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e\-idcnce in July, the following list of species identified is a 

 fairly satisfactory one : — 



Leistus ferrueinens L. 

 Nebria brevicollis F. 

 B rose us cephalotes L. 

 Harpaliis (^neiis F. 

 Pterostichus madidus F. 



,, nigrita F. 



Calathus melanocephalus L. 



,, flavipes Foiirc. 

 Bembidium nianncrheimi Sahl. 

 Trechus yninutus F. 

 Agabiis nebiilosus Forst. 



Tachyponis chvysomelinus L. 

 Oxytelus sculpturatus Grav. 

 JEgialia arenaria F. 

 Anomala frischii F. 

 Crepidodeva ferriiginea Scop. 

 ^Cvypticus qiiisquilius L. 

 Heliopathes gibbus F. 

 Nacerdes melantira L. 

 Noloxus monoceros I. 

 Apion dichroum Bedel. 



Lepidoptera. — The following Lepidoptera were also ob- 

 served, mostly on the nth, in walking back from Kilnsea to 

 ^^'ithernsea on the coast line : — 



Euchelia jacobece L. (Larva, one seen). 

 Vanessa ttrticcs L. 

 Epinephile janira L. 



Epinephile tithomis L. 

 Zygaena lonicerce Esp. 



CoNXHOLOGY. — Mr. J. F. Musham writes that Messrs. Fierke 

 and A. J. Moore examined the low- wall surrounding the Church- 

 yard at Easington, and were rewarded with Valloma pulchella 

 and V. costata in large quantities, also Hygromia hispida var. 

 suhnija and examples of Hyalinia alUaria, Hy. crystallina, 

 Cochlicopa luhrica, Pupa muscorum and two dead specimens of 

 Vitrina pellucida. 



Be3'ond Kilnsea a brief search soon revealed Arion minimus, 

 A. circumscripius and Agriolimax agrestis, together with 

 Helicella caper at a and var. ornafa, Helicella virgata, Helix 

 aspersa and Helix nemoralis. In point of numbers, H. nemoralis 

 was by far the commonest. 



These local forms of H. aspersa and H. nemoralis produced 

 a large amount of interest. H. aspersa shewed severa,l examples 

 which were very diaphanous, and others almost bleached to 

 whiteness. Mr. Moore has submitted several specim.ens to Mr. 

 J. W. Taylor, who has identified them as agreeing with vars. 

 minor, undulata, sub-var. cf. albescens and conoidea, as well as 

 the usual forms. Several examples of H. nemoralis were 

 uniform with H. aspersa in shewing much tenuity and erosion, 

 which was to be expected in such an exposed position. vSome 



t This species is new to the County List. There is nothing remarkable 

 in the fact that it has been discovered at Kilnsea, seeing that it has long 

 been known to occur at Cleethorpes on the other shore of the Humber. 



igio Sept. I. 



