274th Meeting, Dec. 11th, the president in the chair. — A lectiu-e was 

 delivered by Mr. John Thrippleton on "Russia : or some account of my 

 visit to St. Petersburgh and Moscow," which was illustrated by a large 

 number of photographs thrown on a screen by the lantern, under the 

 management of Mr. Tancred. — Wm, Denison Roebuck, Sec. 



MiRFiELD Naturalists' Society. — Meeting Nov. 8th, Mr. Luke Holt 

 in the chair. — A lecture was given by Mr. Joseph Tindall, of Hadders- 

 field, on " The Geological Evidence of the Antiquity of Man." The 

 lecture was illustrated by diagrams and geological specimens, and elicited 

 a short discussion. 



Stainland Naturalist's Society. — Monthly meeting, Dec. 4th, at 

 Burwood, Mr. C. C. Hanson in the chair. — The following specimens were 

 exhibited : — Mr. B. Garside, a long-eared owl and kingfisher ; Mr. 

 Faikes, a pair of squirrels. Interesting papers were read on natural 

 history. — W. H. Stott, Sec. 



Wakefield Naturalists' Society. — Monthly meeting, Dec. 6th, Mr. 

 Henry Sims in the chair. — The Room Committee reported that in 

 Janua,ry (which will be the annual meeting), the Society will meet in its 

 new rooms. The secretary exhibited a pair of rock pipits, a white variety 

 of the house sparrow, shot at Crofton, near Wakefield, and a kittiwake 

 gull ; Mr. J. Fogg, woodcock ; the secretary, containing a quantity 



of flint arrow heads, spear heads, worked slingstones, and flint chippings. 

 — J. Spurling, Sec. 



York and District Field Naturalists' Society. — Monthly meeting, 

 Dec. 12th, Mr. G. C. Dennis in the chair. — Mr. Jackson exhibited the 

 following insects : — Diantho&cia albimacula, Fidonia cai'honaria, Penthina 

 prcdongana, Sciaphila peterana, and Mixodia Batzhurgiana ; Mr. Wm. 

 Simmons, a fine box of Tortrices and Tineoe ; Mr. R. Cook, a specimen of 

 Colias Edusa, taken near York ; Sesia chrysidiformis, Tapinostola Bondii 

 sjud. elymi, Gucullia chamomillce, Ennomos tiliaria, Boarmia ahietaria, and 

 Oporabia dilutata (var.) ; the secretary, Mr. Brest, a fine bred series of 

 Macaria alternata, Acidalia degeneraria, iJianthcecia ccEsia, Xylina 

 €onformis, Heliothis pelligera, Diasemia literalis, Ebulea stachydalis, sent 

 him by Mr. C. G. Barrett. — Wm, Brest, Hon. Sec. 



