120 The entomologist. 



Af/riojns aprilina. Common in the south, but Rev. R. H, Fuller has 

 only four records at Balcewell, and Mr. Hooke three at Eckhagton. 



Euplexia lucipara. Common in southern and central districts. 



Phlogophora meticulosa. Abundant everywhere. 



Aplecta prasina, Fb., = herbida, Hb. Occasionally south of Bake- 

 well. — A. occulta. Once at Drakelow (G-. Baker). Three at sugar at 

 Bretby, 1881 (T. Gibbs). Also recorded by Rev. G. A. Smallwood and 

 Mr. J. Hill. — A. nebulosa. Common south. 



Hadcna adiista. Frequent at Bakewell. Willington. — H. protca. 

 Fairly common. — H. gJauca. Wirksworth (Mr. Hill), — H. dentina. 

 Common. — H. trifolii, Rott., = clienopodii, Fb. Stapenhill. — H. dis- 

 simiUs, Kn., = suasa, Bork. Repton Shrubs, Derby, and Barrow. — 

 H. olcracca. Common in the south of the county. — H . pisi. Bretby, 

 Repton, Little Eaton. — 11. thalassina. Common south, rarer north. 



Xylucampa areola, ^s]}., =^ lithoriza, Bork. On sallow blossoms 

 (W. Garneysj. 



Calocampa vetusta. Bretby. — C. exoleta. Willington, Bretby, and 

 Barrow. — C. solidaginis. Recorded once (Rev. R. H. Fuller). Also 

 recorded by Mr. Hill. 



Asteroscopus sphinx, Hufn., = casdnea, Hb. On lamps on Burton 

 Bridge (E. Brown). Larvas at Bretby (Rev. C. F. Thornewill). 



Cucullla verbasci. Ticknall, Derby, and Newton Solney. — C. chamo- 

 millxB. Larvae at Willington (W. Garneys). — C, umbratlca. Common. 



Gonoptera libatrix. Abundant south, occasionally north. 



Habrostola tripartita, }luhi.,==urtica;, Hb. Common. — H. triplasia. 

 Common south, frequent at Bakewcll. 



Flusia chrijsitls. Common everywhere. — P. festucce. Derby and 

 Barrow. — P. iota. Common. — P. pulchrina. Common everywhere in 

 the county. — P. (jamma. Common throughout. — P. interrogationis. 

 Records exist of its occurrence in Derbyshire (Newman). 



Anarta vujrtilli. Breadsall. 



Heliaca tenebrata, Scop., — arbutl, Fb. Barrow and Breadsall. 



Heliothis dipsaccus. Once at Breadsall (G. Baker). 



Chariclea iimbra, Huin.,:^viargi7iata, Fb. Breadsall. 



Phytometra viridaria, Clerck., =r.(Bnea, Hb. Derby and Bakewell. 



Euclidia mi. Dovedale. 



Brephos parthenias. Repton Shrubs. Reported (Rev. R. H. Fuller). 



(To be continued.) 



NOTES ON THE SYNONYMY OF NOCTUID MOTHS. 

 By Aethur G. Butlek, Ph.D., F.L.S., &c. 



(Continued from vol. xxvii. p. 2G7.) 



Poaphila vinculum. 

 ^ Phurys vinculum, Guenee, Noct. 3, p. 504, n. 1758 (1852). 

 <? P. lima, Guenee, I.e., n. 1759 (1852). 

 3" Poaphila ohversa, Walker, Lep. Het. xiv. p. 1473, n. 14 (1857). 

 i? P. dissocians. Walker, I.e., p. 1477, n. 23 (1857). 



