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LASIOCAMPID&. 
MALACOSOMA, Auriy. 
77. M. neustria, L. South Carnarvonshire appears to be the 
only locality in the district where the species is 
common. Recorded sparingly from Wirral, Flintshire, 
and Denbighshire. 
C.—Upton Valley and Ness (W.Z.); Chester, at e.l., 
twice only (Do.); Hoylake (W. Johnson in £.Z.); West 
Kirby (C. S. Gregson in £.Z.) 
F.— Overton, s. (Pe.) 
D.—Colwyn (W.Z.) 
Car.—Near Conway (W.G.); 1., v.c. on south coast 
1900 (J., Da.) 
TRICHIURA, Stph. 
78. T. crategi, L. Very rare. The few records are all in 
Cheshire. 
C.—*Reared from larva found at ’Saighton, near 
Chester, by Miss H. Smith, Hampton Lodge, Chester” 
(W.L.); Aldford, near Chester, one at light 1900 (N.); 
Edge, near Malpas, at light, r. (F.H.W.D.) 
PCECILOCAMPA, Stph, 
79. P. populi, lL. Of general occurrence. 
C.—Bidston( W.Z.); Ashton-on-Mersey, at light (Stb); 
c. some years at gas lamps north Birkenhead (Pr.); 
Bowdon, n.c. (Tp.); Knutsford, o. (Da.); Delamere, 1. 
(J.); Pettypool Wood, 1. (Co.); White Hall, Tarporley, 
several at e.1. 1900 (Stk.); Chester (Da., N.); ditto, six 
at e.l. 1898 (Do.); ditto, c. at e.l. and gas lamps (A.) 
F.—Loggerheads (W.Z.); Cwm, near Rhyl, o. (Pe.) 
D.—Colwyn Bay, 1.,c. (N.); Ruthin (Allen in Enz. 
A eC ELL, Ps £5): 
Car.—Bettws-y-Coed (W.Z.); near Conway (W.G.) 
ERIOGASTER, Gem. 
80. E. lanestris, LL. Rather local; not recorded from EK. Cheshire. 
C.—Upton, near Birkenhead and Chester (W.Z.); 
near West Kirby (Da.); bred from Tranmere, Prenton, 
and Parkgate (W.G.); ‘‘ Thingwall and Wallasey, not so 
c. as in former years. I took a variety in Feb. 1899, at 
night, off hawthorn twig at Wallasey, now in Mr. Capper’s 
collection” (Pr.); Delamere, 1. fairly c.(H.); Burleydam, 
1. 1900 (Th.); Chester, 1., 0.4. on hawthorn on south side 
(N.); only seen as nests of 1. on south of Chester, as far 
as Lache Hye (A.) 
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