64 YORKSHIRE NATURALISTS’ UNION AT POCKLINGTON. 
Allerthorpe Common, and having daubed 143 of the birch and pine 
trees bordering it with a mixture of treacle, rum, and essence of pear, 
about 7.30 p.m. he lit his lantern and visited the sugared trees. The 
wind was south-west, a light breeze, and rather warm, the sky 
obscured, and the atmosphere dry. Moths were very common at 
sugar. The following is a list :—Anchocelis litura, very common 
Xanthia ferruginea, common and in fine condition; a red and 
yellowish form occurred. Phlogophora meticulosa, three specimens 
seen, and these worn; Aadena Protea, three specimens seen, and 
these worn; Xanthia cerago, two specimens, worn; Agrotis segetum, 
one specimen in fine condition, second brood; A. suffusa, one in 
(Forficula auricularia) were very common on the sini patches. 
On the wing he noticed one or two specimens of Cidaria immanata 
and C. ¢estata; the greatest number of moths noticed on one tree 
was nine. Whilst taking the noctuz off the sugar Mr. Hewett 
disturbed two or three Owls, doubtless the Long Eared (Asvo ofus), 
although he was not near enough to distinguish the species. It may 
be added that whilst Mr. Hewett was in the same district, viz., at 
Kildwick-Percy, on the afternoon of February 13th, 1893, he took 
specimens of Phigalia pilosaria, Hybernia leucophearia (including — 
two examples of the variety marmorinaria Esp.), H. progemmaria, 
and A. rupicapraria. 
The only coleopterist ee was Mr. Walter F. Baker, who 
reports as follows :-A more unfavourable day for the entomologist 
than the day - the excursion could hardly be imagined. A very 
strong, cold wind was blowing, and everything was perishing for the 
want of rain, and as a consequence the ‘catches’ were neither 
numerous nor good. The only Aphodii that were found, despite 
umerous ‘searchings,’ were A. fimetarius and A. fossor!! Geotrupes 
es reorarius, as usual, was in abundance, and on Allerthorpe 
Common G. ¢ypheus was not rare. This latter species, unlike the 
former, seems to prefer carrion to dung, an r. Wox informs us 
that one can get as many of them as desired by laying a dead 
rabbit as a trap. I once before found this species under a dead 
sheep, but then came to the conclusion that it was accidental, and 
it should be interesting to learn whether any other entomologist has 
found this, or any other species of Geofrufes, on carrion. Aphodius 
Naturalist. 
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