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Batrachedra prczangusta. One, Luffhess, 2ist August 1892. 



Chaiiliodus chtzrophyllellus. Not uncommon ; Braid, pth May ; 

 Inverkeithing, nth April; Biel, 3rd October; East Wemyss, 

 1 2th August. 



* Laverna lacteella. One, Newpark, iyth July; one, Aberlady, loth 

 July 1895, and another iyth August 1896. * L. ochraceella. 

 A dozen, Longniddry Links, at roots of rushes on ditch side, 

 2nd July 1895. L. atra ( - hellerella). One, Aberlady, loth 

 July 1895. 



Elachista apidpunctdla and E. albifrontella. Both quite common, 

 especially about midsummer. E. atricomella. Bavelaw Moss, 

 Selms Moor, Fushiebridge, June and July. E. luticomella. 

 By Braid Burn, past Greenbank, 3oth June 1895. E. 

 dnereopunddla. Two, Drumshoreland, ist June 1895. *E. 

 stabildla. Greenbank, 3rd June; Buckstone, i;th October, 

 1895. E. nigrella. Near Colinton, iyth July 1893; Kirk- 

 newton, June 1895. *E. subnigrdla. Arthur's Seat, 2yth 

 April 1893; Kirknewton, 28th May; Merchiston, abundant 

 about sallows, 3oth May, 1895. *E. Intmilis. One, Kings- 

 knowe, i5th June 1895. E. obscurella. Not uncommon; a 

 few, Drumshoreland, Newpark, Westbarns, etc. Specimens of 

 a pale, dirty white form of this species ? were taken at Loganlee 

 and Kirknewton in May 1895. E. rhyndiosporella. Bavelaw 

 Moss, a good many, 24th June 1895. E. triatomea. A few, 

 Longniddry Links, 2nd July; also at Winton, 4th July 1895. 

 E. rufodnerea. Kames, gth May; Kirknewton, 28th May; 

 Drumshoreland, ist June. E. argentella (-cygnipcnndla}. 

 Very common. 



Tischeria complandla. Fairly common, Aberfoyle, 23rd May. 



Lithocolletis pomifoliella and querdfolieUa. Both very common. Z. 

 fagindla. Dreghorn, Aberlady, etc. L. spinoldla. Near 

 Kirknewton, Bowhouse, Winton, on sallows, June and July. 

 L. scopariella. Braid, Roslin, Ormiston, on broom. 



Lyonetia derckella. Fairly common in garden at Tynefield, East 

 Lothian, August 1894. 



Cemiostoma spartifolidla. Dreghorn, Roslin, Ormiston, July, on 

 broom. C. sdtella. Larv?e (from which I obtained specimens 

 of the moth) very abundant in leaves of apple and pear, Aber- 

 lady, July 1895. 



'Opostega crepusculella. One, Luffness Marsh, loth July; another, 

 22nd August 1895. 



Bucculatrix nigricomella ( = aurimaculella). Pettycur, common, 6th 

 June; Manuel, isth June; Kingsknowe Quarry, i5th June. 

 *B. cristatdla, Pettycur, a few, 8th August 1894. 



