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Of the genus Hibeniia, the whole five species are recorded 

 from this district, but of the EupitJiecia, we have very few 

 species, only 13 out of 50. 



DREPANULiC. 



Of six species under this division, we have five recorded 

 from our district. Platyptoyx lacertula taken in Imago and 

 larva stages at West Wickham : P. falcula being fairly 

 common; P. liamula, one only, West Wickham, and CHia' 

 spintila somewhat common, Addiscombe being mentioned as 

 one of its localities. 



PSEUDO BOMBVCES 



Ot these we have recorded 14 species out of 26, but a 

 fifteenth Notodonta cannelita is known to occur at Shirley, 

 which place in fact is perhaps one of the best localities for it in 

 the country. Dicraiiura bifida is recorded from two or three 

 spots. Cerurn Viinila is very common since the introduction 

 of so many poplars ; Stauropns fagi has four records, which 

 is good for so uncommon an insect. The Buff tip, Pygcera 

 bitccpJiala, is rather too common ; its larva attacking willows 

 and similar trees in gardens, by thousands, some years. 



Of the prominents, besides the one alluded to, we have several 

 records of U. Carinelina, U. dictcea and U. dicta-aides, one 

 larva from West Wickham, of U. droinedarius, and one imago 

 of U. ziczac. 



The figure of eight moth Dioloba cernleoccphala is common 

 in the larval form, but although easy enough to rear, some 

 seasons, they are not so at other times, and are known to spin 

 up, but never live to assume the pupal stage. 



We now come to the great division which embraces the 

 night flyers, and in it we have 136 species out of 313, besides 

 two from Hants. The first two, Thyntira derasa and T. batis, 

 and perhaps the most beautiful, have been taken in several 

 spots, although neither is common ; Norwood, Croham, 

 Wickham, and Addiscombe being given as localities. Cvniato- 

 phora flavicornis may be taken near the pine woods, Shirley, 

 in the early spring. Acronycta leporina is recorded from 

 Shirley, also the Lansdowne Road, and the larvae oi A. Aceris 

 is common in this district. A. alni is represented by one 

 larva taken at Reigate and A. rumicis is not rare. 



Of the genus Lencania we have only four out of 15 species, 

 and of the genus Nonagria only one out of five, and this one 

 is represented by a single specimen of U. typlia; taken at North 

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