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THE WEEKLY ENTOMOLOGIST. 
I have mentioned T. Instabilis in 
order to add that although it is reputed 
a speces everywhere common, — not to 
say abundant, — I have never seen a 
dozen specimens here in any single 
season, although I have often worked 
the sallow blossoms continually as 
long as they lasted. He yd. J. Hellins 
Chaplain's House, County Prison, 
Exeter. 
Cleora Glabraria bred. I bred, 
yesterday, in a warm room, a fine 
female of C. Glabraria. The larva 
was taken, last autumn in Sherwood 
Forest. I had never before taken the 
insect, and, if I mistake not, Sher- 
wood Forest is a new locality for it. 
In the “ Manual ” (on the authority, 
of course, of a foreign Entomologist) 
the larva is described as occurring in 
July, and as feeding upon lichens on 
fir trees. The larva ailuded to above 
was taken on the 21st. of August- 
So far from feeding on lichens, it 
confined itself entirely to Birch leaves. 
So far as I remember, there is not a 
Fir tree in the Forest. Of this, how- 
ever, I am not sure. Revd. J. 
Greene, Cubley Rectory, Doveridge, 
Derby, Feb. 26. 1863. 
MEETINGS OF SOCIETIES. 
West Riding Consolidated Natu- 
ralists’ Society. The fifth quarterly 
meeting of the above society, was held 
in the large hall of the Assembly- 
rooms, Leeds, on Tuesday Feb. 1 7. at 
three in the afternoon. The meeting 
was attended by members of the Leeds, 
Halifax, Huddersfield, Wakefield, 
and Heckmondwike societies. Mr. 
Halliday, of Halifax, occupied the 
chair. — Mr. Ellis, of Heckmondwike 
the honorary secretary, read the 
minutes of the last meeting, and a 
copy of the letter he had written, in 
accordance with a resolution passed 
at Huddersfield, requesting the Earl 
of Dartmouth to become the president 
of the society, and also his lordship’s 
reply, in which, while declining from 
private reasons that honour, his lord- 
ship assured the society of his wishes 
for its success in the innocent and 
improving object which it seeks to 
promote. — In consequence of a sug- 
gestion from Mr. Ellis, it was moved 
by Mr. Yarley, of Huddersfield, and 
seconded by Mr. Smethurst, of Leeds, 
“ That gentleman who have not an 
opportunity of joining any of the local 
societies, and wishing to join the con- 
solidated society may do so on pay- 
ment of Is. per annum towards the 
general expenses.” 
After the despatch of the usual routine 
business, the chairman reqested that 
any member who had specimens 
would lay them on the table, when 
several specimens of lepidoptera, shells 
&c, were produced among which were 
noticed three fine specimens of antiopa 
which were exhibited and verified to 
have been caught in Wakefield, by 
Mr. Talbot, of that place, also P. 
Iota in the larva, pupa, and imago 
state, all animate, and bred from the 
same batch of eggs, by Mr. B. Gibson, 
of Wakefield. 
