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YORKSHIRE NATURALISTS* UNION. 
rise to animated discussions. It would be superfluous to give 
more details here, as full reports of the work done at each meeting- 
have appeared in the "Naturalist." The members of the section 
desire to place on record their appreciation of the services rendered 
from time to time by the Rev. Lower Carter, M.A., who has 
recently left Yorkshire. 
The following were elected for 1907 : — 
President — Cosmo Johns, Sheffield. 
Secretaries — A. J. Stather, Hull ; E. Hawkesworth, Leeds. 
Representative on Executive — Godfrey Bingley. 
Representative on Committee of Suggestions — Prof. Kendall. 
COMMITTEES. 
The Yorkshire Micro-Zoologry and Micro-Botany 
"Committee. — The Excursions held during 1906 at Flambro' in 
June, and Askern in July, have been attended by members of this 
Committee, and detailed reports have appeared in the "Naturalist." 
We have still to deplore a lack of workers in this department. 
The following were elected for 1907 : — 
Chairman — M. H. Stiles, Doncaster. 
Convener — R. H. Philip, Hull. 
Representative on Executive — H. Moore, Rotherham. 
Representative on Committee of Suggestions — W. West, 
Bradford. 
Other Members — ^J. N. Coombe, Sheffield ; Prof. A. Denny, 
Sheffield; F. W. Mills, Huddersfield ; and Dr. H. C. 
Sorby, Sheffield. 
The Yorkshire Coleoptera Committee reports as 
follows : — During 1906 much work has been done by the various 
members. The excursions have been attended by one or more 
representative members, and most of the species observed 
recorded in the " Naturalist." Amongst these, mention might be 
made of Ancistronycha abdo7ninalis ^ F. , taken at Fewston and 
handed to Mr. W. D. Roebuck. In addition, several interesting 
species have been discovered, viz. : — By Mr. M. L. Thompson, 
Donacia affinis^ Kunz., Aphthona hitescens^ Cyll., Ceuthorrhyn- 
£hideus fioralis^ Payk., at Askern ; Cryptophagiis actitangulus , Gyll., 
at Saltburn ; all but the third of these are new to the county list. 
The occurrence of Nacerdes vielayiura at Filey, and of Coelambtis 
versicolor^ Schal. (in plenty) at Snainton are recorded by Rev. 
W. C. Hey, M.A. 
Much good work has been done in the Headingley district by 
]\Ir. E. W. Morse, who has found several uncommon species : — 
Hydroporus ferrugineus^ Steph., Hydraena pygmcea^ Wat., 
Epurcea angiistula^ Er. , Mycetophagus piceus^ F., Dorcatoma 
