NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS. 19 
In the New Forest, from July 31st to September 12th, the 
following species of Orthoptera were observed: —Mecostethus 
grossus, Eictobius panzeri, Steph., Gomphocerus maculatus, Chor- 
thippus parallelus, Zett., Pholidoptera griseoaptera, De Geer, 
Metrioptera brachyptera, Linn., Stauroderus bicolor, Charp., 
Leptophyes punctatissima, Forficula auricularia, Tetrix bipunc- 
tatus, Nemobius sylvestris, Meconema thalassinum, De Geer, 
Omocestus rufipes, Zett., I’. subulatus, O. viridulus, Linn., and 
Labia minor. 
Kingston-on-Thames: 1915. 
NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS. 
STIGMONOTA LEGUMINANA IN THE WICKEN DistRict.—I was so 
fortunate as to discover a locality in which this very rare British 
Tortrix was not uncommon in June last. It frequented hedges of 
very mixed growth, in which, however, I did not see any leguminous 
plant, which, from the habits of its near ralations, S. orobana and 
S. dorsana, one would expect it to feed upon. The imago flew freely 
in the sunshine in the afternoon from about three until six o'clock. 
There are very few records of the occurrence of this species in 
Britain. Barrett says, vol. xi, p. 229: ‘ An exceedingly rare species, 
of which very little is known here. The original specimen in the 
late Mr. H. Doubleday’s collection was said to have been taken in 
Devon ; more recently a few were taken by London collectors in the 
Epping Forest division of Essex; these were of small size, and their 
locality was kept a secret. About the year 1878 Lord Walsingham 
took several specimens of larger size and more striking appearance 
near Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire. I know of no more recent 
captures of this species in these islands.” The late E.G. Meek writes, 
‘H. M. M.,’ vol. iii, p. 163: «I captured several specimens of this 
hitherto undetermined species last June (1866) in Hpping Forest. 
The late John T. Carrington writes, ‘ Entomologist,’ vol. ii; p. 
234, in an article on Loughton: ‘‘ Keeping up this stream brings us 
to a piece of nice flat marshy ground. This is Debden Slade ; 
on the sloping bank to the south is the headquarters, and I believe 
the only known locality for Stigmonota leguminana generally to be 
taken as a unit in a day’s collecting, though odd lucky catches have 
been made by those who have carefully studied its habits.” These 
are the only records of the species in Britain that I am aware ol, but 
it would be interesting to know if it is still to be taken in Epping 
Forest. The majority of specimens I have seen in collections seem 
to have come from that exceedingly capable field entomologist, the 
late William Machin. The only reference to the larva that I am 
aware of is in Hofmann (1908 edition), who states that according 
to Schmidt it feeds upon alder, and according to Disqué it is found 
in November under the bark of beech. From certain of its habits 
that I noticed I suspect that it will prove to be an arboreal feeder. 
It is to be noted that beech is, or was, an abundant tree in its 
