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Phaleria cadaverina F. 



On May 30th of this year, whilst turning over some drift 

 seaweed on the sand on the Humber side of Spurn at the 

 Kilnsea end, a single specimen of Phaleria cadaverina was 

 secured. In the same locality on June 13th, I discovered 

 another specimen, which the wind carried away as I was about 

 to put it into a tube. Further specimens, however, will prob- 

 ably be found if the drift on the Humber side of the point is 

 examined. This and the next species, Heliopathes gibbus, are 

 two good additions to Yorkshire Tenebrionidae. 



Heliopathes gibbus F. 



On May 25th, 1908, I obtained two, and on June 13th, 1909, 

 one specimen of Heliopathes gibbus at Spurn. The first two 

 were found at the roots of grass tufts on the sandhills, and the 

 last example under the seaweed drift on the Humber side of 

 Spurn. 



NEWS FROM THE MAGAZINES. 



A strikingly illustrated article on 'The Evolution of the Flower,' by" 

 S. L. Bastin, appears in Cassell's Nature Book, part 34, recently issued. 



A masterly paper on ' Glacial Erosion in North Wales,' by Prof. W. M. 

 Davis, appears in the August Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society. 



We are glad to find that the Lancashire Naturalist has flattered us by 

 imitating many of the features of The Naturalist. 



'Afforestation as a National Duty' is the title of an instructive paper 

 by Mr. S. Margerison, in the Lajid Agents' Record for March 20th. 



Mr. R. Standen describes some varieties of Dreissensia polymorph a, 

 with an excellent plate, in the August Lancashire Naturalist. 



Prof. Patten has a paper on ' The Ornithology of Skerries, Co. Dublin,, 

 in the September Irish Naturalist. 



In the September Entomologist's Monthly Magazine there is an excellent 

 coloured plate upon which are figured Myrmscoris gracilis, Arena octavii,. 

 Phytosus nigriventris, Orochares angustata, Stichoglossa semiritfa, Lomechusa 

 strumosa, Lamophlcetis monilis, and Diastictus vulneratits. 



Mr. Robert Newstead has an interesting paper ' On a recently dis- 

 covered Section of the Roman Wall at Chester ' in Vol. II., No. 2, of the 

 Annals of Archcsology and Anthropology. 



Mr. Richard South writes a note on Peronea variegana and aberrations 

 in Durham in the September Entomologist. 



In the ]\\\y Lancashire Naturalist Mr. W. H. Sutcliffe has an illustrated 

 paper on ' Palceoxyris prendellii from the well-known Coal Measures at 

 Sparth, Rochdale.' 



Mr. S. Duncan noted a Spoonbill on the North Humber shore on Aug. 

 15th (British Birds for September). In the same journal it appears that 

 Kent has again produced a ' new British bird ' — nay, new to Europe ! 

 This is the Brown Flycatcher, which has ' never before been recorded as 

 occurring west of Chamba, Kashmir.' Whilst it is stated that there are 

 many reasons why this bird is not an ' escape,' we should hesitate to make 

 these frequent additions to the British list on the strength of single 

 specimens. 



1909 Oct. I. 



