248 November, 



very pleased to find larvae of Coleophora ononidella, Mill., and to breed 

 this species. The curious cases with their semi-transparent vping-like 

 flaps are local but very plentiful at Cannes, rather darker in colour than 

 those from Corsica (Moua. Constant informs me that the light coloured 

 cases also occur near Cannes in certain localities), but I have never 

 before been able to rear anything from them. Other notable captures 

 were Nemotois chalcochrysellus, Mn., and Butalis tahidella, Cst. (nee 

 H.-S.), bred from Genista Corsica. 



So many plants belong exclusively to the flora of Corsica, either 

 as named varieties or as distinct species, that the same rule may be 

 expected to prevail among the Phytophagous insects as in the case of 

 PolycJirosis quaggana, Mn. (very common at Corte), Conchylis impurana, 

 Mn., and Pcedisca couleroioana, Dp., of which a variety bred from 

 Teucrium capitatum appears to be so distinct from the typical South 

 European form as almost to require a new special name. Anisotcenia 

 idmana, Hb., found in the Restonica valley seemed to be confined to 

 a space of less than ten yards square, a series of 12 or 14 taken in as 

 many minutes by beating a bramble bush could not by any possibility 

 have fed upon elm, but as the place was very damp these were possibly 

 attached to Rnmmculus ; they show scarcely any variation, but 

 belong to the banded form, and are very strongly marked. 



After visiting Bastia, where time was limited, my Corsican col- 

 lecting was confined to the contents of my bottle-box, in which I was 

 fortunate enough to rear more than 2U0 specimens of various species 

 collected during my short stay. To these and others I may have 

 occasion to refer more fully at some future time. 



Merton Hall, Thetford : 



September, 1896. 



GELECHIA PELIELLA, Tk., AN ENIGMA. 

 BY JOHN HARTLEY DURRANT, F.E.S., Memb. Soc. Ent. de France. 



Stainton figured and described the larva of Qelechia peliella, Tr., 

 in his N. H. Tin., IX, 106-115, PI. IV, 1 (1865), from larvse received 

 from Anton Schmid, found feeding on Bumex acetosella on May 22nd, 

 1859, near Soden. He described it thus : — " Dark chocolate-brown, 

 head and second segment black ; a black plate on the anal segment ; 

 spots minute, shining, black. Very active. Spins webs along the 

 stems of Bumex acetosella.'" {vide Stn., Ent. An., 1860, 144, 154). 

 Warren, Ent. Mo. Mag., XXV, 161 (1888), writes as follows:— 

 " When last spring I found some larvae thus feeding, but pale whitish- 



