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ENTOMOLOGICAL NOTES. 



The Rev. W. C. Hey, M.A., of York, president of the Conchological section, 

 stated that the Helmsley district is so singularly deficient in ponds and ditches that 

 Lininaa peregra was the only freshwater mollusk collected. A fair number of 

 land-shells was obtained, in spite of the extraordinary dryness of the season. 

 The most characteristic species collected were Helix sericea, fusca, lapicida, and 

 TJipestris. The two former occur in subalpine woods, on leaves of nettle and dog- 

 mercury, and the two latter on limestone walls. Clausilia laviinata turned up 

 abundantly in the woods, some specimens being curiously gibbous in shape. The 

 total number of mollusca observed during the day was twenty-eight. 



For the Entomological section, in the absence of its officers, Mr. George 

 C. Dennis, of York, acted as spokesman, stating that the section was not 

 largely represented. The weather being dull and cloudy during the fore part of 

 the day, the Butterflies did not appear in such large numbers as they would 

 have done if it had been brighter, and the sun had given more of his 

 dazzling beauty. Insect life, it was believed, would have been more plentiful, 

 for Beckdale is a charming haunt for those sun-loving species which delight to revel 

 in Nature's most favoured nooks. Colston Hag and Beckdale were the principal 

 localities visited, and the following species were noted or captured : — Pieris 

 bj'assiccB, P. rapcE, P. napi, Argynnis paphia, Vanessa iirticce, Satyriis janira, 

 S. hyperanthtcs, Chortobius pamphihis, Thecla que^'cils, T. W-albiiin, and LyccBiia 

 alexis. Among the Geometroe, Boarmia repandata, Asthena Bloineraria (which 

 is not uncommon here), Ypsipetes ehctata (some remarkably fine and distinct 

 varieties), Cidaria iinmanata. See, &c. Charceas graininis was the only Noctua 

 captured. That fine and lovely butterfly, Vanessa C-albnm,vAi\c^ there was much 

 desire to see on the wing, was not found, the date being somewhat early for" 

 it. The section was informed by Mr. Button that he took it freely last year, some 

 two or three weeks later. There is no doubt that the district, if systematically 

 worked, would produce many good insects not yet recorded for that locality. 



The customary vote of thanks to the chairman was proposed by the Rev. E. 

 M. Cole and unanimously voted, closing the meeting. — W. D. R., W. E. C. 



Heliothis peltigera at Wallasey, &c.— At the July meeting of the 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society, Liverpool, the most interesting 

 things shown were two specimens of this insect, caught at Wallasey by Mr. 

 Wilding, and a living larva of Acronycta alni from Leominster, exhibited by Mr. 

 Pierce.— J. W. E. 



Phycis betulella, &c., near Doncaster.—On May 31st, Mr. G. 



Tindall and I collected the full-grown larva; of this species freely from the birches in 

 the Green Farm Wood, Doncaster. They were much more plentiful than last year. 

 LarvK of Geonietra papilionaria also occurred. — G. T. PORRITT, Huddersfield. 



Lepidoptera at Windermere— On Whit-Monday I found Asthena 

 sylvata commonly in a plantation on the banks of Windermere Lake, and I also 

 took a single specimen of Lobophora viretata near Newby Bridge. — E. P. P. 

 BuTTERFiELD, Wilsden, Bingley, August ist, 1884. 



Lepidoptera near Bingley.— Last week my brother took one Scoparia 

 conspiciialis at Goit Stock, and I took another on Blackhills. Dicrorhampha 

 herbosana was common in an old lane, near Beckfoot, in the beginning of July. — 

 E. P. P. BuTTERFiELD, Wilsden, near Bingley, August ist, 1884. * 



Agdistes Bennettii at Redcar.— Mr. John Sang, of Darlington, 

 informs me that in July last he took another specimen (see 'List of Yorkshire 

 Lepidoptera,' page 174), of Agdistes Bennettii near Redcar. This time it was 

 among its foodplant, so that its claim to be considered a northern and a Yorkshire 

 species may now be considered as fairly established. — Geo, T. Porritt, Hudders- 

 field, August, 1884. 



Naturalist, 



