130 LEPIDOPTEUA. OF THE ISLE OF PURBECK. 



ring generally in abundance wherever its foodplant Brachypodium 

 pinnatum is found : it is common to both these districts, while 

 Lycotna Adonis and Botys flavalis appear to be confined to the 

 chalk, and Odontia dtntalis to the Kimmeridge Clay. The wooded 

 district remains, as has been said, almost unexplored, but 

 Epund-j' nigra occurs at sugar, whilst Ebulea stachydalis and the 

 rare Pterophoruspunctidactylus are found on Stachys syhatica. 



We take this opportunity of acknowledging the kind assistance 

 of Mr. T. Parmiter, formerly of Kimmeridge, to whom we are 

 indebted for much valuable information with regard to those 

 Macrolepidoptera observed by him in the western parts of the 

 island. 



We regret that owing to the limited space allotted to us no 

 particulars as to the life history of any of the species can be 

 given, but anyone desirous of further information can find it, as 

 well as figures, and descriptions, and synonyms of the species, in 

 the following works among others : Westwood and Humphrey's 

 British Butterflies and Moths] Stainton's Manual of British 

 BI Uerflies and Moths ; Wood's Index Entomologicus ; Newman's 

 Illustrated History of British Butterflies, and Illustrated 

 Natural History of Bntish Moths ; Stainton's Natural History 

 of the Tineina ; Morris' History of British Butterflies and 

 Natural History of British Moths ; Wilkinson's British Tortrices. 



In conclusion it must be stated that the later edition of Double- 

 day's List, as published by Mr. Merrin, of Gloucester, has been 

 followed, as being the one most generally known, though its 

 o-reat imperfections are only too manifest. 



ABBREVIATIONS. The Abbreviations used of the Nomenclntors* names 

 arn HH foU-'WH : -B. Boisduvnl, Ben B^ntl^y, Bje-r. BjVrkander, Bk. Bork- 

 liHiiscn, Bou. Bunhe, Br. Bnimid, C Curtis, Clk. Clerck, D. Duponchel, 

 l)b. Doul)lednv, fit/. Douglas. Don Donovan, E. Esper, Ed. Edl^ston, F. 

 Fabiic:int, Fitch. Dr. F. Fisher, Font. Futster, F. R. Fischer E. Von Koler- 

 stanun, Frr. Frever, Fro. Frolioh, Ftt. Fuessly, G. Gnen^e. Gin. Germar, 

 Go. Go*tze, H Hnrmer. Hey. Hoyden, Hf. Hufnasrel, Hml. Hummel, H. S. 

 H*rri<;h Schaffer, Hw. Haworth, Kol. Kullar, L. Linne, Lch. Leach, Lo. 

 Lo^aii, Ls. La-peyres, Lt. Lntreillc. M. Mnnn, 0. O'-hsenheimer, P. Panzer, 

 S. Snopi>li, S. V. Systcmatisches VerzeiclmifH der Weiner Gusrend, Srlili/. 

 Schlager, Si, Sircotn, Sk. Schrank, S*. Stephens, ^tn. Stainfcon, Tengs. 

 Tenjrstrom, Thnb. Thunberp, Ti. Tischer, Tr. Treitsche, V. Viewear, Va. 

 Vausjhan, Vill. de Villers, Wk. "Wocke, Wlk. Wilkinson, Z. Zeller, Zk. 

 Ziuchen, Ztt. Zetterstedt. 



