50 LEPIDOPTERA OF THE ISLE OF PURBECK. 



admitted this record into his list, he thought 

 on further consideration that it should be 

 omitted as being too doubtful. I agree with 

 him in this view, as the identification of the 

 species of this genus is somewhat difficult. — 

 N. M. Richardson.] 



First Supplement to the " Lepidoptera of the Isle of 

 PuRBECK." Proc, D.F.C., X., 197-213. 



p. 200. Delete Bombycoid.^. Acronycta, Tr. Acronycta 

 tridens, S.V., Corfe. E.R.B. says that this 

 Avas entered on the strength of specimens 

 taken by him which he had thought to be 

 A. tridens, but which he has since identified 

 as only A. psi. 



p. 205. Delete " Dicrorampha Saturnana, G., Kimmeridge 

 coast." 

 ,, 1.8, 9. For " one specimen, which has been identified 

 by Mr. Warren as this rare species, was taken 

 by the author on June 16th, 1884 " read 

 " four specimens, of which one alone was 

 identified by Mr. Warren as this rare species, 

 were taken by the author on June 16th, 

 1884, and many others since." 

 ,, Delete " Dicrorampha Tanaceti, Wlk., Kimmeridge 

 Coast." 



p. 208. Delete " Gelechia Artemisiella, Tr., Swanage coast ; 

 occasionally taken on the downs." The 

 specimens on which the entry was made 

 were merely forms (caught) of G. anthyllidella 

 (recorded Proc, D.F.C., VL, 169) and both 

 E.R.B. and Rev. C. R. Digby are quite sure 

 that they have never taken G. artemisiella 

 in Purbeck. 

 For " Gelechia Affinella, Hw." read " Gelechia 

 Similis, Dgl." This entry was made on the 



