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ground with his feet." The tail was about 2ft. across from point to point.
The stomach was quite empty, the flesh in good condition, and several of the
country people cooked some of it. Mr. Matthams adds, "We have never
had one here before that we could be sure about, but about 40 years ago a
large fish came ashore here; I did not see it, but made out enough to know
that it was neither a shark nor a black fish."
INSECTA.
HYMENOPTERA.
Sirex juvencus at Brentwood.—I have to record the occurrence of
Sirex juvencus in the County, a good specimen having been brought to me by
Mr. Francis Thorne of this town, who captured it in his drawing-room.—
W. M. W., Brentwood. [The two British specimens of the Hymenop-
terous genus Sirex (gigas and jurencus) are natives of pine woods, but are
occasionally found in towns, like various timber-loving beetles, having been
brought, while in the larval or pupal stages, in the interior of wood intended
as timer or for firing. 5. gigas is not very rare near London, but 5. juvencus
is rarely observed.—Ed.]
LEPIDOPTERA.
Chaerocampa elpenor at Kelvedon.—On July 30th, three fine speci-
mens of the Caterpillar of the Elephant Hawk-moth (Chaerocampa elpenor)
were put into my hands ; they were found by Miss Eunice Watts, on the
banks of the River Blackwater at Kelvedon ; their food-plant being Goose-
grass (Galium aperine).—W. M. W. [Presuming no error of observation
has occurred, the food-plant is new for this species. We have frequently
found the larvae in Essex on other species of Galium, viz., G. mollugo,
G. palustre, G. verum, &c. but never on the goose-grass.— Ed.]
MOLLUSCA.
"The Non-Marine Molluscs of Essex."—Corrections and
Additions.—In my paper on this subject in the last two numbers of the
Essex Naturalist, I regret to say that I forgot to note under Paludestrina
jenkinsi (ante, p. 73) that the first British examples were found in Essex, and
presented to. the British Museum, in the early part of 1889, by Mr. Walter
Crouch, F.Z.S. Mr. Crouch collected them in the ditches in the Becton
Marshes, Barking, and he later exhibited a series at the Meeting of the Essex
Field Club at Theydon Bois, on May 17th, 1890 (vide E.N., vol. iv, p. 128),
Wilfred Mark Webb, Brentwood. [It should be also noted that Mr.
Crouch's Becontree Hundred Collection of Non-Marine Mollusca in the Epping
Forest Museum, contains Dreissensia polymorpha, Pallas, from the River Lea, a
species unrecorded for Essex by Mr. Webb ; and also Hygromia rufescens,
Pennant, from Barking Side.—Ed.
"The Post-Pliocene Non-Marine Mollusca of Essex."—Errata—
In Messrs. Kennard and Woodward's paper in the last part, the following
errors should be noted: —On page 92, line 18 from top, for "Geographical"
read Geological ; on same page, line 10 from bottom, for "Crown'' read Brown.
In the inserted Table of species, Dreissensia polymorpha should have a "+"
affixed to it, as the shell occurs in the Lea River—see note in present part.
This addition will, of course, affect the totals given in the table.—Ed.