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from the Reigate district, by Mr. Barrett from Haslemere, and many of 

 them are abundant everywhere. That local species N. ditrapezium, Bork., 

 is also recorded by Mr. Barrett from Haslemere, and Major Ficklin states 

 that it has recently been taken in plenty at ' sugar ' in Richmond Park. 

 Mr. Kaye also records it from Wimbledon. N. rhomboidea, Tr., is 

 recorded from Croydon by Mr. Sheldon and N. neglecta occurs at Shirley. 

 Trachea piniperda, Panz., is generally distributed in fir woods. I have 

 found it on the stems of fir trees at Oxshott and Esher. Mr. Briggs has 

 taken it at Wisley; Mr. Barrett records it from Haslemere and Mr. 

 Webb includes it in his Reigate list. Tosniocampa gothica, L. ; T. rubri- 

 cosa, Fb. ; T. instabilis, Esp. ; T. stabilis, View ; T. gracilis, Fb. ; f. 

 mimosa, Fb. ; T. munda, Esp., and T. cruda, Tr., all occur at Haslemere 

 and in the Reigate district and most of them are generally distributed. 

 Mr. Kaye records T. populeti, Fb., from Worcester Park and Wimbledon, 

 and the local T. leucographa, Hb., has been recorded from Leith Hill. 

 Mr. Barrett includes it in his Haslemere list, and Mr. Briggs informs 

 me that it formerly occurred on Wimbledon Common. Orthosia suspecta, 

 Hb., is generally a scarce species in the south, but Mr. Kaye records it 

 from Wimbledon and Dulwich, and Major Ficklin reports it as occurring 

 in plenty in Richmond Park in the same locality as Noctua ditrapezium. 

 Mr. Webb also includes it with Orthosia upsilon, Bork. ; O. lota, Clerck, 

 and O. macilenta, Hb., in his list of species found near Reigate. The 

 two species last mentioned, O. lota and O. macilenta, are generally 

 distributed and often abundant at ' sugar ' and ivy bloom. Anchocelis 

 rufina, L. ; A. pistacina, Fb., and A. litura, L., are generally distributed 

 and often abundant. A. lunosa, Haw., is not an uncommon species, but 

 is not in my experience quite as abundant as A. pistacina and A. litura, 

 Cerastis vaccinii, L., and C. spadicea, Hb., are both generally distributed 

 and often common, especially in the metropolitan district. Scopelosoma 

 satellitia, L., is also usually abundant everywhere. Dasycampa rubiginea, 

 Fb., is a scarce species, but is reported from Haslemere by Mr. Barrett, 

 from Reigate by Mr. Webb, and it has also been recorded from Box 

 Hill, Mickleham and Norbury Park. Oporina croceago, Fb., is not 

 common, but has been taken at Haslemere, Box Hill and Reigate. The 

 beautiful species of the genus Xanthia X. citrago, L. ; X. cerago, Fb. ; 

 X. si/ago, Hb. ; X. aurago, Hb. ; X. gi/vago, Esp., and X. ferruginea, Esp. 

 all occur in the county and most of them are generally distributed, 

 but X. aurago is very local and X. gilvago is usually a scarce species. 

 Major Ficklin reports the last-named as having been common of late 

 years at ' sugar ' in gardens about Kingston Hill and Surbiton. Mr. 

 Kaye has taken it at Worcester Park and Mr. Hewat and I have taken 

 it at Surbiton. With the exception of X. aurago which occurs at Horsley 

 and that great rarity, X, ocellaris, which has been taken two or three 

 times in Surrey, all the species of the genus can be taken about Claygate, 

 Surbiton and on Wimbledon Common. Cirrhcedia xerampelina, Hb., is 

 generally rare in the county, but Mr. Webb records it from the Reigate 

 district and Mr. Hewat says he has taken it in Surbiton. Tethea subtusa, 



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