Porritt : Platetrum depressant, new to Yorkshire. n 



1900 July 12. — Rhombus punctatus. Muller's Topknot. One, 

 about 7^ inches in length, was caught by — Hartley in the 

 salmon-nets. 



July 25. — Galeus canis. Common Tope. One was caught by 



Hansill and brought into Whitby. 

 Aug. 22. — Clupea finta. Rock-Herring or Twaite Shad. 



One was caught off Whitby and brought to me. It is now 

 preserved in the local museum. It is stated in Yarrell's 

 British Fishes, Vol. 2, p. 211, that Dr. Parnell says, on the 

 coast of Scotland, the Twaite Shad receives the name of 

 Rock Herring. 



Aug. 30. — Galeus canis. Common Tope. One was caught in 



salmon-nets and brought into Whitby Harbour. 

 Aug. 30. — Acanthias vulgaris. Picked Dogfish. Two were 



caught off Whitby. 

 Aug. 30. — Nerophis op hid ion. Straight-nosed Pipe-fish. 



One was washed up on the beach by the tide ; the Snake 



Pipe-fish of Couch. 

 Sept. 10. — Lophius piscatorius. Angler. One, measuring 



about three feet in length and weighing just over three 



stones, was captured by William Gaskin in his shrimp-net 



whilst shrimping in Whitby Harbour. 



MOLLUSCA. 



1900 June 26. — Loligo vulgaris. Calamary, Squid, or Sleeve. 



One was caught off and brought into Whitby and exhibited 

 on the pier. 



CRUSTACEA. 



1898 July 26. — Galathea strigosa. A very fine specimen was 

 captured off and brought into W T hitby. 



1899 Feb. 14. — Cancer pagurus. Crab. The first catch at 

 Whitby this season took place on Tuesday afternoon, when 

 Mr. B. W T eatherill landed about eight kits of splendid 

 quality. Each kit contained from 20 to 40 crabs according 

 to size, and they realised an average price of 5s. 3d. per 

 kit. — Whitby Gazette, 10th February 1899. 



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NO TE—NEUROPTERA. 

 Platetrum depression, a Dragonfly New to Yorkshire.— Mr. Wm. 



Hewett has g-iven me a specimen of Platetrum depression which he captured 

 on Sandburn Common, York, on 26th July last. It is a common South of 

 England species, but does not hitherto appear to have been recorded for 

 our own county. — Geo. T. Porritt, Crosland Hall, near Huddersfield, 26th 

 November 1900. 



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