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spermous in nature, while at the same time these seeds may be 
comparable with the Paleozoic Gnetopsis and Conostoma. 
Some additional information has been obtained about the 
mesozoic ferns. Dr. Halle has found that the sporangia of 
some specimens of Cladophlebis denticulata were pear-shaped 
and had an apical cap of thickened cells. He suggests the 
affinity of these with Seftenbergia. I believe that the sporangia 
of Todites, which are arranged much as in the modern Todea, 
possessed a similar apical cap of cells, and were in this respect 
different from the recent forms. 
The sporangia and spores of Coniopteris hymenophylloides 
have been discovered and show resemblances to those of some 
of the modern Cyatheace@. Fertile specimens of Cladophlebis 
lobifolia have been obtained which are somewhat similar to: 
recent Dicksonias in the form of the sori and spores. The 
sporangia have not yet been clearly seen. We are now able 
to go a short distance towards splitting up the old artificial 
genus Cladophlebis. 
Several plant remains new to Yorkshire have been found, 
such as Stachypteris and Neocalamites at Whitby, Marattiopsis 
at Marske. It seems probable that future work will yield 
many further interesting results. 
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In The Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine for November Mr, D. Sharpe 
points out that in his monograph on Homalota, he introduced H. autum- 
nalis, but he now finds that the name should be H. basicornis. 
Between 9 a.m. and I p.m. on September 30th, about two hundred 
Pomatorhine and Arctic Skuas, in parties of from five to twelve, were 
observed at Teesmouth, flying north-westward. (British Birds, November 
IQI1). 
Amongst the papers in the Geological Magazine (No. 567) is one by 
Mr. E. L. Gill on ‘ A Carboniferous Arachnid from Lancashire,’ and one 
by Mr. J. W. Jackson on ‘Two Arthropods from the Lancashire Coal 
Measures.’ 
In the Journal of Conchology (Vol. XIII., No. 7) there is an interesting 
paper on ‘ Additions to British Conchology,’ a note on protective resem- 
blance of marine mollusca near Scarborough, and a record of Helix aspersa 
var. glabya in Mid-Lincolnshire. 
Dr. L. Moysey has an interesting paper ‘On Palg@ovyris and other 
allied fossils from the Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Coalfield ’ in the 
Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society, No. 263. These curious 
objects were first described in The Naturalist by Mr. A. C. Seward many 
years ago ; and it does not yet seem certain whether they are plant remains. 
or the egg capsules of fishes. 
The Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine (No. 568) contains a beautifully 
coloured plate of ‘Some Interesting British Insects.’ Upon this are 
represented Zygaena tvifolit ab. obscura, Nonagria neurica, Xylophasia 
zolltkofert (a specimen taken at Methley, near Leeds), Luperina sun 
Xanthia ocellavis, Ophiusa stolida, Gelechia (Lita), salicorne, Argyresthia(?) 
decimella, and Aristotelia tetragonella. The descriptions are by Messrs. 
G. T. Porritt and E. R. Bankes. 
Naturalist, 
