NOCTU^. 69 



Acronycta megacephala JV.V. Askham Bog {IV.F.); 

 Bishop's Wood {T.F. and C.S.) ; Bradford {/.W.C); 

 Bramham {J.Si/i.); Huddersfield (/. F.) ; Pontefract 

 (B.H.) ; Richmond (/ Saug) ; Sheffield {A.D.). 



Acronycta alni L. This species, ahvays considered a great 

 rarity, used to be taken not uncommonly at Scarborough 

 by the late Mr. T. Wilkinson. It has also been taken re- 

 peatedly some years at Edlingtpn Wood near Doncaster, 

 and at Haw Park, near Wakefield, in both of which locali- 

 ties as well as about York I have no doubt it might be 

 taken every season if well worked for. 



The following records will shew its distribution ; — 

 Bishop's Wood {C.S.) ; Bramham, twice on birch {/.S>/i.); 

 Brantingham near Brough {E/it. IV. Int., viii. 195) ; Don- 

 caster ( ]V. IV. and others) ; Edlington Wood {J-H. and 

 others) ; I took a larva there on the upper side of an oak 

 leaf on August 5th, 1882 {G.T.P.) ; Guisborough {IV. 

 Jeffrey, Ent. W. Int., iv. 188) ; Huddersfield, one at sugar 

 by Mr. J. Varley, and one by Mr. F. Dearnley at Norton- 

 thorpe, on June 8th, 1874 ; Leeds, one in 1858 {F. Dates, 

 Ent. W. Int., p. 203) ; Rotherham, in 1876 {/a?nes Floor) ; 

 Scarborough, not uncommon {T. JV.) ; Selby, in 1S78 

 {T.F); Sheffield {A.F>.), one on June 14th, 1874 (/K 

 Sheldon, Entom., vii. 178) ; Wakefield, not very uncommon 

 ( W.T., C. W.R., G.T.P., and others) ; York, not uncom- 

 mon ( W.P.). 



Acronycta ligustri W.V. Local. 



Beverley ! {N.F.D.) ; Bramham {J.Sni.) ; Bramley 

 Fall Wood near Leeds {E.B.); Pontefract {B.H.); Scar- 

 borough \\{T.W.); Sheffield, in old list {A.D.) ; York, not 

 uncommon ( IV.F.). 



The York specimens generally are so different from 

 southern ones that at first sight I quite failed to recognize 

 some shewn to me by Mr. Prest. The large blotch towards 



