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*2447. Chrysomela orichalcia, Miill. {lajnina, F.), var. 



hobsoni, Steph. 

 Very local and rare. In August, 1904, I took a 

 nice series on the Wear at South Hylton. They 

 occurred from under decaying hemlock leaves lying 

 close to the ground in a certain favoured spot 

 scarcely four yards in extent, and amongst those I 

 took there was not a single example of the type 

 orichalcia. All but one answered to Stephens' (Man. 

 Brit. Col., iii., p. 310, and Man., iv., 343), and 

 Canon Fowler's (Brit. Col., iv,, p. 305, pi. 131, fig. 4) 

 description of the var. hobsoni. The solitary excep- 

 tion, a $ , was, in comparison, much larger, and was 

 of a dull unicolorous purple ; the var. hobsoni i^Q>%%t?>s,- 

 ing aeneus pitchy or brown-black elytra, the thorax 

 of most being smooth and brassy. 



Recorded by Canon Fowler from Manchester; in 

 abundance (Stephens), Crohamhurst, Surrey; and 

 Honington (Power). 



24732/. Phyllodecta vitellincB, L. 



The rare blue variety not uncommon at Winlaton 

 Mill. Spring and autumn. 



*2484. Lochmcea suturalis, Th. 



Though not recorded by Bold, this is, I believe, 

 common on all our moorlands. 



**2484Z/. L. suturalis, Th., var. nigrita, Weise. 



On April loth, 1903, Mr. David Rosie, Newcastle, 

 sent me a few very dark examples of suturalis taken 

 at Prestwick Carr, one of which I think must be 

 referred to L. suturalis, Th., var. fiigrita, Weise, 

 described by Mr. Tomlin in the Ento. Mo. Mag., 

 August, 1904. 



2486. Galerucella viburni, Pk. 



On guelder rose bushes, and sometimes, when in 

 contact with guelders, on hazel. Winlaton Mill and 

 Gibside. September and October. 



