402 The Natural History of Kirhy Moorside. 



COLEOPTERA. 



Notiopliilits biguttatiis F. 

 Nebria brevicollis F. 

 Nebria gyllenhali Sen. 

 Harpaliis ruficornis F. 

 Havpalus csneus F. 

 Ptevostichiis madidiis F. 

 Pterosticlius vulgaris L. 

 Calathus cisteloides Pz. 

 Melisethes cBneits F. 



Lepidoptera. 



Pier is rapes Lat. 

 Pieris napi Lat. 

 Ccenonympha pamphilus West. 

 Vanessa urticce F. 

 Polyommatus pJilceas F. 



DiPTERA. 



Mesembrina meridiana. 

 Cecidomyia iivticce (galls on Nettle). 

 Cecidomyia veronicce (on Speedwell). 

 Cecidomyia ulmaria: (on Meadow 

 Sweet). 



Mr. Laverack took a Sirex gigas in Douthwaite Dale in 

 the wood. 



Arachxida. — Mr. H. C. Drake, F.G.S., writes that the 

 following Arachnida, which have been identified by Mr. W. 

 Falconer, were obtained : — 



Clubiona corticalis Walck. 

 Ccelotes atropos Walck. 

 Linyphia hortensis Sund. 

 Gongylidiiim rufipes Sund. 

 Meta segmentaia Clerck. 

 Neriene rubens Bl. 

 Erigone dentipalis Wid. 

 Diplocephalus cvistatus Bl. 



Mr. C. P. Gledhill writes that there was nothing unusual 

 amongst the lepidoptera, the following being noticed : — 



Harvestmen. 



Oligolophus niorio Fabr. 



,, agrestis Meade. 



Liobununi rotunduni Latr. 

 Nemastoma Ingubre O. F. 



Muller 



(taken by Dr. W. J. Fordham) 



TriphcBna pronuba. 

 Miana strigilis. 

 Abraxas grossulariaia. 

 Larentia didymata. 

 Boar mi a repandata. 

 Scapula Intealis. 

 Tortrix corvlata. 



Pieris brassiccs. 



,, rapes. 



, , napi. 

 Vanessa urticcs. 

 Satyrus semele. 

 Leucania impura. 

 Noctua augur, 

 TriphcBna comes. 



Botany. — Dr. W. J. Fordham writes : — During the week- 

 end 242 flowering plants and ferns were noted by the members 

 Ol the botanical section, and this list would have been con- 

 siderably augmented had time allowed. Two plants stand out 

 for special notice, viz., Baneberry or Herbchristopher {Adoea 

 spicata) and Deadly Nightshade {Atropa belladonna), both 

 of which were mentioned in the excursion circular. Some 

 fine examples of the former were found at the top of the wood 

 in Douthwaite Dale, and the^ latter was obtained in both flower 

 and fruit on the dry hillside at the lower end of the dale, to- 

 gether with Verbascum thapsu-<, on the leaves of which the 

 larvae of the Mullein ]\Ioth {Citciillia verbasci) were feeding, 



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