YORKSHIRE NATURALISTS AT THE HOLE OF HORCUM. 207 
The Entomological Section was officially represented by its 
President, the Rev. W. C. Hey, M.A., and one of its Secretaries, 
Mr. A. E. Hall,‘F.E.S. Mr. Braim, of Pickering, Mr. G. C. Dennis, 
F.E.S., of York, and Mr. R. H. Barker, of Scarborough, also attended. 
Mr. Hall reported on the Lepidoptera as follows :—Of Butterflies 
the three ‘whites,’ Pieris brassicae, P. napt, and P. rape were 
abundant throughout the district, Anthocharis cardamines common, 
Argynnis euphosyne and Thanaos tages were common about 
Levisham. Nocturni a fine female of Avctia fuliginosa anda 
female of Saturnia carpini on the moors near Saltersgate Inn. A 
few cocoons of Bombyx guercus were noticed in the same locality. 
All these were observed on the 12th May. Of Geometre Zephrosia 
punctulata was observed at Levisham, Panagra petraria was common, 
fidonia atomaria abundant and very finely marked, ‘ome 
minutata common, Melanippe sudbtristata common, and Cidaria 
sufumata common. Of Noctuz young larve of Zpunda viminalis 
were common amongst sallows, and Phytometra e@nea was common 
and in very fine condition at Levisham. At Pickering Mr. Dennis, 
of York, took a fine Hemerophila abruptaria in his hotel (the White 
Swan), and several nests of larvee of Zriogaster lanestris were noticed 
in the lanes. 
The Rev. W. C. Hey, M.A., president of the Section, gave the 
report for Coleoptera, as follows:—Weeks of sunshine and east 
winds had put the moor into too dry a condition to be favourable 
for beetle-collecting, and, except the small dung-beetle (Geotrupes 
sylvaticus) very little was to be found there. Some dead sheep, 
victims no doubt of the late dreadful winter, yielded a few rather 
interesting species of necrophagous insects. The woods of birch, 
azel, and fir, which fringe the steep banks by the railway, proved 
far the most prolific hunting ground. The little beck was remark- 
ably barren. Forty-nine species were collected, namely :— 
Cicindela campestris. Aleochara pes 
. Carabus violaceus. Tachyporus pusillus. 
Pterostichus madidus. Philonthus sa ae 
Pterostichus vulgaris. Dianous cru 
Loricera pilicornis. ~ Lesteva 8 merci 
ee —, Anthobium minutum. 
Harpalus AdAalsa ahht + 
Beamiien en. Chilocorus similis. 
Hydroporus nigrita. Mysia oblongoguttata. 
Hydroporus pubescens. Coccinella 10-punctata. 
Agabus bipustulatus. Meligethes rufipe: 
Limnebius truncatellus. Meligethes <eneus. 
Helophorus ene Hister cadaverinus. 
Hydreena ri Silpha thoracica. 
July 1895. 
