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early season 54 species of molluscs (inciuding eight varieties) had been 

 collected during the day, the most noteworthy being single specimens of 

 Limax Isevis and Helix rotundata, var. Turtoni ; also that a specimen of 

 Productus horridus — a brachiopod fossil from the magnesian limestone — 

 had been collected and brought before the section. — Mr. Wm. Prest, 

 president of the Entomological Section, reported that the earliness of the 

 season prevented much entomological work, the only lepidoptera observed 

 being Anisopteryx sescularia, Hybernia progemmaria, Diurnea fagella (all 

 forms), Depressaria aplenella, D. assimilella, D. oscilella, and larvae of 

 Odonestes potatoria, Xylophasia rurea, and Mania typica. The beetles 

 taken included Anchomenus prasinus, Pterostichus melanarius, P. 

 strenuus, Amara communis, Bembidium aeneum, Hyphydrus variegatus, 

 Hydroporus decoratus, and Aphodius fimetarius ; all named by Mr. H. 

 Crowther, of Leeds. In hymenoptera the common large wood ant 

 (Formica ruf a) was observed abundantly in Weldon Wood, Fryston Park, 

 where it was introduced some years ago in order to feed pheasants ; the 

 species is, however, common in all old woods, it being a true British 

 native, and not a foreign importation. — Dr. Parsons, secretary of the 

 Botanical Section, reported that 20 flowering plants had been observed, 

 the most noteworthy being : Viola hirta (fl.), Knottingley ; San- 

 guisorba officinalis, Pontefract ; Smyrnium Olusatrum, Pontefract castle ; 

 Centranthus rubra, Knottingley ; Inula Conyza, Pontefract ; and Daphne 

 Laureola (fl.), Weldon Wood, Fryston ; — 20 mosses, viz : — Tortula fallax 

 (fr.), Grimmia pulvinata (fr.), Zygodon viridissimus, Brynm csespititium 

 (fr.), B. argenteum, Fissidens bryoides (fr.), Leskea sericea, Hypnum 

 elegans, H. moUuscum, H. cuspidatum, H. purum, H. cupressiforme, 

 H. squarrosum, H. striatum, H. confertum, H. serpens (fr.), and H. 

 praelongum ; — one lichen, Physcia parietina (fr.) ; — one fungus, Agaricus 

 fascicularis ; — and two algse, Conferva (bombycina ?) and a species of 

 Vaucheria, not identifiable in the absence of fruit. — Mr. Joseph TindaU, 

 of Huddersfield, reported the proceedings of the Geological Section, 

 stating that the only fossils exhibited were very common ones, except one 

 collected by Dr. Parsons — a Sternbergia. Arranging them stratigraphi- 

 cally, the list would be as follows : — Coalmeasure fossils : Sternbergia, 

 Anthracosia, Stigmaria, Dadoxylon ; Permian fossils : Axinus obscurus, 

 A. Sclotheimia. Sternbergia and Dadoxylon are different parts of the 

 same plant, one being the pith and the other the bark. — The sections 

 visited form the junction of the coal measures and permian strata ; the 

 most remarkable feature of the sections is, that the coal measure strata 

 rise to the east in this locality, and are overlaid by permian strata resting 

 unconformably on the outcrop of coal. The section shews a very remark- 

 able fault where the coal-measures are cut off suddenly and thrown down 

 below the limestone. The meeting closed with votes of thanks, including 

 one congratulating Mr. Joseph Wainwright, F.L.S., on his safe return 

 from his travels in the east of Europe, &c. — Wm. Denison Roebuck, Sec. 



