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10. Pterophorus baliodactylus, Zell. Very rare. Two 



specimens were taken by my father on White- 

 down, June 10th, 1841. 



11. P. galactadactylus, Hub. Common in the woods, 



June and July. 



12. P. pentadactylus, Linn. Garden Plume. Com- 



mon in the garden, June and July. 

 1. Alucita polydactyla, Hub. Twenty Plume. Com- 

 mon amongst honeysuckle and in houses, from 

 August to May. 



Order VI. DEPTEEA. 



Of this interesting order (which has hitherto been 

 rather neglected in Britain, although a considerable 

 amount of attention has been paid to it on the 

 Continent, as the works of Meigen, Zetterstedt, 

 Schiner, and Eondani bear witness), seven hundred 

 and eighty-seven species have been taken in this 

 parish of the following families : 



Psychodidffi, 7 ; Culicida?, 17; ChironomideB, 51; 

 Tipulidse, 84 ; Rhyphidse, 8 ; Cecidomyidse, 10 ; 

 Mycetophilidse, 47 ; Bibionidse, 21 ; Scenopinidse, 1 ; 

 Sargida3, 14 ; Stratiomydas, 16 ; Acroceridse, 1 ; Bom- 

 bylidaB, 4 ; Tabanidse, 11 ; Eristalidas, 28; Ehingidae, 

 2; SyrphidaB, 49; Pipunculida, 11; Myopida3, 3; 

 Conopidse, 4 ; Asilidse, 7 ; Leptidae, 7 ; Empidse, 39 ; 



