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this year’s takings. To this must be added a single specimen of 
Penthina betulaetana taken last year, also a single Hupoecilia atricapi- 
tana, and a solitary Chrosis alcella. . 
The Tinea are equally well represented. Perhaps the most in- 
teresting find has been the Psychid Xysmatodoma melanella, Mr. 
Burrows’ sharp eyes detecting numerous examples of the moth as well 
as the liehen-covered cases of the larva and pupa. This year Mr. 
Burrows successfully reared Diplodoma herminata from a neighbouring 
fence, whilst F'umea casta, Solenobia inconspicuella, and Luffia fer- 
chaultella turned up by the same assiduous search. Ochsenheimeria 
vaculella put in an appearance in the garden, but O. birdella required 
a visit just down the lane, where quantities of goosefoot (Atriplex) 
occurred. This species has the reputation of being very difficult to 
catch and only flying at stated times. Mr. Burrows seems to have 
found it “‘at home” as often as he went for it. In its company he 
secured a fine specimen of the brillant little Tinea argentimaculella. 
Scardia granella were in abundance; Slabophanes ferruginella was 
rare, but five specimens were secured against one last year; Bb. rusti- 
cella was common; Tinea tapetzella was a prize, one each year in the 
outhouses; 7’. lapella, fine large well-marked specimens ; a single very 
small 7. semifulvella, corresponding with a slightly larger specimen in 
1916; Lampronia praelatella was common on the plum hedge in the 
spring; Zncurvaria musculella were common and included a specimen 
I have so far been unable to identify. It is dark, with a long dorsal 
blotch, reminding one forcibly of the true Paedisca solandriana type. 
The Adelas are represented by Nemophora swammerdammella and the 
gorgeous Nematois faseiella. The Swammerdammia turned up strong 
and again require the aid of the genitalia to really satisfactorily deter- 
mine the species, S. combinella, S. caesiella, S. lutarea, finishing with a 
couple of S. pyrella. By the way, we have too many species in our 
lists. Meyrick is right in coupling S. oxyacanthella and S. lutarea, and 
S. caesiella with S. spiniella. The Hyponomeutas produce three 
species, Yponomeuta padellus, H. cagnagellus, and H. evonymellus ; 
whilst the light form of Prays curtisellus turned wp in two specimens. 
Plutella cruciferarum was common, Cerostoma vittella in profusion, with 
some well-marked varieties. Harpipterya aylostella, on the other hand, 
claims a place by reason of one specimen only. The Gelechiidae are 
well represented hut hardly worked out yet, Phibalocera quercana, was 
represented by fine beautifully marked specimens, Depressarias would 
be well represented but occur rather too late for Mr. Burrows’ opera- 
tions. Single specimens of* Depressaria purpurella, D. liturella, and 
examples of D. arenella, D. applanella, D. subpropinquella were taken, 
whilst D. zephyrella appears to be common. The curious little Cla- 
dodes gerronella turned up sparingly, as did examples of Ceratophora 
yufescens ; Oecogenia quadripunctata is evidently much at home and I 
have some very beautiful specimens of this moth; a single example 
only of Harpella geoffrella was taken; Dasycera sulphurella, as one 
might expect, is abundant among rotten wood: a nice series of Oeco- 
phora lunaris, Oe. fuscescens, Oc. fenestrella, Oe. pseudospretella, and single 
examples of each of Oe. umnitella, and Oe. augustella. At the Tinea 
birdella spot Mr. Burrows secured nice specimens of Nannodia herman- 
nella and its satellite N. stipella. One of the most beautiful and 
abundant species was Poecilia albiceps, the rich black and white mark- 
