

YORK.SHIRK NATURALISTS AT HOLMKIR'l H. 203 



For the Conchological Section, in the absence of its secretary. 

 Mr. John Emmet, F.L.S., who had to leave before the general 

 meeting, Mr. Roebuck stated that the well-known unfavourable 

 geological character of the high ground to which the excursion was 

 restricted had prevented much work in this department of research. 

 Only three species were reported, viz., Zonites cellarius and the two 

 ubiquitous slugs, Limax agrestis and Avion bourguignati, the latter, 

 however, being of interest as a genuine addition to the published 

 lists for Huddersfield. 



With respect to the Entomological Section, Mr. G. T. Porritt, 

 F.L.S., states that so far as this section is concerned the excursion 

 was almost an entire failure. Of Neuroptera the only species taken 

 were Sialis fuliginosa, Nemoura meyeri, IV. variegata, and Hemerobius 

 humuli. 



The following lists are supplied by Mr. S. L. Mosley: — The 

 Lepidoptera noted were Pieris rape?,, Fidonia atomaria, on moor, 

 Emmelesia albitlata, Gelechia ericetella, Phoxopteryx myrtillana, larvse 

 of Hy hernia progemmaria, Cheimatobia brumata, C. boreata, Oporabia 

 filigraminaria, Larentia didymata, Cidaria populata, and Notodonta 

 camelina. The Coleoptera included Notiophilus biguttatus, Carabus 

 catenulatus, Nebria brevicollis, CalatJius melanocephalus and var. 

 nubigena on Harden Moss, Pterostichus madidus, P. nigrita, 

 Harpalus latus, Patrobus excavaius, Benibidium littorale, Ocypus 

 (dens, XantholiitHS linearis, Aphodius fiinetariiis, Phyllobius argen- 

 tatus, P. alneti, Hylurgus piniperda (Harden Fir Wood), 

 Byrrhus pihila (Bilberry Mill), and Leistus ferrugineus (Harden 

 Moss) ; of Diptera : Cuiex pipiens, Tipula oleracea, T. maculosa, 

 and two species not determined, Sargus cuprarius (pupa? found 

 and since bred), Syrphus ribesii, Syritta pipiens, and Luciha 

 aesar; of Hymenoptera: Formica fitsca, Myrmica rubra, Andrena 

 cineraria (saw holes in banks, probably made by this species, 

 which has been taken on these high grounds, and also A.fulva); 

 Bombus terreslris ; and a pendant nest of a Wasp was brought 

 to the meeting, probably Vespa sylveslris, but the insect had been 

 squashed, a somewhat unorthodox proceeding at a naturalists' 

 meeting ; of Hemiptera-Homoptera : Aphis aucupario', of which a 

 mountain ash above the reservoir was full. 



Mr. P. Fox Lee, Phanerogamic Secretary for the Botanical 

 Section, who, with the President (Mr. C. P. Hobkirk, F.L.S.) and 

 a large number of botanical members, reported for that section, 

 stated that a total of 150 observations had been made of the spring 

 and early summer plants, mostly in flower and fruit. Nothing new 

 or very remarkable had been noticed, save a few young plants of 



July 1889. 



