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THE WEEKLY ENTOMOLOGIST. 
Cuculipennellum (about a dozen and 
a half.) 
Most of these were in very good con- 
dition, — excepting only G. Stigma- 
tella, all the specimens of which were 
worn more or less. 
On the same trees, a twelvemonth 
ago, I took nearly the same insects, 
but, this year, Coriscium Brongniar- 
dellum did not appear where I took 
three last year, and Z. Hepariella 
was more common then, while C. 
Cuculipennellum was more commou 
this year. 
I possess about eight or nine speci- 
mens of Gracillaria Elongella, three 
of which were taken in the summer, 
and the other five or six in Winter. 
All the winter specimens have the 
costal triangle better defined, and are 
brighter insects than the summer 
ones, — they also possess small fuscous 
spots on the costal margin, — which 
characters made me mistake them for 
Hemidactylella till I had an opportu- 
nity of comparing them with the 
British Museum collection. J. T. D. 
Llewelyn, Ynisygerivn, Neath, 
Glamorganshire. 
MEETINGS OF SOCIETIES. 
Wakefield Naturalist’s Society', 
On Thursday evening Yveek, the an- 
nual meeting of the above society was 
held in the Temperance Ilall, Queen 
street. The following report was un- 
animously adopted. The committee 
have great pleasure in presenting their 
report of tho proceedings of the 
Naturalist’s Society for the year 1862. 
It has been a year of great prosperity 
to the society. The number of mem- 
bers has considerably increased, the 
funds are in a very satisfactory condi- 
tion, and several valuable works of 
reference have been added to the 
library. In June an exhibition was 
held in the Music Saloon, of objects 
collected within six miles of Wake- 
field. It proved quite successful ; 
there was a good attendance daily, 
and it appeared to give great satisfac- 
tion to all the visitors. The handsome 
surplus of eight pounds received from 
admissions and donations, remained, 
after defraying all expences. A large 
number of specimens in the various 
branches of natural history has been 
collected. Upon the whole the sea- 
son has not been a favourable one for 
the Entomologist. Although they have 
been as untiring in their researches as 
formerly, yet a smaller number of 
moths &c., has been taken than in 
the previous years. The following 
are a few of the rarer specimens: 
S. Lunaria, N. Hispidaria, A. 
Prodromaria, G. Papilionaria, C. 
Fluctuosa, A. Alni. The following 
are some of the works added to the 
library: Morris’s Nests and Eggs 
of British Birds, Sowerby’s British 
Shells, Stainton’s Manual, Gissiug’s 
Ferns, Accentuated List of British 
Lcpidoptera, and other works. The 
thanks ef the members are due to Sir 
J. C. I). Hay, Bart., M. P., J. C. 
D. Charlcsworth, Esq., W. II. 
Leatham, Esq., W. It. Milner, Esq., 
and others, who have kindly assisted 
the society by donations. The com- 
