MACROLEPIDOPTERA OF THE CHESTER DISTRICT. 81 
GEOMETRINA—Continued. 
Numeria pulveraria. Scarce, Claughton; Tranmere; Rock 
Ferry ; Eastham Wood; Ness. Newton Lane, Chester. 
Holywell. Colwyn. E. 
Mesia Belgiaria. Scarce, Bidston Hill. Loggerheads. 
Selidosema plumaria. Birkenhead (Stainton’s Manual.) 
Fidonia atomaria. Haddon Wood, Ness.  Bagillt. Cwm 
Mountain (/.A.) Peckforton (Day.) Fawnog nr. 
Colwyn. E. 
, finiaria. Fir woods of Bidston, Prenton, Stourton, Ness 
and Burton. Llyn Helig. Cwm Mtn. Delamere (Z.) 
Loggerheads. E. 
Aspilates sacraria. Scarce—Ness. 
,, citraria. Delamere (Z.) 
Abraxas Grossulariata. Very common, but rarely a serious pest. 
,, Olmata. Generally distributed throughout the western 
part of the district, and not uncommon. 
Ligdia adustata. Colwyn Bay, 1884. 
Lomaspilis marginata. Common. 
Hibernia rupicaprarta. Wirral. Chester (Day). Delamere. E. 
,, leucophearia. Prenton, Eastham, and Patrick (nr. Brom- 
borough Mills) woods; scarce at Ness and Pudding- 
ton. Delamere—com. 
» @urantiaria. Scarce. Denhall. Puddington. E. 
», progemmaria. Wirral. Chester. Delamere. E. 
» defoliaria. Rather scarce—Bidston ; Upton; Birkenhead ; 
Eastham Wood; Ledsham. E. 
Anisopteryx escularia. Wirral. Chester. Delamere. E. 
Cheimatobia brumata. Very common. 
Oporabia dilutata. Tranmere; Puddington. Chester. Holy- 
well (F.4.) E. 
,, jiligrammaria. Bidston Hill (4/.) Loggerheads. 
Larentia didymata. Common. 
, multistrigaria. Wallasey; Bidston; Burton. Colwyn. E 
,, c@stata. Moel Fammau. Cwm Mountain. Loggerheads. 
», olivaria. Bidston (AZ.) 
» marta. Common. 
Emmelesia afinitata. Wirral. Holywell. Cwm Mountain. Llyn 
Helig. E. 
», alchemillata. Patrick Wood nr. Bromborough Mill (AZ.) 
Puddington. Chester (?) Loggerheads. Colwyn. E. 
», abulata. Common. 
», decolorata. Wirral. Chester. Holywell. Loggerheads. 
Colwyn. E. 
», unifasciata. Scarce, Wallasey Sandhills (4V. Cooke.) 
Eupithecia venosata. Denhall—1 specimen. Hilbre Island, 
common on Silene maritima (W.G.) Colwyn—rather 
common. 
» Uinariata. Bidston; Tranmere. Colwyn. 
», pulchellata. Prenton Mount Wood; Rock Ferry; Ness; 
Burton, E. 
