GLEANINGS FROM MY NOTEBOOKS 11. 199 



Noctiia depnncta, L. Sparingly at Ninebanks in Northumber- 

 land. 



Tripluena iaiithiiia, Esp. Taken in great plenty both by my 

 friend Baxter and myself near Cookstown, co. Tyrone, at flowers. 



Aplectapraaina, F. Sparingly at Forres and at Ravenswortb, 

 CO. Durham 



Hadena farva, Hb. Apparently very plentiful along the Fife 

 coast, between Dysart and Burntisland. 



Hadena unanimis, Tr. Abundant, but local, throughout 

 Northumberland and Durham, its distribution being restricted 

 by the fact that, unlike most grass-feeders, it feeds on a special 

 grass {Phcdaris arundinacea). The larvae almost always refuse 

 to eat, and therefore die if offered any other grass as a substitute. 



Bryophil'i perla, F. In spite of the total disappearance of 

 lichens, other than in tbe granular immature state, this species 

 still maintains itself in small numbers througbout the Team 

 Valley, N. Durham, in pale typical forms. Very fine melanic 

 green and blue-black forms are common enough on the rocks and 

 cliff.-^ at Kinghom, Fife. 



Acroni/cta leporina, L. Very far from being as rare as sup- 

 posed, and, indeed, often pretty common in N. Durham in the 

 larval condition on alder, birch, and poplar in the Derwent and 

 Team Valleys. Common on birch at Kippen in Stirlingshire and 

 at Forres, 



PortJtesia similis, Fuesl. Once only at Lamesley, N. Durham. 



Cidaria prunata, L. Regarded 51 s rare in the north-eastern 

 counties, but incorrectly, as it has occurred in practically all the 

 old gardens I have worked in Durham and Northumberland. 

 Captured freely at Kinghom, Fifeshire ; at Kippen, Stirling ; and 

 at Forres. 



Ypsipetes ruberata, Fr. Sparingly near Cookstown, Tyrone, 

 and Longh Fea, co. Derry. 



Ypsipetes trifascidta, Bkh. Common enough in the l;irval 

 condition everywhere in E. Tyrone, Forres, and Allendale, 

 Northurnl)erland. Both species are as abundant as ever in their 

 Durham stations. 



Emmelesia unifasciata, Haw. I was greatly amused at 

 Mr. Gardner's remarks on this species, as he did ])recisely what 

 he states that I did in overlooking certain records of Gelechia 

 obsoletella. In his addenda to Mr. Robson's list he himself care- 

 fully mentions my very recent records for Birtley and Killing- 

 worth ! It still occurs at Birtley in small numbers. It was 

 warming at flowers of Bartsia odontites at Cookstown, Tyrone, 

 n late July and early August, 1910. 



Eubolia cervinata, Schifif. Larvae in swarms at Runswick Bay 

 and Staithes in N. Yorks, and less commonly at Seamer. Rather 

 scarce at Kinghom, Fife, on Malva growing near the beach. 



Apocheima hispidaria, F. Very rare at Great Ayton, N. Yorks, 



