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of August. It is just like an ordinary specimen with the excep- 

 tion of the left anterior wing, which has a distinct small circular 

 black spot. Is not this an unusual aberration ? This is, I think, 

 the first time this species has been recorded from this district, 

 which is about 2^ miles from Manchester. — A. Steward ; Oak- 

 lands, Eccles, Lancashire, August 30, 1888. 



Heliothis peltigera in Wales. — While staying at Gower, 

 South Wales, this August, I captured two fine specimens of 

 Heliothis peltigera. The rest-harrow, the food-plant of the larva, 

 grows there plentifully. I also took a specimen of Leucania 

 littoralis, besides many common moths. — A. N. Chamberlain ; 

 Highbmy, Moor Green, Birmingham, September 7, 1888. 



Platyptilia gonodactyla, the Second Brood. — I am 

 pleased to record the breeding of the second brood of P. gono- 

 dactyla, from ova obtained by enclosing specimens of the June 

 brood on a growing plant of Tassilago farfara. The larva in its 

 early stages mines the fluffy under sides of the leaves of its food- 

 plant, but afterwards feeds exposed, and finally spins a slight 

 web, generally on the under surface of the leaves, in which it 

 changes to a pupa. — J. W. Tutt; Westcombe Park, S.E. 



[P. farfarella, Zell., is probably referable to the second brood 

 of P. gonodactyla ; see Entom. xviii. 172, where also it is mentioned 

 that Mr. Gregson has recorded (Entom. vi. 427) the history of 

 " a gonodactylus -like insect, from a larva found feeding in a kind 

 of gallery made in, or under, the woolly under side of a coltsfoot- 

 leaf."— R. S.] 



Rare Lepidoptera at Deal. — I am pleased to record the 

 capture of Schnoenobius mucronellus at Deal, — two specimens on 

 June fSOth, and two very fine ones on August 10th. I also took 

 Doryphorella iJalustrella during the first week of August, but this 

 species is exceedingly rare, four good specimens only falling to 

 my net, although I carefully searched for it. Lita blandidella 

 occurred very sparingly, but L. semidecandriella was fairly 

 abundant. A nice series of Melissohlaptes hipunctanus (anelliis) 

 was a welcome addition to my cabinet. I never saw Lithosia 

 pygmaola so large nor dark as they were this year. Crainhus 

 contaminellus was only just appearing when I left on August 19th. 

 Acidalia ochrata was very rare this year, and exceedingly late, as 

 have beau all species since the commeucemeut of June. — J. W. 

 Tutt; Westcombe Park, S.E., September, 1888. 



