132 YORKSHIRE Nx\TURALISTS UNION. 



The Yorkshire Micro-Zoology and Micro-Botany Com- 

 mittee. — Mr. M. H. Stiles, F.R.M.S., the secretary, writes 

 that the most notable event of the year in connection with this 

 department has been the completion of West's Alg-a-Flora of 

 Yorkshire, a valuable compilation which will serve as a guide to 

 workers in this section for many years to come, and, it is hoped, 

 be the means of attracting- increased attention to one of the most 

 fascinating- pag-es of Nature. In addition to private work the 

 Committee has been represented at two of the past year's 

 excursions. The results obtained at Broug"h have already been 

 reported in 'The Naturalist,' and those of the Doncaster 

 excursion are being- prepared for publication. The Union would 

 be g-lad to see more g-eneral interest taken in this department. 

 There are man}^ members possessing- microscopes which might 

 be turned to good account in this direction. Little or no 

 attention has yet been given to the Micro-Fauna of the county, 

 and help here would be very welcome. It is reported that Mr. 

 R. H. Philip and Mr. F. W. Mills have in hand a list of the 

 Diatoms found in the neighbourhood of Hull. This will be based 

 on Norman's list published about forty years ago, and will be 

 accompanied by an illustration of every, species. The publica- 

 tion will be awaited with interest. 



It is recommended that the Committee be re-elected as 

 follows: — H. C. Sorby, LL.D., F.R.S., Sheffield, chairman; 

 M. H. Stiles, F.R.M.S., Doncaster, convener ; J. Newton 

 Coombe, Sheffield ; Prof. Alfred Denny, F.L.S., Sheffield ; 

 Charles P. Hobkirk, F.L.S., Ilkley ; F. W. Mills, F.R.M.S., 

 Huddersfield ; Mr. H. Moore, F.R.M.S., Rotherham ; R. H. 

 Philip, Hull; and Wm. West, F.L.S., Bradford ; Mr. Moore 

 to represent It on the Executive. 



The Yorkshire Coleoptera Committee. — Mr. M. L. 



Thompson, the secretary, reports that much good work has 

 been done by this Committee during the year, and the meetings 

 of the Union at Broug-h, Wykeham, Wetherb}', and Doncaster 

 were attended by some of its members. Upper Teesdale has also 

 been visited, with ver3n'nteresting results, as this district contains 

 the highest land in the county. About half-a-dozen species have 

 been added to the list of Yorkshire beetles, besides additional 

 localities discovered for some of the rarer ones. The secretary 

 proposes to prepare a full report of the work, giving details of 

 the occurrence of these Insects as observed during the year for 

 publication In ' The Naturalist.' He will be very pleased to 

 receive local lists with notes from other workers, and all 

 information made use of will be duly acknowledged. Such an 

 annual report will add greatly to the interest of the labours 

 carried on by the Committee. Its work being now better known, 

 It will be indebted to members of the Union who can assist 



