THE WEEKLY ENTOMOLOGIST. 
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are easily pulled off, while, if not 
kept wet enough, they will become 
stiff. 
I think, if these methods are used, 
no difficulty will be found in setting 
any, except the most minute kinds 
of beetles, and for these, only pa- 
tience will avail. 
If there is any point I have left 
unexplained, I shall be very happy 
to answer any enquiries on the sub- 
ject, and to give any assistance in 
my power. — D. Sharp, 13, Loudoun 
Road, St. John's Wood, London, 
August 30. 1862. 
MEETINGS OF SOCIETIES. 
Yorkshire Naturalist' s Club. — The 
ordinary monthly meeting of this 
clubwasheld at Mr. Graham’s, Market 
Street, on Tuesday, August 12. 1862, 
E. Smallwood Esq. in the chair, Mr. 
Wakefield exhibited specimens of Pal- 
udina vivipara, from the river Foss> 
near York, and contrasted them with 
specimens of P. Listeri, long known 
in the Clementhorpe locality. Mr. 
Prest, exhibited living larvae of the 
three British species of Clostera, in- 
cluding C. Anachoreta. He also 
showed a fine series of the following 
lepidoptera : — G. papilionaria, L. ver- 
naria, P. Bajularia, E. Orbicularia, 
F. Carbonaria, LL. Marginata. Mr. 
Hind, exhibited varieties of B. rep- 
mdata, M. expolita, P. Geryon, and 
several micro-lepidoptera new to the 
locality, — with their pupa-cases in 
many instances. 
Capture of C. Xerampelina. 
I enclose you a notice of the capture 
of C. Xerampelina to insert in the 
“ Entomologist.” 
On the 27th. of August my brother 
and I took three specimens of C. 
Xerampelina ; on the same evening my 
friend Mr. Robinson, also took one. 
These are the first captures of the 
insect in this locality that I have 
heard of, Messrs Tiltman and N icholson 
have been taking L. Littoralis upon 
the Cumberland coast, for the first 
time, as the species has not been 
known to occur there. Mr. Tiltman 
while beating, last week, for larvae, 
captured those of the following 
insects. 
N. Carmelita 
, Trepida 
, Chaonia 
C. Ridens 
N. Dictaeoides* 
This is very late for the above 
larvae, but no doubt, it is owing to 
the backwardness of the season, 
George Mawson, Gill House, Cock- 
ermouth, September 1. 1862. 
NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
E. B. Leeds. Exchange lists are 
inserted free. Yours will appear next 
week. 
Several communications stand over 
for want of space. 
