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THE WEEKLY ENTOMOLOGIST. 
Lepidoptera. 
Z Multistrigaria. I think this 
will be a first rate season for collect- 
ing, — at any rate it is a very forward 
one at present. On Dec. 24. 1862, 
on looking into my breeding cage, 
which is out of doors, I was very 
pleased to find two males of L mul- 
tistrigaria. Since then I have bred 
four more, — all males. Believing the 
season was really very forward, on 
account of the mildness of the weather, 
I thought I would take a drive as far 
as West Wickham. I went yesterday 
January 25th. and on searching the 
trees, I found three very fine females 
of Z Multiistrigaria, and two speci- 
mens of Semioscopis avellanella. The 
only Entomologist I met there was 
my old friend Mr. C. Healy, and he 
seemed to be doing very well among 
the Tineina, thus showing that the 
season for operation has really com- 
menced. M. H. Latchford, 12. 
New Charles St., City Road London. 
Jan- 26 th., 1863. 
MEETINGS OF SOCIETIES. 
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York Entomological Society. 
The Sixth Annual Meeting of this 
Society was held on the Evening of 
the 13 th instant, at Mr. Birks’, 
Market Street. Mr. Birks occupied 
the Chair. 
The Annual Report noticed the 
following novelties as .having occur- 
red in the district — C. Celerio, B. 
JUrtaria, B. Roboraria, C. Diffinis, 
and E. Bimaculana and ( probably ) 
E. virgaureata, Trisignata, and Ex- 
pallidata. 
Among the rarer species noticed 
were — N, Senex, L. Helveola, E. 
Vespertaria, E. Dolabraria, P. Sy- 
ringaria, N. Dictceoides, T. Opirna, 
C. Xerampelina ad, I). Carpophaga, 
and D. Conspersa. 
Several valuable Books have been 
added to the Library during the year 
including Part I. of Rhopalocera 
Africce Australis. 
The following Members were elec- 
ted Officers for the ensuing year, 
President Rev. Canon Hey ; Vice- 
Presidents Rev. J. D. J. Preston and 
Mr. J. Birks; Committee Messrs. J. 
Carrington, G. Jackson, E. J. Wade, 
and T. Wilson : Treasurer Mr. J. 
H. Dossor, Hon. Sec. Mr. R. 
Anderson. Votes of thanks to the 
retiring Officers, to the authors of 
Papers read before the members and 
to Donors of Books concluded the 
business of the Meeting. 
Bowdon and Altrincham Entom- 
ological Society. On Monday Janry. 
5th., 1863 the monthly meeting of 
the above Society was held at the resi- 
dence of Mr. T. Blackburn, President, 
that gentleman occupying the chair. 
The Committee appointed at the last 
meeting to draw up a new set of rules, 
presented it to the Society, and it 
was passed with one or two slight 
alterations. 
Mr. E. Armitage ( Secretary ) 
then read a paper on “ the metamor- 
phoses of insects,” for which thanks 
were returned. 
