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MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. 



'■ Molge vulgaris (Smooth Newt). — Skin smooth, ground colour 

 dark brown, with black spots. Belly bright orange, with black spots. 

 Throat light yellow, with black spots. Female — ground colour 

 greenish brown, belly pale yellow (which is continued to end of tail 

 on the under side, as in other species), with small black spots. 

 Summer crests of males unbroken. Length 3-|- in. to 4 in. 



'■Molge palmata (Palmated Newt). — -Skin smooth, ground colour 

 greenish brown, with small black spots. Belly pale yellow, with few 

 black spots. The throat in both sexes is creamy white, and quite free 

 from spots. Female lighter colour than male, characterised by yellow 

 line at base of tail. Summer crests low, dorsal lines very prominent, 

 hind feet of both sexes webbed, much more so in male, which also 

 has truncate tail in summer. Length 2\ in. to 2f in.' 



NOTE—HEMIPTERA. 



Hemiptera-Heteroptera in the Isle of Man. — The following were my 

 captures in September 1887, all in the south near Castletown. Although the 

 number of species is small, the individuals of some swarmed, notably Lygus 

 pratensis and Piestna qiiadrata in their respective habitats. 



Peutatonia verbasci. Lygus kalmii. 



Piezodonis lihiratus. Lygus pastinacce. 



ScolopostetluLS ericetoriim. Lygus cervinus. 



Stygndcoris sabiilosus. Monalocoris filicis. 



Scygnocoris arenarius. ALtorhinus angiilatus. 



Piesjua qiiadrata. Chlamydatus aiiibulans. 



Monanthia cardui. Psallus sajiguineus. 



Acalypta parvitla. Antkocoris nemorum. 



Miris calcaratiis. Antkocoris nemoralis. 



Miris Icevigatus. N'abis ferns. 



Megalocercea. erratica. Nabis riigosus. 



Lygus pabiilinus. Salda saltatoria. 



Lygus pratensis. Velia currens. 



— Jas. Eardley Mason, Alford, Lincolnshire, June 23rd, 1888. 



NO TES—LEPID OF TEE A . 



Lepidoptera near Halifax in 1887. — The only rare captures made in this 

 district last season were three specimens of CymatopJiora ridens and one of Sphinx 

 convolvuli. C. ridens came to light. — G. F. Harding, 4, Back Crib Lane, 

 Halifax, April i6th, 1888. 



Thecla rubi on Barden Moor, Wharfedale. — On Monday, May 21st, 

 I took Thecla mln commonly on Barden Moor. In crossing the moor a few years- 

 ago, on the 7th of May, I took an odd specimen about the same locality, which 

 seemerl to me a strange habitat for this species, but thoughf at the time it had got 

 there by accident. The conditions, however, under which the above specimens 

 were taken this year suggested no otlier alternative than that they had been bred 

 from larvoe fed upon plants on the moor, though a search revealed no plants other 

 than the commoner moorland species. Its presence in any abundance seemed ta 

 be confined to one particular spot, my boxes being filled without moving many 

 paces, and they were evidently fresh out. — E. P.^ P. BUTTERFIEI.D, Wilsden, 

 May 28th, 1888. 



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