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Penthina nigrocostana by Mr. L. S'. Brady, the latter species 

 being new to the Yorkshire list, as is also Eriopsela fractifasciana 

 at Skelmanthorpe in July. 



Antithesia salicella and Ochscnhcimeria birdella were also 

 taken by me at Skelmanthorpe in July ; Tinea semifulvella, 

 and Incurvaria tenuicornis in Deffer Wood in June, the latter 

 being the second record for Yorkshire. Mr. Porritt has bred 

 many fine varieties of Abraxas grossulariata from Huddersfield 

 larvae, including a var. varleyata with the characteristic black 

 dusting of the nigrosparsata variety on the white parts of the 

 wings. 



Mr. W. H. St. Ouintin writes : — Vanessa io occurred at 

 Scampston in small numbers. I saw three specimens (slightly 

 worn) in the garden on September 5th. I had not seen this 

 insect here for quite forty years, previous to which it used to 

 occur here in small numbers. On September qth, one V. 

 cardui in fine condition ; atalanta was in exceptional numbers, 

 in very fine condition during the first half of September. 



Sphinx convolviili : I heard of e.xamples being seen or 

 caught at Thornton Dale and Bolton Hall (Leyburn), both in 

 the North Riding. V. antiopa : A specimen was seen here 

 for a few minutes on September 3rd. After visiting the 

 various flowers in the herbaceous borders, it left of its own 

 accord (undisturbed) rising high in the air. and flying across 

 the open park. 



CoLEOPTERA. — Dr. W. J. Fordham writes : — The work 

 accomplished by the members of this Committee has resulted 

 in a few interesting records being made, but the number of new 

 species added to the county hst is not great. The season 

 opened with promise — beetles, especially plant feeders, being 

 in abundance in the late spring and earlj^ summer, but their 

 duration seemed short. A list of noteworthy captures together 

 with general remarks on the season will appear in due course 

 in The Naturalist. 



HyMENOPTERA, DiPTERA and HeMIPTERA CO.MMITTEE. — 



Mr. J. F. Musham writes : — In the Selby district, the common 

 Bombi and social wasps have been little in evidence. Bombiisi 

 terrestris L., and B. agrortim Fab., $'s were more frequently seen 

 in the spring than in any other form later. 



Three queen nests of Vespa sylvestris ? have been taken near 

 Selby, in each case without imagos. During the latter part 

 of September, ^'s of Vespa germanica (locally common) and V . 

 vulgaris were numerous. Of more interest, mention may be 

 made of the following : — 



Anthropera pilipes, Mcgachile centiincularis, and Colletes 

 daviesana, frequent in gardens during July. 



1918 Jan. 1. 



