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in winter plumage, the sex, unfortunately, not being ascertained. 

 The specimen was secured by the Whitby Literary and 

 Philosophical Societ3^ and the skin has been preserved and 

 mounted for the Whitby Museum. — Thos. Stephenson, 

 Whitby. 



COLEOPTERA, 



Atomaria fimetarii Herb, at Doncaster. — This some- 

 what rare beetle has been found in considerable numbers in 

 Coprimis comatus here this September. It does not seem to 

 have been recorded for the West Riding previously, but it is 

 interesting to note that the late W. C. Hey took it at York in 

 the same species of fungus some years ago. — H. H. Corbett. 



Lejstus montanus on Skiddaw. — In the 'Transactions of 

 the Carlisle Natural History Society for 1909 ' it is stated that 

 Leistus montanus Steph. has not been taken recently on Skiddaw. 

 I have therefore pleasure in recording that on August 5th, 

 1909, I took eight specimens of this rare beetle under stones on 

 Skiddaw summit. They were fairly abundant, and only lack 

 of time prevented the capture of a larger number. My identifi- 

 cation has been confirmed, with his usual kindness, by Mr. 

 E. A. Newbery. Nehria gyllenhalii Sch., swarmed in the same 

 spot— G. B. Walsh, Middlesbrough.. 



LEPIDOPTERA. 



Abundance of Scoparia conspicualis. — Last August, my 

 brother, Mr. J. A. Butterfield, shewed me a specimen of Scoparia 

 conspicualis, which he had taken in Bolton Woods, and I 

 may add that the species has been unusually abundant this 

 year in this district. On a single tree trunk I counted about 

 twenty individuals. — E. P. Butterfield, Bingley. 



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HYMENOPTERA. 



Sirex noctilio {= S, juvencus) is a rare insect in the Louth 

 District. It is therefore of interest to record that on October 

 7th, while looking over a collection of natural history objects, 

 made by the children of Rev. Geo. Hall. Ruckland Rectory, 

 my attention was drawn to a male and a female, 5. noctilio, 



Naturalist, 



