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Porriit: Notes oil Yorkshire Neuroptera, etc. 



One curious example, picked from the crowd, was an aberration 

 with the right fore-wing- almost white. 



Agrotzs suffusci, Calqcampa exoleta, and Hadena protect were 

 fairly common, all of them being usually scarce in this district. 



Two examples of Xantiiia an rago were taken at 'sugar.' 

 Three previous records have been made of this scarce species as 

 a northern insect, within this district, during the last few years. 



Orthosia lota and Cerastis spadicea were taken at ivy bloom, 

 the latter being' new to the district list. 



I Dasypolia templi " appeared only sparingly, only a very few 

 being noticed at gas lamps, and the results of turning over 

 stones for the hibernating females were nil. 



Of the late autumn Geometers Oporabia dilutata was very 

 noticeable for its abundance and melanism, all the 6* s being 

 of the dark suffused form, and very few of the $ s were banded. 

 Hybernia defoliaria was not common, but H. aUrantiaria was 

 very abundant, some of them being' very dark and suffused. 



Himera-pennaria appeared in some numbers, and Cheima- 

 tobia boreaia was unusually plentiful. 



It may be of interest to remark in conclusion that, owing to 

 the remarkably favourable summer, the earlier stages of the 

 autumn insects must have been passed throug'h in very suitable 

 conditions, for during that season insects were always plentiful, 

 and on very favourable evenings they were to be taken in very 

 large numbers. 



NOTES on YORKSHIRE NEUROPTERA, Etc. 



Neuroptera and Trichoptera at Huddersfield.— During- last season 

 (i 901) I took several species in the clear moorland stream which runs 

 throug-h Harden Clough, near Meltham, which have not previously been 

 recorded for the Huddersfield district. The most interesting-, perhaps, was 

 the local Tceniopteryx risi, which occurred quite abundantly on June 14th, 

 and in smaller numbers subsequently. At the beginning of Aug-ust an 

 almost equally welcome species turned up in . Philopotamus montcums, also 

 in plenty, and of a darker form than I have seen it from any other locality. 

 Per/a cephalotes and Glyphotcelius pelhicidus occurred in June, and Z/w;/y- 

 philus auricula in August. — George T. Porritt, Crosland Hall, Hudders- 

 field, 7th February 1902. 



Phryganea minor and Limnophilus bipunctatus at Skipwith, 

 East Yorkshire.— Seven specimens of Trichoptera sent to me recently by 

 the Rev. C. D. Ash, and taken at Skipwith during last season by himself, 

 included two of more than ordinary interest in Phryga)iea minor and 

 Limnophilus bipunctatus. Of the former, the only previous Yorkshire speci- 

 men I know was from Askham Bogs, York, and the other, L. bipunctatus , 

 a rare species generally, was also taken at Skipwith by Mr. Ash four years 

 previously.' — G. T. Porritt, Crosland Hall, Huddersfield, 7th February 1902. 



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