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Naturalists at Scunthorpe. 



Lepidoptera. — Mr. G. W. Mason writes : — Considering 

 the general dullness of the weather, the Lepidopterists 

 had a satisfactory day on the whole. The best find was 

 a fine specimen of Agrotis praecox, which was taken by Mr. 

 C. P. Arnold, at rest on the sand. This species is usually 

 taken on the coast, and it is interesting to find it established 

 so far inland. It was taken by Dr. Corbett in the same locality 

 in igoi. Some examples of the curious Rhacodia caudana were 

 beaten out of sallow bushes. Appended is a list of Lepidoptera 

 taken and observed. The mark f signifies that the moth is 

 new to the district : — 



Coenonympha pamphilus. 

 Polyommatus phloeas. 

 Lycaena icarus. 

 Agrotis nigricans. 

 A. pvaecax. 

 Triphaena pronuha. 

 Xanthia fulvago. 

 Camptogramma bilineata. 

 Cidaria test at a. 

 Eubolia limit at a. 



Scoparia truncicolalis. 



Scapula lutealis. 

 ^Crambus hamellus. 



C. inquinatellns. 



C. culmellus. 

 ^Rhacodia caudana. 



Bactra lanceolana. 

 ]Pcedisca solandriana. 



Symaethis oxyacanthella. 



Plutella cruciferarum. 



Larvae of some species of Eupithecia were common on 

 ragwort, and those of Enchetia jacohece, Euplexia lucipara, and 

 Hadena pisi were also taken. 



Orthoptera. — Mr. Bayford took the following : — Forficula 

 uiivicularia L., Stauroderus bicolor Charp, Gomphocerus macu- 

 latiis Thunb. 



Arachnida. — Mr. T. Stainforth writes that he obtained the 



following spiders on the route followed by the botanists, etc. : — 



Spiders. 



Drassus lapidosus Walck. 

 Clubiona reclusa Camb. 

 Agroeca proxiina. 



,, gracilipes Camb. 

 Aniaurobius fenestralis Stroem. 

 Antistea elegans'C. L. Koch. 

 Bolyphantes alticeps Sund. 

 Stemonyphantes lineata Linn. 

 Linyphia clathrata Sund. 

 Leptyphantes blackwallii Kulcy. 

 (Edothorax [Gongylidiiim) fiiscus'BX. 

 ,, ,, apicatus Bl. 



,, ,, dentatus Wid. 



Erigone promiscua Camb. 



,, dentipalpis Wid. 



Lophomma punctatum Bl. 

 Neriene rubens Bl. 

 Peponocranium ludicrum Camb. 

 Pachygnatha clerkii Sund. 



,, degeerii Sund. 



Xysticus cristatus Clerck. 

 Pirata piraticus Clerck. 

 Trochosa picta Hahn. 

 Lycosa^ pullaia. Clerck. 

 Neon reticiilatits Bl. 



Harvestmen. 



Phahingium opilio Linn. 

 Oligolophus morio Fabr. 

 ,, agrestis Meade. 



These have been identified by Mr. W. Falconer. 

 Mr. G. Grierson adds the following : — 



Erigone atva Bl. | E. (irciica White. ' Licosa iiigviceps Thor. 



Naturalist, 



