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or rather more than one-half, recorded ; one of these, Deile- 

 phila Uvoniica, having been taken off some chalk in a barge 

 near Sittingbourne, should perhaps not be included. 



Of the Sphingidte we have a good number in this district, 

 the best being atropos, larva of which have been taken in a 

 garden in North End ; S. convolvnli, which is remarkable for 

 its predilection for wet clothes, upon which it is often taken ; 

 Clucrocanipn porccllns and elpcnor. 



Of the Sesias, or clearwings, we have but few records, these 

 insects being somewhat misleading in their appearance when 

 flying. 



Cossus lignipcrda seems fairly abundant here, its remarkable 

 larva being occasionally seen. Procris globnlarice is recorded 

 from Lewes, and Zygccna trifolii from Caterham. Of the 

 Lithosias we have eight out of eleven species, and of the 

 genus Arctia, four out of five, fuUginosa and mendica being 

 the best. The larva of Bomhy.x riibi has been taken at 

 Ashburton farm, and qucrcus seems fairly distributed. The 

 last and most beautiful insect of this division, Satuniia carpiiii, 

 is to be taken on the Shirley Hills, often in considerable 

 numbers, where also its larva may be obtained. 



GEOMETRINA. 



In this division we have 285 British species, of which 154, 

 or again rather more than half, have been recorded in this 

 district. The first, Onrapteryx sainbucata, is common, and is 

 a well known and beautiful insect in our gardens, especially 

 near ivy, in the summer evening twilight. Epione apiciaria 

 is recorded from South Park, Reigate ; as also is Pcricallia 

 syriugaria, Hiinera pennaria from West Wickham. Phigalia 

 pilosaria is taken in Croydon, and is also very common in 

 Richmond Park, as is Hispidaria ; in fact out of the six 

 Amphidasidce are recorded from this district. They are early 

 in appearance, and may therefore soon be looked for. Of the 

 genus Boarmia, we have three out of six species, the best 

 being B. consortaria, from West Wickham. Tcphrosia pnnc- 

 tulata is to be taken in Wickham Wood also. 



Of the Emeralds, Genera Geometra, Ncmoria, lodis, Phoro- 

 dcsma and Heniithea we have six out of eight species, and of 

 the genus Ephyra five out of six species. The rare Aventia 

 Jiexuln is recorded from Reigate and Dorking. Fidonia 

 piniaria is to be obtained near the fir plantation of Shirley 

 and Wickham, in abundance ; Scoria dealbata is recorded 

 from Rochester, and Abraxas ulmata from the Ballards, 

 Addington. Pachycncmia hippocastanaria, a good insect, has 

 been taken in abundance on Shirley Hills. 



