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Gymnusa irevicolUs, Pk., is to be found at both localities in Sphagmim 

 growing in the water, and from this wet moss I have taken three of the dark 

 species of Myllmna, but they are not yet determined. 



Evxsthetiis Ixviusndus, Mann., and E. nificapillus, Lac, new records for 

 Cheshire, may be found in both localities in very wet Sphagmim. They are 

 very sluggish, and by tilting the sheet so that the smaller cUhris falls on one 

 side, these species are discovered lurking under fragments that appear to be 

 small for concealment, even of these minute species. 



Ocyusa incrassata, Muls., from moss at the roots of trees in Delamere, and 

 Omalium allardi, Fairm., from a starling's nest at Helsby, are species kindly 

 verified for me by Mr. Champion and Mr. Collins. 



I have made no mention of the many ordinary species to be met witli at 

 these two localities, but I have noticed that the commoner species are generally 

 confined to somewhat dry conditions of the Sphagnum, and the scarcer ones 

 as the gi'oimd becomes more boggy and the moss is wetter.— J. F. Dutton, 

 Brackenhurst, Helsby, Cheshire : October 25th, 1909. 



An early Cumberland specimen of Omalium brevicolle. Thorns. — Lately, when 

 putting away some recent captures of Omalixim, I found an insect standing 

 reversed along with exiguum, Gi-yll., which was noticeably larger than any 

 specimen of exiguum in my short series, and a careful examination at once 

 showed it to be different to that species, especially in the shape of the thorax and 

 punctuation of the elytra. The recently added 0. brevicolle at once occurred to 

 the mind, and on looking up Dr. Joy's description (Ent. Mo. Mag., 1909, pp. 102- 

 103) I found it agreed exactly. Subsequently Mr. Britten and I compared it with 

 the specimen taken by him (from which its occurrence in the British Isles was 

 first established) and the identification was confirmed. The specimen now 

 recorded was taken so long ago as May 18th, 1902, when collecting with 

 Mr. Britten in the Great Salkeld District. My note book mentions the capture 

 on that date of 0. sept ent rionis, Thoms., in abundance in a dead rabbit. The 

 specimen of 0. brevicolle probably came from the same source. — F. H Day, 

 26, Currock Terrace, Carlisle : December 8th, 1909. 



Variability in neuration of two species of Tortricina. — I was at first consider- 

 ably pvizzled by a specimen sent me for identification by Mr. C. Gr. Clutterbuck, 

 of Gloucester, and presenting a combination of structiu-al characters not known 

 to me as found in any European species. Eventually I determined it to be an 

 example of Eucosma immundana, which differed from the normal in having veins 

 7 and 8 stalked in both fore-wings. In order to justify this determination I 

 examined all my specimens of immundana and the closely allied tetraquetrana, 

 and found one example of the former and two of the latter, in which these veins 

 were stalked, bvit in one wing only in each case. The variation is therefore not 

 uncommon in the case of these two species ; and as the character is of generic 

 importance, I desire to place it on record. From a note received from Mr. J. H. 

 Durrant I find that he had also observed a similar instance in crenana. — 

 E. Meteick, Thornhanger, Marlborough: December 10th, 1909. 



