352 LINCOLNSHIRE NATURALISTS AT CLEETHORPES. 
The Entomological section was represented by Mr. R. W. Goulding 
and Mr. Walter F. Baker. Nothing was seen in the lepidoptera worth 
noting, though Mr. F. M. Burton has taken Afatura iris flying 
over the meadows near to Clee, Acéebia precox in a field of 
clover, and Mirina humeralis, in great variety on the cliffs. The 
captures were fairly numerous amongst the Coleoptera. In the 
following account are included those taken by the hon. secs. of 
the Union, Mr. Walter F. Baker, and Mr. Joseph Coe, when in 
the district a few weeks before. Proceeding along the sand-hills 
the first capture was Ocypfus ater, hiding under a piece of matting, 
Bembidium littorale, B. lampros, and Amara apricaria, were found 
in similar situations, whilst a close look amongst the roots of the 
grass disclosed Amara fulva, Demetrias unipunctatus, Longttarsus 
jacobeea, and Cassida sanguinolenta, the latter being ’ undoubtedly 
the best ‘catch’ of the day. The stercoracious matter next 
occupied attention, and a large number of species were obtained. 
In fact never since he commenced collecting, has the writer 
obtained so many species of Aphodii in such a short time. 
Aphodius ater (mostly the rufous variety), A. constans, A. fossor, 
A. hemorrhoidalis, A. rufescens, A. pusillus, A. merdarius, 
A. nitidulus (very common), A. punctato-sulcatus, A. rufipes, 
A. luridus, and A. fetens. <A. fimetarius, strange to say, Was 
conspicuous by its absence. 4 gialia .arenaria was found burrow- 
ing beneath asses’ dung, as also were Geotrupes stercorartus and 
Cryptopleurum atomarium. Telephorus fulvus and Pyrochroa coccinea 
were obtained by sweeping, but the wind blew too strongly for 
that kind of ‘hunting’ to be very successful, and the sweeping 
net was replaced by the water-net. In a pond on the sand-hills 
a quantity of Gyrini were disporting themselves, but all those captured 
belonged to the variety (or rather so-called ‘species’) G. marinus. 
Hydroporus erythrocephalus, H. palustris, and H. planus, were in 
abundance in the drains, together with Celambus confluens, Hali- 
plus fulous, and H. ruficollis, Laccophilus interruptus, L. obscurus, 
Helophorus nubilus, H. aquaticus, Hydrobius fuscipes (the colour 
of this species was blue-black, instead of the usual brown-black) 
and the rather uncommon Bervosus duridus. In the drain near to 
the sea some very large Deronectes assimilis were obtained. € 
for him at least, for that day, the pursuit of the Coleoptera 
A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the ee 
W, FS, 
