186 PORTLAND LEPIDOPTERA. 



ARGYRESTHIA MENDICA, Haw. Not uncommon. 



PYGM^EELLA, HI). Recorded as " Common," Proc. I., 



62 (C. W. D.), but its food-plant, sallow, is exceed- 

 ingly local. 



GRACILARIID^E, Sta. 



GRACILARIA STJGMATELLA, Fb. Recorded as " Common," Proc. I., 

 62 (C. W. D.), but its food-plant, sallow, is exceed- 

 ingly local. 



,, TRINGIPENNELLA, Zell. Not uncommon. 

 SYRINGELLA, Fb. Common. 



CORISCIUM CUCULIPENNELLUM, Hb. Larva common in cones on privet. 

 ORNIX ANGLICELLA, Sta. Common. 



,, TORQUILELLA, Sta. Larva not uncommon on sloe. 



COLEOPHORIDJE, Sta. 

 COLEOPIIORA FABRICIELLA, VilL A few specimens amongst clover 



near Pennsylvania, July llth, 1890 (N. M. R.), 



also by (E. R. B.), and (C.R.D.) 

 DEAURATELLA, Lien. Recorded Lep. Dorset 1891, p. 64, 



as Rare (C. W. D.) I have taken it on the shore 



of the Fleet at Chickerell. 

 FRISCHELLA, L. ( = meUlotella, Scott). The food 



plant, melilot, extends along the railway on the 



Chesil Beach, and I have taken a few specimens on 



it. Recorded Proc. I., 62, as " very rare." A few 



specimens by Mr. J. C. Dale on July llth, 1831. 



It was at that time supposed to be a different species 



from melilotella. 



NoiE.Gracilaria alchimiella. Scop.l The records of these two species 

 ... . _ \ in Proc. I., 62 (C. W. D.) are 

 semifascia, Haw.J erroneous. 



NOTE. Colcophora alcyonipennella, Kol., is recorded Lep. Dorset, 

 1891, as Rare (C. W. D.) Mr. E. R. Bankes has taken this species on 

 the mainland near Sandsfoot Castle, but Mr. Dale thinks that its 

 occurrence at Portland requires confirmation. 



