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in lanes and woods generally. Both forms are equally 

 plentiful within a good radius around Huddersfield, the 

 small dark form feeding principally I think on bilberry, the 

 other feeding on sallow and many other trees. 



Melanthia rubiginata IKF. Generally common. 



Adel !! (C.S.) ; Askham Bog ( JJ:F.) ; Bishop's Wood 

 {C.S.); Bradford !! (/. IV.C.) ; Bramham ! {J.Sm.) ■ Hud- 

 dersfield {G.T.F.); Pontefract {B.H.) ; Richmond (/. 

 Sang) ; ScsLxhoxongh {/.II.R.) ; Sheffield (.4. Z*.) ; Wake- 

 field (?K 7!). 



Melanthia oceliata L. Common and generally distributed. 

 Askham Bog ( IV.F.) ■ Barnsley {/.H.) ; Bradford ! 

 {J.JV.C); Bramham! {J.Sm.); Harrogate (/.Sang); 

 Huddersfield ! {G.T.F.); Leeds {E.B.); Pontefract 

 {B.H.) ; Richmond (/ Sang) ; Sheffield {A.n.) ; Wake- 

 field {IV.T.). 



Melanthia albicillata L. Fairly distributed and common. 



Bishop's Wood I! {G.T.F.); Bradford {J.W.C); 

 Bramham ! (y.^w.) ; Cudworth near Barnsley {G.T.F.) ; 

 Edlington Wood ! {G.T.F.) ; Ilkley ( W.E. C.) ; Pontefract 

 {B.H.) ; Richmond (/ Sang) ; Scarborough {J.H.R.) ; 

 Sheffield {A.D.) ; Thorner !! {C.S.) ; Wakefield {G.T.F.); 

 Washburn Valley {J.G.) ; WharncUff'e {C.S.); York! 

 {W.F.). 



A very dark form, variety suflTusa Carrington, has 

 been bred by Mr. T. Meldrum of Ripon. 



Melanippe hastata L. Common in several localities among 

 birch. 



Bishop'sWood!( W.E.C.); EdfingtonWood ! (ar.P.); 

 Huddersfield {G.T.F.); New Park Spring Woods, Cud- 

 worth !! {G.T.F.); Scarborough {Stainton's Manual); 

 Sheffield (^.^.) ; Wakefield {IV.T); Wharncliffe ( C. 6: ) ; 

 York {Stainton^s Manual ). 



