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so far beyond its supposed geographical range, is therefore inter- 
esting. One of those strange looking inhabitants of the ocean the 
short Sun Fish (Orthagoriscus Mola) was caught at Cullercoats 
last summer and brought up to Newcastle for exhibition by the 
fishermen. It fortunately afterwards came into the hands of Dr. 
Embleton for dissection, as did also a fine specimen of the Por- 
beagle Shark (Lamna Cornubica) above eight feet long, caught at 
Hauxley. ‘Two or three examples of this shark have occurred on 
the Northumberland coast in the course of the autumn. 
Among the Mollusca, the following rare species have been added 
to our Fauna during the year. Bulla strigella, Rissoa vitrea, Pleu- 
rotoma nebula, and Pleurotoma brachystoma ; also an undescribed 
species of Odostomia, which I have named Odostomia conspicua. 
These were all dredged off Whitburn. The employment of the 
dredge on our coast, now for the first time successfully, leads to 
the hope that many important additions to our Fauna may be 
made in future years by this means ; as the dredge has now become 
an essential auxiliary to the naturalist in exploring the wonders 
of the deep. 
An Ascidian new to the coast, Cynthia echinata, occurred to me 
when at Whitburn in the summer, and I was so fortunate as to 
meet with an undescribed species of the same family at Culler-. 
coats in October last, which I have named Molgula siphonata. 
Mr. Bold informs me that the last year has not been a favour- 
able one for the labours of the entomologist. Owing perhaps to 
the unwonted dryness and ungenial temperature of the early 
months, the common Lepidoptera did not appear in any thing 
like their usual numbers, and during the early summer, those 
pests of the garden, the common white butterflies, were scarcely 
to be seen. Towards autumn Mr. Bold noticed them rather more 
frequently, and saw several patches of cabbages rendered useless 
by hosts of the larvae of Wamestra Brassice. The same or a 
nearly allied larva was in abundance on the halm of pease. 
Coleoptera were certainly not in their usual quantity. Never- 
theless Mr. Bold secured several new to our Fauna, and again 
took Colymbetes dispar, described in the last part of the Club 
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