18 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



A PRELIMINARY LIST OF THE LEPIDOPTERA OF 



MALTA. 

 By Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher, R.N., F.E.S. 



(Concluded from vol. xxxvii. p. 319.) 



2429. T. parva, Hb. — Common ; occurs in June and October, and 

 probably throughout the summer. A specimen taken on October Gtli , 

 1903, is ab. rubs facta, Mab. 



2490. Emmelia (Erotyla) trabealis, Sc. (sulphuralis, Linn.). — Not 

 common. Marsa ; May lGtb, 1901, and June 7th, 1902. 



2557. Plusia cJialcytes, Esp. One specimen ; at light ; October 

 11th, 1903. 



2562. P. gamma, Linn. — Common from March onwards. 



2583. Metoptria rjnonogramma, Hb. — Common, but very local. 

 Occurs in grassy places in the wieds in April and May. Birzebbugia 

 (Mathew) ; Wied Kratal ; Mnaidra. 



2818. Hypena obsitalis, Hb. — Common in shady places and caves 

 from May to October. The variation is very great. 



2820. H. lividalis, Hb. — Not common. May 24th, 1902, and 

 November 14th, 1903. 



2897. Eucrostes indigenata, Yill. — One specimen ; October 11th, 1902, 



2971. Acidalia asellaria, H.S.— '« 28th March, 1891 " (dela Garde). 

 I have a specimen, beaten from carouba May 24th, 1902, which I doubt- 

 fully refer to this species. 



2983. A. virgularia, Hb. — " Male, pale form (var. australis, Zell.) ; 

 May 1898 (is not this rather early for ' gen. aest. ?'), Mathew's coll." 

 (Prout, Entom. xxxvi. p. 204.) 



3032. A. (Idaa) filieata, Hb. — One specimen; May 16th, 1901. 



3143. Tthodometra (Sterrha) sacraria, Linn. — Common from April 

 to October. 



3220. Anaitis plagiata, Linn. — Common from February to October. 



3340. Larentia salicata, Hb. Yenusia sp. (de la Garde). Common 

 in February and March. Maltese specimens rather incline to var. 

 ablutaria, Bdv. 



3344. L. jiuctnata, Linn. — "Female, dated 3rd March, 1897; an 

 extremely interesting aberration, the markings being all excessively 

 weak, notwithstanding that the specimen is in immaculately perfect 

 condition — Mathew's Coll." (Prout, Entom. xxxvi. p. 204.) 



3481. L. {Camptogramma) UUneata, Linn. — Common in March and 

 April. Boschetto, Zurrico, &c. ; beaten out of ivy, &c. (Mathew). 



3658. Tephroclystia pumilata, Hb. — Common ; February to June. 

 Maltese examples seem intermediate between the northern form and 

 var. tempe&tivata, Z. 



3948. Gnophos variegata, Dup. — Not uncommon in the early spring. 

 This species is beautifully protected by its coloration when at rest on 

 the rocky sides of the wieds. 



4075. Aspilates gilvaria, Fb. — Mr. Mathew [in litt.) informs me of 

 the occurrence of this species. 



4077. A. ochrearia, Rossi, (citraria, Hb.). — Common from March 

 to May. 



