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at Hartlepool and also at Greatham by Mr. Gardner. Mr. 

 Hodgkinson, too, marks frischella as a West Northumberland 

 insect. Recently the plant (Melilotus officiiialis) has been 

 collected largely hereabouts for the making of "herb beer" 

 and other purposes, and the insect, which was rather common 

 on railway banks, is now much scarcer, though still to be taken 

 where the plant occurs. 



247. G. fabriciella, YiU. 



Coleophora fabriciella. Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 387. 

 ,, ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 645. 



Mr. Hodgkinson reports this insect from "West Northumber- 

 land. I do not know that it has previously been recorded from 

 beyond Durham. The "Manual" gives it as occurring at Dar- 

 lington, where Mr. Sang found it on the railway embankment 

 as recently as June, 1882. 



248. G. anatipennella, Hub. 



Coleophora anatipennella. Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 387. 

 „ ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 651. 



Generally rather common locally. It is given in the ' ' Manual " 

 as occurring both at Newcastle-on-Tyne and at Darlington 

 Mr. Hodgkinson records it among the insects occurring in West 

 Northumberland. The larva appears to feed on various common 

 trees, including blackthorn, so that if it is rare here it is not for 

 need of food ; but I have no other records. 



249. G, albicosta, Haw. 



Coleophora albicosta. Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 388. 



„ „ Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 654. 



A common and generally distributed species, and probably 

 occurring wherever whin is at all plentiful. Mr. Hodgkinson 

 found it in West Northumberland. The " Manual" gives it as 

 occurring regularly both at Newcastle-on-Tyne and at Dar- 

 lington. Mr. Backhouse met with it at St. John's, and Mr. 



