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patiently waiting on the high road to be eventually picked up by the 
Winterton express (?) and conveyed to the Angel Hotel, Brigg, there 
to resuscitate their energies around the festive board. The result of 
the day’s operations for this section is comprised in the following 
list:— Arion hortensis and var. subfusca, A. circumscriptus, Limax 
maximus, Agriolimax agrestis, A. levis, Vitrina pellucida, Hyalinia 
cellaria, H.. nitidula, H. pura, H. fulva, H. rotundata and var. alba, 
Hi. aculeata, H. pulchella, H. nemoralis, H. arbustorum, H. rufescens, 
H1. hispida, Buliminus obscurus, Vertigo edentula, Clausilia perversa, 
C. laminata, Cochlicopa lubrica, Carychium minimum, Planorbis albus, 
P. carinatus, Limnea peregra, Velletia lacustris, Bythinia tentacuiata, 
Valvata piscinalis, Unio pictorum, Spherium corneum, and S. lacustre. 
For the Entomological Section Mr. A. E. Hall, F.E.S., reported 
that the following ee of Macro- Lepidoptera had been 
noted :—Pieris rapa, P. napi, Anthocharis cardamines, Argynnis 
id Vanessa urtice, Chortobius pamphilus, Polyommatus 
Phiwas ; Euchelia jacobee very abundant, Chelonia plantaginis, 
Arttia menthastri, Corycia temerata, Fidonia atomaria, F. piniaria, 
Thera variata, Melanippe montanata, M. fluctuata, Cidaria corylata, 
Anaitis plagiata, Platypteryx falcula, Dicranura vinula, Acronycta 
pst, A. menyanthidis, Xylophasia rurea. All the usual spring larvae 
were numerous, amongst which were noticed those of Zxnomos 
elinguaria, Teniocampa cruda, Epunda viminalis (abundant), Agriopis 
aprilina, and Halias prasinana. The locality appears to be a very 
prolific one, and would well repay working, as it is so varied. The 
short time at disposal of course rendered the record much smaller 
than might have been. 
The Rev. C. D. Ash, B.A., writes on the Micro-Lepidoptera that 
the following is a complete list of species noted during the day:— 
Scopula lutealis (larva). era sagem 
Crambus pratellus. Gelechia diffini 
Halias prasinana. Glyphipteryx elt viridella. 
Tortrix viridana (larva). racillaria eens 
Tortrix ministrana. Gracillaria syringe 
Dictyopteryx forskaleana. Coleophora en cae 
hyrciniana. Tischeria complanella. 
There were other Tortrix larve the identity of which is not certain. 
The Rev. A. Thornley, M.A., F.L.S., reports on the Coleoptera : 
some of them of interest. Seven specimens of Si/pha thoracica were 
beaten out of dead moles. Omias mollinus and Platytarsus echinatus 
were good finds by sweeping on the Bigby road. These and many 
August 1895. 
