THE WEEKLY ENTOMOLOGIST. 
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some charming old Lady, whose name 
he had never even heard before, has 
bequeathed to him the whole of her 
extensive property. The letter indeed 
has not ever come yet, but he is daily 
looking out for it, in hope that it may 
come sooner or later. I have had 
such flattering encomiums (or if I 
must be correct encomia) from my 
readers, and now again from you, 
that I have come to the conclusion 
that, in like manner, some fine morn- 
ing, — some red-letter day, I shall re- 
ceive an announcement that some 
eminent and worthy personage, (a 
worthy follower of the example of 
Mr. Nield who left by will £200,000 
to Her Majesty a few years ago) has 
determined on presenting me with 
the like, or a somewhat less amount, 
to express his sense of, — etc, etc, etc. 
Adsit omen. Pardon the Latin. 
E,evd. F. O. Morris. Nunburnholme 
Rectory , Hayton, York. 
CAPTURES. 
Lepidoptera. 
Captures at Keswick. On Saturday 
night the 14th. of February I went 
to collect insects at Keswick along 
with my brother. Although the night 
was very frosty and cold, we took the 
following species, — P. Pilosaria, H. 
Leucophearia, II. Progemmaria (in 
cop.) — II. Defoliaria , II. Rupica- 
praria , A. JEscularia (in cop.) L. 
Multistrigaria. My brother took a 
good specimen of Multristrigaria, the 
first week in January. I have already 
seen hybernated specimens of C. 
Spadicea and S. Satellitia. Also a 
single specimen of V. Urticce. 
The reason why Collectors do not 
get insects at this season is because 
they do not go to look for them. 
Sitting by the fire will not fill the 
Pill Boxes. G. Mawson, Gill House, 
Cockermouth. 
Captures near Shooter’s Hill. On 
the evening of the 6th a friend of 
mine, Mr. Jack, while searching 
with the lamp on some palings in 
Shooter’s Hill Wood, found a very 
fine specimen of Tephrosia Crepuscu- 
laria just emerged from the pupa. 
On the 10th. I found, in the same 
neighbourhood Pterophorus Pterodac- 
tylus and Cheimatophila Mixtana. 
Can any of your correspondents inform 
me if any of the above insects have 
been met with in previous seasons at 
so early a date, or is it the mildness 
of the season that has induced them to 
make their appearances thus early ? 
G. Purnell, 59 Villa Road, Plum- 
stead, Kent. 
MEETINGS OF SOCIETIES. 
Bowdon and Altrincham Ento- 
mological Society, — On Thursday, 
Feb. 5th. 1863, the monthly meet- 
ing of the above Society was held at 
the residence of Mr. E. Armitage, Sec- 
retary, — Mr. T. Blackburn, Presi- 
dent in the chair. 
It was suggested that the members 
take into consideration the subject of 
forming a collection of British Insects 
of all orders for the use of the Society, 
and it was resolved to discuss the 
question at the next meeting. 
