THE WEEKLY ENTOMOLOGIST. 
63 
Meetings of Societies- 
West Riding Consolidated Nat- 
uralists’ Society. — Tlie above society 
has during the week, held its third 
quarterly meeting at Mr. Henry 
Ashton’s, the Queen’s Head Inn, 
Heckmondwike, where upwards of 
one hundred members of the different 
local societies met to discuss the 
different facts in Natural History 
which had occurred since their last 
meeting at Wakefield. There were 
members from Halifax, Wakefield, 
Horhury, Huddersfield, Ossett, Cleck- 
heaton, Batley, Dewsbury, Mirfield, 
and all the surrounding villages. Mr. 
Samuel J. Swift, of Gomersal, was 
elected chairman. Mr. Armitage 
exhibited a specimen of Deilephila 
Galii, recently captured in the neigh- 
bourhood of Huddersfield, which is 
the only specimen that has been taken 
in this locality during the last five 
years. Mr. Ellis, Secretary to the 
society, said that there was one subject 
which he had been desired to introduce 
to the meeting, and this he did with 
the greatest pleasure, as he^-knew 
there were gentlemen there who had 
a practical knowledge of the subject, 
and who would, he thought, be able 
to answer the question whether Bornbyx 
Callunce were a distinct species or 
only a variety of Bornbyx Quercus ? 
Some people, ho knew, had an idea 
that the Larva) collected from hedge 
rosfc-s &e., during the spring months, 
and which make up and come to per- 
fection during the summer are the 
Larva) from which come Callunce, and 
that those which remain in the Cocoon 
one year are the true Quercus. It so 
happened that he himself had Quercus 
which had been collected in the Larva) 
this summer, and which were now in 
his store boxes at home, but he was 
sorry to say that he had no Callunce. 
Mr. Mellor of Halifax, said, that from 
what he had seen during his expe- 
rience, he had no doubt that Callunce 
was a variety of Quercus, and not a 
distinct species. The subject was well 
canvassed by the meeting, and it was 
decided that Mr. Mellor was right in 
his conclusions. Mr. Swift expressed 
himself quite satisfied with the result, 
with which he agreed, and he had no 
doubt that their society would from 
the extensive and varied lands over 
which it now spread, soon be in a 
position to answer and settle a great 
many questions in Natural Science 
which were now left open. Mr. 
Shipstone, of Halifax, spoke on the 
salutary tend.ncies the study of nature 
had upon children and young persons ; 
— how whilst contemplating the 
beautiful arrangements and perfection 
of nature, it was impossible, almost, 
not to be led to admire the power and 
wisdom of the Creator. The chair- 
man read a communication from the 
Editor of the Entomologist to the sec- 
retary of the society, and he said he 
hoped that as the publishing of this 
weekly paper gave them what they 
wanted without their having to em- 
bark in the printing and publishing 
business, they would all give it their 
utmost support both in contributions 
and subscriptions. A deputation from 
