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Finance. — The financial condition of the Society is satis- 

 factory. 



Museum. — We are glad to place on record the fact that 

 the Municipal Museum becomes increasingly useful to the 

 members of the Club, who frequently consult its Natural 

 History collections. The various specimens of wild flowers 

 and fruits of the district supplied chiefly by members of the 

 Club (Mr. Bromby sent 250 and Miss Jackson another large 

 number) have always been kindly received and displayed 

 to the best advantage by the courteous Curator and his 

 assistant. Specially interesting they have found the entomo- 

 logical collections as far as they can be displayed. At the 

 same time, we would like to suggest that much larger rooms 

 be placed at the disposal of the Curator, and thus enable 

 him to make a yet better exhibition of his treasures, which 

 is far from adequately done at present. 



NOTES ON EAST YORKSHIRE COLEOPTERA 

 IN 1905. 



DURING the past year common species have been, 

 as usual, fairly abundant, particularly certain species 

 of the genera Amara, Harpahis, and Pterostichus. 



During evenings in June and Jul) - a small party made 

 excursions in search of aquatic life, which, however, were 

 more enjoyable than successful. Springhead was the 

 district usually chosen, one in which in former years many 

 good species have been turned up. For a time the aquatic 

 species obtained were exhibited alive in the Museum in 

 Albion Street. These were Haliplus fluviatilis , H. obliquus> 

 Laccophilus obscurus, Hydroportis palustris, H. erythroce- 

 phalus, Agabus bipustulatus, A. nebnlosus, Ilybins fuliginosus , 

 Colymbetes fuscus, Dytiscus marginalis, Acilius sulcatus, and 

 Helophorus brevipalpis. 



At a recent meeting of the Club Mr. H. M. Foster 

 exhibited an example of the Wasp Beetle, Clytus arietis, 

 one of our English Longhorns, from Scorborough, near 

 Beverley. This is a new record for the Riding. 



Four species of Longhorns, evidently imported with timber, 

 have been shown or given to me during the past year. One 

 of these is our regular annual visitor, Acanthocinus aedilis, 

 but the other three have not been identified, as they do not 

 appear on the British list. It would be interesting to have a 

 list of our insect and spider visitors. — T. Stainforth. 



