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times we are passing through, but if time had been available the 

 prospect of success was not very promising up in this district owing to 

 the persistently cold and sunless weather that prevailed throughout the 

 season, the most noticeable feature being the very late appearance of 

 many of the species. The first species noted, Tinea pallescentella, was 

 taken about some munition works in May, and later they were noticed 

 coming out of joints of some boarding that had been filled up with dust 

 in which the larvae had probably fed up and pupated. A visit to the 

 locality for which I have previously recorded Stifpnonota dormua (in 

 [Ent. Record) on May 20th, found a few freshly out and flying 

 between 4.30 and 6 p.m. (new time). Out of about two dozen specimens 

 taken there were four aberrations, all males. 



1. Right wing with dorsal blotch much smaller than usual and 

 divided into two parts. Left wing with only a small white dot in place 

 of dorsal blotch. 



2. Dorsal blotches very much reduced and not touching hind 

 margin. 



8. Eight wing dorsal blotch small divided into two parts, the lower 

 part simply a dot on the hind margin. Left wing dorsal blotch much 

 reduced in size and not touching hind margin. 



4. Right wing dorsal blotch much reduced in both width and 

 length. Left wing dorsal blotch divided into two dots, lower one on 

 hind margin. 



Only one female was taken. Other species noticed on this date were 

 Clepsis rKSticana fairly freely, Plioxopteryx Inndana, Elachhta rnfucvnerea, 

 and a worn specimen of Peronea ferrugana beaten out of oak. 



Coccyx strobilella was bred fairly freely from some spruce cones on 

 and about May 21st, also during the month Lithocolletis nicellii from 

 hazel and L. frdlicJdella from alder. On the 26th a specimen of 

 Gelechia aethiops was taken on the moors and Cnephasia politana, 

 Anticlea derivata, and a few Lithocolletis faginella, the latter about beech. 



On July 16th, Zanclognatlia yrisealis, Aryyrotoxa conwaydna, 

 Stiymonota co7iiferana among firs, were taken on the moors, where 

 Aryyresthia atmoriella and Coleophora laricella occurred fairly freely. 

 A few Hydrocauipa staynalis, including two specimens of a pale form, 

 and LI . iiywphaealis were taken about some ponds on the same date. 

 Noticing a male ISiemeophila plantaginis suddenly .stop its wild flight on 

 the moors in the late afternoon of the 22nd, I investigated the place 

 and found that it had located a partner and immediately copulated. 

 AryyreRtkia dilectella occurred freely about some Juniper bushes in the 

 garden about the end of the month. Other species noticed about the 

 same time v^?ere Eubulea crocealis evidently feeding on the garden hiula 

 glandulom, Argyrolepjia badiana, Spilonota roborana, Sciaphila pasciiana, 

 Dictyopteryx forskaleana, Batndes angustiorana flying freely in the early 

 evening about Yews. In another locality within a mile of the garden 

 Cerotophora rujescens, Elaclmta ceriisella, E. biatouiae and Opostega 

 salicella occurred. Dichrorampha petiverella was met with fairly freely 

 in a locality in South Durham on August 3rd, about Achillea viillefolium, 

 some being in cop. about 6 p.m. (the time I have frequently noticed 

 D. herbosana). Other species noticed in this locality were D. herbomna,. 

 Eiipoecilia vectisana and Elachi>ita argentella [cygnipennella). On 

 August 9th, Coccyx nanana was flying freely about some fancy spruce 

 in the garden in early evening, a species hardly expected in a town. 



