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Sphserium corneum var. nucleus. Dead specimens almmlant 

 in Malham Tarn in Sept. 1883; J- 1^- Butterell and W.D.R. 

 Mr. Butterell remarked that the dead shells were peculiar in 

 shape, and having the young fry very noticeable at the umbones 

 somewhat after the manner of S. /aa/s/re, and that living 

 specimens should be procured, as he is inclined to believe that 

 perfect examples will in some cases show the same alternation 

 of white bands with the ground colour as the Z. stagnalis 

 var. fragilis. The specimens obtained were also slightly 

 inequilateral and very tumid. 



Pisidium pusillum. Common in Malham Tarn Moss ; W. West. 

 Common in Malham Tarn ; W.D.R. 



Pisidium fontinale. Malham ; W. West. 



NO TES~LEPID OFTERA . 



Phoxopteryx siculana in Yorkshire.— \Mien collecting on Askliam Bogs- 

 near York, in company with Mr. G. C. Dennis, on May 31st last, Mr. I 'ennis 

 netted and handed to me a Tortrix. which turned out to be a good specimen of 

 Phoxopteryx siculana, a species new to the county of Yorkshire. Previously I had 

 only taken this species in VVicken Fen in Cambridgeshire, ground which in many 

 respects is very similar to Askham Bogs.— Geo. T. Porritt, Huddersfielci, 

 August 7th, 1890. 



Apatura iris L. — This butterfly has been discovered at Welton Wood in the 

 parish of Welton-le-Marsh, near Alford, by Edward Woodthorpe, who there took 

 a fine male on the 25th July last and saw three others. He has to-day shown me 

 his capture.— Jas. Eardlkv Mason. The Sycamores. Alford, 5th August, 1890. 



NO TE— COLE OFTERA. 

 Dorcus parallelopipedus near Doncaster.— A few days ago, while looking 

 through a miscellaneous collection of insects formed by Mr. Black of this town, 

 I noticed one specimen of this insect, and on inquiring about it. was informed that 

 it was taken a little outside the town two years ago, and that another of our 

 townsmen, Mr. Pattison, had taken more. On following up the matter more 

 closely by seeing that gentleman, I was shown four other specimens, one of which 

 had been taken on the 9th of this month. In each case the insect had been 

 attracted by sugar. Mr. Pattison tells me that he has only met with one per 

 season, and all, including Mr. Black's specimen, were from the same locality. 

 As the Rev. Canon Fowler (British Coleoptera) makes the remark that it has not 

 been recorded further north than Church Stretton, Cheshire, this should be of 

 mterest to our Yorkshire coleopterists. It may be that an extended examination- 

 of Mr. Pattison's collection might lead to several other records of new species to this 

 locality if not to the county itself — E. G. Bayford, 24, Cambridge Street^ 

 Doncaster, August nth, 1890. 



BACKHOUSE'S HANDBOOK OF EUROPEAN 



BIRDS. 



A Handbook of European Birds, for the Use of Field Naturalists and 



Collectors. By Jas. Backhouse, Jun., F.Z.S., Etc. Gurney & Jack.son. 



Mr. Backhouse has given naturalists and collectors a handy 



volume of reference, descriptive of European birds. His handbook 



is, howe ver, essentially one to be used by those who have acquired 



ept. 1890. 



