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palustrella, Dougl., D. lutukntella, Zell, Z>. oblitella, Dbl., 

 Z). mwosa, Miihlig, and Z). quaestionella, H.-S. ; Ceratophora 

 rufescens, Haw., and (7. inornatella, Dougl., and Cladodes 

 gerronella, Zell., most of which may be found in Wicken Fen, 

 where also Parasia lappella, L., and P. metzneriella, Sta., occur. 

 Oecopkora minutella, L., and 00. unitella, Hb., are with others 

 beaten from thatch at Wicken ; Oe. fulviguttella, Zell., is 

 common in the Fen. Cataplecticafarreni, "Walsm., discovered, 

 as new to science, by the writer in 1892, is generally abundant 

 in Cherryhinton chalk-pit, and occurs also on other parts of 

 the chalk among its food plant Pastinaca sativa. Oecogenia 

 quadripunctata, Haw., was taken in Cambridge by Mr F. 

 Bond("Fenland" list). Butalis chenopodiella, Hb., and Acro- 

 lepia granitella, Tr., have both been taken near Cambridge, 

 but the writer has failed to find them; he has found A. 

 pygmaeana, Haw., however in some abundance. Glyphipteryx 

 thrasonella, Scop., G. cladiella, Sta., and G. forsterella, Fb., 

 occur at Wicken. Aechmia dentella, Zell., is sometimes common 

 near Cambridge. Gracillaria imperialella, Mann, is sometimes 

 plentiful at Wicken, where G. auroguttella, St., has also been 

 taken, and the writer has found G. omissella, Dougl., abundant 

 near Linton. Ornix avellanella, Sta., and 0. guttea, Haw., 

 occur at Cambridge, and 0. fagivora among the beeches on 

 the Gogmagogs. Of the many species of Coleophora may be 

 mentioned C. fabriciella, Vill., (7. melilotella, Scott, C. troglo- 

 dytella, Dup., C. apicella, Sta., and C. palliatella, Zinc., 

 occurring in the Fens, and C. alcyonipennella, Kol., C. sicci- 

 folia, Sta., C. lixella, Zell., and C. laricella, Hb. near Cambridge. 

 In 1892 the writer found the local and beautiful Stathmo- 

 poda pedella, L., in fair numbers in Chippenham Fen, but the 

 alder bushes it frequented were destroyed and only odd speci- 

 mens have been taken since. Cosmopteryx lienigiella, Zell. 

 is fairly common in Wicken and Chippenham Fens, and C. 

 orickalcea, Zell., less common, and only in Wicken Fen. 

 Chauliodus illigerellus, Hb. occurs plentifully in the Fens, 

 and C. chaerophyllellus, Goze, is sometimes abundant, and in 



