THE WEEKLY ENTOMOLOGIST, 
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nate in meeting with the following, — 
I). Rubiginea (2) 
X. Semibrunnea ( 1 ) 
X. Rhizolitha (1) 
X. I'etrificata (1) 
C. Psitticata (1) 
Most of the common Tceniocampce 
were also present. 
This week, hail, snow, and rain 
have been general every night in that 
neighbourhood. — consequently little- 
has appeared. The Sallow bloom is 
so much injured that it is feared no- 
thing of rare occurrence may be fur- 
ther taken. F. Buck-ion, 6, Beech 
Grove Terrace, Leeds. March 9th, 
1863. 
MEETINGS OF SOCIETIES. 
Bowdon and Altrincham Entomo- 
logical Society. The March monthly 
meeting of this Society was held on 
the evening of Monday, March 2nd, 
1863, at the residence of Mr. E. M. 
Geldart. The President, Mr. T. 
Blackburn occupied the chair. 
Mr. W. H. Cash, was admitted as 
a member of the Society. 
Mr. E. M. Geldart read a paper on 
‘ The Entomology of the ancients,’ in 
continuation of one read by him at a 
former meeting on the same subject. 
In this paper he considered the know- 
ledge which the ancients possessed of 
the Honey bee ( Apis mellifica ) 
Mr. C. Worthington exhibited some 
Coleoptera, including Philonthus splen- 
dens, lammatus, intermedins, ceneus, 
politus, marginatus, and others of the 
Brachelytra. 
Mr. T. Blackburn, exhibited Nyssia 
Hispidaria ( bred this season,) a fine 
series of H. Leucophearia, including 
several varieties, Acidalia rusticata, 
and a number of Tineina, including 
Gracillaria auroguttella, Lithocolletis 
pomifoliella, Lyonetia Clerhella, and 
other species ; — also a variety of Cala- 
thus cisteloides , and other Coleoptera, 
and a number of Hymenoptera and 
Diptera. 
Mr. E. Armitage exhibited a num- 
ber of Coleoptera collected in Germany, 
containing Cicindela campestris, Caro- 
lus intricatus, Staphylinus erythrop- 
terus, Lucanus cervus and many other 
species. 
Mr. E. M. Geldart exhibited a box 
of Hemiptera, containing principally 
ITydrocoryzce. 
Mr. T. Blackurn invited the mem- 
bers to hold their next meeting at his 
house, and with thanks to Mr. Gel- 
dart for his hospitality, the proceedings 
closed. 
BiXClIAXOIS. 
Eggs of E. Versicolora. I have a 
few eggs of E. Versicolora to spare. 
Can any one help me to the following 
eggs or pupae in return for them, either 
now, or at any future time. The 
numbers as in the “ Manual.” 75, 78, 
85 (pupae), 86 (pupae), 120, 127, 
128, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 140, 
163, 166 and 182. There are also a 
great number of Noctuce that I am in 
want of, but they are too numerous to 
mention. John Jessop, 126 Carlisle 
Street East, Sheffield. 
