CiRc. 162. 



VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY.— Mr. H. H. Coibett writes :- 



Mammals. — The broken rocky ground in the woods affords shelter to many 

 Foxes, and a few Badgers still breed in the neighbourhood. About ten years ago 

 I saw Otters in this part of the Don, but I have not heard of any lately. 



Birds. — The worst time of the year for Birds. A few autumnal migrants might 

 be seen, but the only uncommon species likely to be noted now is the Water Rail. 



Reptiles and Amphibia. — No records except for the commoner species. 



ENTOMOLOGY.— Mr. Corbett writes:— The very mixed vegetation of the 

 woods supports many species of insects, and at this time of the year larvre should 

 be plentiful. 



Lepidoptera. — Larvje of Eupithecia albipimdata and trisignata may be found 

 ■on Angelica ; Drepana lacertinaria, Notodonta dictaoides, N. droinedariiis, and N. 

 camelina ox\ Betitla ; Notodonta dictaa on Popiiliis, and many other species should 

 fall to the beating stick. Among the smaller species mines of Asychna terinineJla 

 are plentiful in Circaa ; Lithocolletis cerasicolella in Pmniis avium, while plants of 

 Hypericum will yield Gracilaria anroguttella and Nepticiila septembrella. 



Coleoptera. — Mr. Bayford writes: — The season will be too advanced for a 

 large number of the species which go to make the district under investigation a rich 

 ■one in Coleoptera. The river banks will repay a %Q.7ac^{ox AncJiomeni zxidi Bem- 

 bidia. The commonest Bembidiiivi is flammidatnm Clairv. , but 7-ufescens Guer. is 

 by no means uncommon and is perhaps more given to variation in colour than the 

 other members of the genus. Other Cai-abidiE which may be found are Nebria 

 gyllenhali Sch., Loricera pilicornis F. , Cychrus rosiratiis L. , Leistns fidvibarbis 

 Dej., L, ferriigineiis 1^., L. rufescens F., Taphria nivalis Panz. , and Tacky pus 

 flavipes I^. Examining rotten wood and under bark will provide many good species, 

 e.g., several Drotiiii, including D. d,-notatus Panz., Scciphidium i,-maciilatum 01., 

 the three species of Rhinosimus — R. ruficollis L., R. viridipennis Stej^h., and 

 R. planifostris F. (mainly on Birch), Clinocara undulata K., Dorciis, Sinodendf-on, 

 and several Longicorus. Many species will be found in the larval state and with 

 care may be reared successfully. In this way a new locality was recorded for Pyro- 

 pteris affinis Payk. (see Nat., for 1891, p. 252). The characteristic larvre of Pyro- 

 chroa serraticoinis Scop, are by no means uncommon. .Should, however, the season 

 be sufficiently moist and warm to promote fungoid growth the most successful cap- 

 tures will in all likelihood be made by a careful search for fungus-haunting species. 

 Slaphylinidit, from such large species as StapJiylinns piibescens De G. down to more 

 minute genera, e.g., Tackyporus, Bolitobius, etc., will be found in abundance. 

 Other families will be represented by such species as Mycetophagus ^-pustulatus L., 

 Triphy litis puuctatus F., Orchesia micans Panz., Clinocara iindulala Kr. (the ;>vo 

 latter must be captured first and examined afterwards), and various species of C"/.r. 

 Reference may also be made to the "S'.N. U. Circular issued for the 137th Meeting. 



CONCHOLOGY, — There are no ponds or ditches to dredge except at Cus- 

 worth. The following species of terrestrial molluscs have been found by Mr. H. U. 

 ■Corbett in the locality : Umax maximus, L.jla'dus, Agriolimax agrestis, Arion ater, 

 Vitrina, Hyaliuia cellaria, H. 7iitidula, H. piira, H. alliaria, U. crystallina, Helix 

 fusca, H. aspersa, H. nemoralis. H. kortensis, H. cantiana, H. virgata, H. caperata, 

 H. eoncinna, H. rotmtdata, H. pygmcea, Clausilia biplicata, C. laminata, Bnli- 

 minus obscurus, Zua licbrica, Pupa nmbilicata, Vertig'o pygmcea, and Carychium. 

 The ponds about Cusworth yield Anodonta cygncea, A. anatina, BitJiynia ieniacu- 

 ■laia,P/iysa fontiiialis,^r\A several species of Z////«(ra 3.nd Planorbis. 



PROGRAMME OF MEETINGS.— 



V o p.m.— Meat Tea, 1/9 each \ ^ .1. ,--i i t * 1 t-> 



i ^ c t- I \f ,■ At the Glyn Hotel, Doncaster 



6- o p.m. — Sectional Meetings - / 1 , ^u , ,■ \ 



, , ^ r^ iTvrt- I (close to the station). 



6-15 p.m. — General Meeting J ^ ' 



Trains leave Doncaster for Wakefield and Leeds, 6-59, 7-40, 8-58 p.m. ; Selby 

 and \'ork, 6-51, 9-30 p.m. ; Sheffield and Barnsley, 6-35, 8-8 p.m. ; Goole and 

 JIull, 7-10, 9-2 p.m. 



A detailed account of this Plxcursion will be published in the ' Naturalist ' as soon 

 as possible. Mr. II. II. Corbett, 9, Priory Place, Doncaster, who will write 

 it, will be glad to receive, not only the officiiil reports of Sections, but any 

 other information, which should reach him within a week. 



