THE WEEKLY ENTOMOLOGIST. 
63 
MEETINGS OF SOCIETIES- 
Bowdon and Alteincham Entomo- 
logical Society. — The fortnightly 
March Meeting of the above Society 
was held at the residence of Mr. T. 
Blackburn, President, on the even- 
ing of Monday, March 16, 1863, 
that gentleman occupying the chair. 
After the business of the meeting 
had been conducted, Mr. T. Black- 
burn read a paper on “ Universal 
Entomology,” in which he impressed 
upon the members the wisdom of piot 
confining their attention in Entomo- 
logical studies, to one order of insects. 
At its close, Mr. E. M. Geldart 
continued his series of papers on 
“ the Entomology of the Ancients ” 
by an able paper on the knowledge 
that the Ancients possessed of the 
Ant. 
Thanks were returned for both 
these papers. 
Mr. Blackburn exhibited the 
drawers of his cabinet of British 
Insects. 
Mr. C. Worthington exhibited a 
box of Coleoptera. 
Mr. E. M. Geldart exhibited a box 
of Hemiptera, containing, among 
other species, several of the genera 
Hylopliila, Palis, Mins, etc. 
Mr. W. H. Cash invited the mem- 
bers to hold the next meeting at his 
house, and, with thanks to Mr. 
Blackburn for his entertainment, the 
proceedings closed. 
HORiE HAWORTHIAM, 
By W. E. Kieby Esq. 
Paet VIII. 
Aim posticse supra grisern 
[or tribus ?] ciliis albicantibus, 
ocellis caecis iride fulva circiter tres. 
subtus basi fascia lata fusca extus den- 
tata, tunc fascia irregularis albida 
in media, fuscedine extus terminata, 
tunc ocelli postici 6, sesquialtero, 
pupilla alba, iride nigra fulvo cincta : 
tandem fascia obsoieta fuscescens : 
demum margo albicans ciliisque fus- 
cescentibus.” I copy Haworth’s 
notice of this and two allied forms in 
extenso, as I have lately reopened the 
question of the specific distinctness of 
the first and third. Mr. Doubleday 
informs me that Davus (Haworth, 
Kirby) is not the typical Davus of 
Eab. which is Typkon (H. K.) but 
a form distinguished by the Germans 
under the name of Ilothliebii. 
miiiWKE. 
Eggs of Amphidasis Prodromaria. 
Having these to spare I shall be glad 
to supply them in exchange for others, 
or for pupae or imagos, — excepting of 
course the commoner species and such 
as not uncommonly occur here. Eggs 
or pupae will be preferred. Anyone 
writing to me and not soon receiving 
a reply will please conclude that my 
stock has been exhausted. I hope to 
have eggs of several other species 
during the season. W. Pobteous, 
Silver Street, Groves, York. 
