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terna sequax, Drusus anmdatus, Beraa pullata, Hy dropsy che guttata, 

 .Wormaldia occipitalis^ Plectrocneniia conspersa, &c. I shall be greatly 

 obliged to members who take doubtful specimens in the orders Lepi- 

 doptera, Neuroptera, Trichoptera, and Orthoptera, if they will kindly 

 submit them to me for determination or verification. 



Mr. S. L. Mosley, F.E.S., states that of Coleoptera the best captures 

 he has to report are Pterostichus parumpunctattis, Anchomenus junceus, 

 Calathus melanocephalus v. nubigena, Bradycellus cognatws, (common), 

 and Aphodius tessulatus (common). . . 



Conchology. 



Mr, Wm. Nelson, M.C.S., states that this neighbourhood has beeti 

 most assiduously worked by the local conch ologists, and, the usual 

 result of good work, a good list has been produced. 'I'hough there is 

 a scarcity of the weedy ponds so common in the lower-lying districts, 

 yet some twenty species of water shells have been placed on record, 

 none of which, however, demand special mention. Of Slugs there are 

 six, amongst which is Limax Iceids. Of Land Shells there are thirty- 

 two recorded, a goodly number when the almost total absence of the 

 larger and the limestone species is remembered. When we come to 

 the small horny-coloured forms which haunt damp woods the Hudders- 

 field district must be regarded as of remarkable interest. Zonites 

 radiatulus and its variety, Z. excavatus and var. vitrina, Helix lamel- 

 lata, that gem among British Helices, whose beauty is greatly enhanced 

 when seen alive in its native habitats, II. fusca, and M. pygincBa all 

 occur, while of the genus Vertigo^ substriata may be mentioned, and 

 Acme lineata has been taken in some numbers, along with a reversed 

 specimen. For a full list of shells taken see list in 'Naturalist,' 1877, 

 by J. Whitwham. 



Vertebrate Zoology. 



Mr. S. L. Mosley F.E.S., writes that the Dunlin may be looked for 

 about Bilberry Reservoir 3 he has seen it during the breeding season at 

 some sheets of water not far distant. The Ring Ouzel breeds 

 commonly on the high grounds above Holmfirth. The Grasshopper 

 Warbler is common, but the Honey Buzzard, Pied Flycatcher, 

 Nightingale, and Fire Crest have but rarely occurred. The Red- 

 backed Shrike and Dipper occasionally breed in the district, as did 

 also the Swift, but it has not done so of recent years. 



The most noticeable Mammal is the Black or Water Shrew, which 

 Mr. Porritt has seen near Moliicar Wood. 



Micro-Zoology and Micro- Botany. 



There appears to be no information under this heading. 

 Programme of Meetings. 

 5-15 p.m. — Meat Tea, 1/9 each, at the Y.M.C.A. Restaurant. 

 6- o p.m.-Sectional Meetings | ^^ ^^^ y.M.C.A. Rooms. 

 6-30 p.m. — General Meetmg J 



