THE YOUNG NATURALIST. 



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The Young Naturalist may also be had as , 

 under : — 



Bp. Auckland — J. P. Soutter, Clyde Terrace, j 



Bradford — J. W. Carter. 16S. Priestman 

 Street, Carlisle Road, Maniiingliani. 



biRMiXGHAM — M. Browne, Broad St. 



COVKMTRY — W. Thompson, 4, Court, 4, 

 House, Gosford Street. 



Dewsbury — Carter Lodge, Thornhill. 



Hartlepool — J. J. Dixon, Hart Sheet, 



Hudde ilsfield — Parkin, Cross Church j 

 Street ; Ernest Denton, Moldgreen ; Simeon 

 Kaye, Paddock; James Varley. Almond bury 

 Bank. 



Leeds — W. Denison Roebuck, Sonny Bank. 



Liverpool — B. Cook, junr. & Co., 21. ' 

 Renshaw Street. 



London — E. G. Meek, 56. Brompton Road : 

 Jostle and Lamb, 133, Salisbury Sq, Fleet St. ] 

 Mkwoastlk-om-Tyxe and <t_vte<hkad — Geo. 



T. Miller, 23, Cromwell Ten-ace. Bensham, 



Gateshead. 



Plymouth — G. C. Bignall. Clarence Place, 

 fconehonae. 



^'ent Hartleool — C. Hocrgett. Church St. 



trouble your friend to risk it in a journey 

 through the post, — Eds." 



Venus a cambricaria at Hebden Bridge. 

 — During the early part of July this species 

 was unusually abundant at the above place. 

 I went up one day and soon filled all the 

 boxes I had ; eight were taken from the hole 

 of one tree. I also saw one specimen of 

 Ennychia octomaculalis . — James Varley, Al- 

 mondbury Bank, Huddersfield. 



Heliothis peltigera. — In a recent num- 

 ber it was ann ounced on my authority that 

 the specimen of Heliothis petigera taken by 

 Mr. J. Tritschler was the first taken in this 

 district. It would appear that I am mistaken 

 in saying so. Mr. John Gardner took a worn 

 specimen herein 1878, which is the first taken 

 at Hartlepool. I also find that Mr. Thomas 

 Hann. of Byers Green, took one as far back- 

 as 1862. The latter is a very fine specimen, 

 and so far as I know is the first captured in 

 the county. Mr. Hann has most kindly 

 given it to me. — John E. Robson. 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



3. C. Gregson. — The shells sent from the 

 Isle of Man are Bulimus acutus, which we 

 asked for a fortnight ago, to figure. We 

 are much obliged for them. 



iV. D., Coventry. — Thanks for the Dipterous 

 parasites from V. urticj, we will name them 

 when they emerge ; also for larvae for 

 figuring. The insects sent are T. biundu- 

 laria. We return your box, and have put 

 a pair of T. crepuscularia in it. 



CAPTURES, NOTES, &c. 



Variety of V. urtic.e. — Last season, a 

 riend of mine — Mr. W. Dawson — caught a 

 ine variet) 1 of Vanessa urti;^. The ground 

 olor of which is a cream instead of the usual 

 nright red. If you would like to see this 

 pecimen my friend would be very glad to 

 end it to you. — H. Thompson, Coventry. 



TWe have seen similar varieties, though 

 hev are verv rare, and will not, therefore. 



ERRATA. 



Page 311. Helix lapicida is said to be found 

 in "the South and central portion of Scot- 

 land." This should be 'England," and as 

 the error is important readers will do well to 

 correct their copies. 



CONCHOLOGY. 



LAND AND FRESH-WATER SHELLS. 

 By H. T. Robson, Stockton-on-Tees 

 (Continued from page 

 Genus, Bulimus. 

 This is closely allied to the preceding 

 genus of Helix, the animal presents the same 

 characteristics, the difference is in the form 

 of the shell, which instead of being round or 



globular, is many whorled, long and conical. 

 There are only three British species, Acutus, 

 Mont anus, and Obscurus. 



