TEE WEEKLY ENTOMOLOGIST. 
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Bowdon and Altrincham Entom- 
ological Society. On Monday even- 
ing Feb. 16 . the fortnightly meeting 
of the above Society was held at Mr. 
H. Balshaw’s, the president Mr. T. 
Blackburn in the chair. Mr. W. H. 
Cash was proposed as a member. 
Mr. C. Worthington read a paper 
entitled “ Spring and Summer collec- 
ting of Coleoptera- 
Mr. Ernest Geldart read a paper 
on “ the Hymenoptera, and more par- 
ticularly the honey bee.” 
Mr. T. Blackburn read a paper on 
“ the progress of discovery in the 
order Strepsiplera.” 
Thanks were returned for these 
papers. 
Mr. C. Worthington exhibited 
Anthicus pedicularius (a fine set) and 
other Coleoptera. 
Mr. T. Blackburn exhibited fine 
series of Bradycellus cognatus and 
similis, also specimens of Dyscliirius 
impunctipennis and other Coleoptera ; 
Encyrtus scutellaris, an Encyrtus. 
beaten from lime, which he did not 
recognise, and several other Hymen- 
optera ; and a number of j Biptera in- 
cluding Oxycera formosa and trilineata 
Bibio pomonce, Limnobia chorea, Pty- 
choptera albimana, Syrphus cinctus 
etc. 
Mr. W. H. Cash exhibited a num- 
ber of photographs of the Sphmgina. 
Mr. E. M. Geldart invited the 
members to hold their next meeting 
at his house, and with thanks to Mr. 
H. Balshaw for his entertainment the 
proceedings closed. 
HORiE HAWORTHIAM, 
By W. F. Kirby Esq. 
Part IV. 
It will rarely be necessary to quote 
Haworth’s detailed synonymy and 
Latin descriptions : I will therefore 
go through his species one by one, 
extracting his most important remarks 
Papilio Machaon. 
Habitat Larva in plantis umbelli- 
feris Julio et Sept. Imago f. Mai- 
eti Aug. umbelliferetis, satis infre- 
quens. 
Papilio Podaliritts. 
Habitat in sylvaticis rarissima omni- 
um Larva Mai ? Imago i. Aug ? 
Exampl [ar ?] um absolute Brit- 
annicum nunquam vidi. Locus in 
Lepidoptera Britannica authoritatibus 
Berkenhouti et Raii (quae ultima satis 
ambigua est prsecipue pendet.” 
This common Continental species 
is now universally rejected from 
the British List. Respecting its oc- 
currence in Britain consult the first 
paper of this series. 
Papilio [Aporia] Crath:gi 
Habitat Larva in Crataego et Grossu- 
laria tempore Vernali. Imago in 
Hortis et peridumetis satis infrequens. 
Pupa flava punctis maculisque nu- 
merosis nigri. 
Papilio [Pieris] Brassicjs. 
Habitat Larva in Brassicis hortorum 
tempore setate [or aestivo ?] nimis 
frequens. Imago fere passim in Mai. 
et in Aug.” 
Haworth’s remarks on the damage 
caused by the larva of Pieris are 
