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while eighteen, hitherto only recorded from the Grloucester- 

 shire side, have been found in Somerset. 



Hesperus Actaeon, Abraxas Pantaria, Coremia Quadrifas- 

 ciata, Phibalapterjx Polygrammata, Pionia Margaritalis, and 

 Homoeosoma Nimbella are all, I think, species that have 

 never occurred near Bristol, and should be taken out of 

 the list altogether. 



Melanippe Hastata was, I feel sure, taken several times at 

 Dursley by Mr. Phillips. I also remember a record many 

 years ago of the occurrence of Stilba Anomala in the woods 

 near Weston-super-Mare. Thera Simulata, a reputed species, 

 may probably turn up in the valleys near Stroud, where its 

 food-plant, the juniper, occurs commonly. 



Noctua Dahlii, given in Stanton's Manual as occurring 

 at Bristol, is considered by many entomologists as only a 

 variety of Noctua Festiva ; and additional evidence of the 

 occurrence of Thecla Betulse and Pruni, and several other 

 species, is required to establish their right to be considered 

 Bristol species. 



