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Mr. G. T. Porritt states that very little was done among any 

 branch of the Neuroptera. Several specimens of the fine and 

 pretty dragonfly ^^schna cy tinea occurred about New Park 

 Spring Wood ; and of Trichoptera Stenophylax lafipennis and 

 Drusus anrmlatus were noted. 



Mr. E. G. Bayford writes that the representative of the 

 Coleoptera Committee was Mr. J. W. Carter, who found beetles 

 extremely scarce, three species of Coccinellidae being all that 

 fell to his lot. An additional species of the same family was 

 taken by Mr. A. Whitaker. The four species were : — Adalia 

 bipiinctata L. var. hiuneralis Say., Coccinella lo-pimctata L. , 

 C. -j-punctata L., Halyzia 14-guttata L. Amongst the Homoptera 

 Mr. Whitaker took a specimen of the very pretty Tettigonia 

 viridis L. 



Mr. C. Crossland reports that Botany was largely confined 

 to the collecting of fungi, the time of the year being far gone 

 for flowering plants and the right time for the other. Several 

 Barnsley and Sheffield members responded to the hope expressed 

 in the circular that local societies would interest themselves in 

 investigating the fungi of the district. There were also a few 

 ladies present who proved diligent collectors. Unfortunately 

 the day was far advanced when we got to work — one o'clock — 

 and rain being feared, toes were turned towards Cudworth 

 Station by half-past three. Only two of the three woods on the 

 programme — New Park Spring and Lady Cross, near Grime- 

 thorpe — were visited. Mr. Snelgrove collected those marked 

 in the list on Houghton Common, and one, a Cantharelliis not 

 yet determined, on Ferrymoor, between the station and Grime- 

 thorpe. Though a considerable portion of the floors of the two 

 woods are bracken-covered, there was no lack of fungi of the 

 commoner kinds. The edible Amanita riibescens — the ' blusher' 

 — was exceedingly plentiful ; its dangerous ' double,' to unprac- 

 tised eyes — A. pantherina — was there also, but only in small 

 quantity. A. miiscaria was looked for in vain among the birch 

 and bracken, two of its favourite companions. There was any 

 amount of Boletus flaviis, and no lack of the silvicola var. of 

 Agariciis campestris — mushroom— in the rides. The ubiquitous 

 Hypholovia fasciculare was at work on nearly all the numerous 

 rotting stumps, often joined by Mycena galericulata. During 

 a short halt specimens from all sides, and from an outlying 

 pasture, were brought to the spot, and the pile rapidly grew. 

 A general conversation was held here, evincing unusual interest 

 in the subject, while the heap was being sorted. There being 



1905 October 2. 



