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ARACHNID A. 

 Pseudo=scorpion new to the East Riding. — On July 28th I 

 found six pseudo-scorpions under chalk boulders on the embank- 

 ment facing the Humber at Saltend Common, about four miles 

 east of Hull. These include five examples of Chihoniiis tetra- 

 chelatiis Preys., new to the East Riding List, and one Chthonius 

 rayi L. Koch. For identification I am indebted to Mr. H. 

 Wallis Kew, F.Z.S. — T. Staixforth, Hull. 



Brtgone spinosa Camb. near Hull. — Amongst a number 

 of spiders collected on Saltend Common, near Hull, on July 

 28th, were two males of Erigone spinosa Camb. which Mr. W. 

 Falconer has identified. The first British examples of this 

 species were obtained in the same locality in May, and are 

 described and illustrated by the Rev. O. Pickard Cambridge, 

 M.A., F.R.S., etc., on p. 378. All the specimens were obtained 

 among the salt-marsh plants on the banks of Hedon Creek, on 

 a portion covered only at extremely high tides. — T. Staixforth 

 Hull. 



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 MAMMALS. 



Albino Bat in Lincolnshire. — I was much interested the 

 other evening in watching a white bat flying for some time in 

 front of the windows here. It seemed to be larger than the 

 ordinary bat, though this may be only apparent. It came 

 quite close to the window, being apparently attracted by the 

 insects on the Jasmine, and I watched it for quite half an hour — 

 (Mrs.) K. Fielding, Carrington Mcarage, Boston, August 20th, 

 1908. 



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 FUNGI. 



Naucoria nucea = Agaricus nuceus Bolton at Clapham. 



A box of Fungi sent to me on September jth from Clapham, bv 

 Mr. R. Fowler Jones, contained a most interesting agaric rarely 

 met with. It was first discovered near Hahfax by J. Bolton 

 in 1787, and was figured and described in his ' Hist. Fungusses 

 Growing about Halifax ' Tab. 70. The only other places 

 where it has been recorded are Scotland, Sweden, and Russia. 

 There is no mistaking it for any other species with the figure and 

 description as guide. It is included in Massee's ' Fung. Flo. 

 II.,' p. 158, accompanied by Bolton's original description in 

 full. The spores are pale yellow, base slightly apiculate, and 

 measure 10 x 6 One feels a pleasure in being able to 



1908 October i. 



