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S. myopiformis. — " Used to be common at Copnor," Portsea Island 

 (Mr. J. J. Moore). 



S. culiciformis. — One, bj a beginner, in Stakes Wood, 1887 ; now in 

 my collection. 



S. ichneumoniformis. — Portsdowu Hill. Not common. 



S. chyysidiformis. — Bred from roots of dock at Southsea, 1885 (Mr. H. 

 Moncreaff ). 



Zyg.enid^. 



Ino stntices. — Some years common in a meadow at Purbrook. 



Zygcsna trifolii. — In the same locality as I. statices, and, like it, rather 

 uncertain in its appearance, but is usually the commoner of the two. It 

 also occurs near Denmead (Mr. King). Var. confluens. — Occasionally at 

 Purbrook. 



Z. JiUpendulcB. — Common. Portsdown Hill ; Cosham ; Eastney ; 

 Browndown. 



101, Mayfield Eoad, Seafield, Gosport, March 12, 1891. 



A PEELIMINAEY LIST OF THE INSECT-FAUNA OF 

 MIDDLESEX. 



Compiled by T. D. A. Cockeeell. 



(Continued from p. 69). 



The following sources of information are additional to those 

 already given : — 



(18.) F. C. Pratt. A MS. list of Coleoptera, taken mostly in 

 South Kensington. 



(19.) B. South. A MS. list of Middlesex PterophoridaB. 



(20.) Alfred Sich. A MS. list of Lepidoptera, taken at 

 Chiswick. 



(21.) A. H. Shepherd. A MS. list of Lepidoptera, taken in 

 the N. and N.W. districts of London, 1865 to 1890. 



(22.) F. A. Walker. A list of the insects of Hampstead, in 

 'Hampstead Hill,' by J. Logan Lobley, 1889. 



Lepidoptera. 

 Ptero;plioricl(B. 



This family, as here constituted, includes as subfamilies 

 ChrysocoridincB (Chrysocorys) , Pterophorince {Pterophorus and 

 allies), and Alucitince (Alucita^= Onieodes). The nomenclature 

 of the group has been much altered of late, but I have preferred 

 to follow the older arrangement in the present paper, not feeling 

 competent to decide how far the proposed changes should be 

 adopted. Most of what is known about the plume-moths of 

 Middlesex is from the investigations of Mr. South. 



Cnairnidopltorus rUododactylus, Fb., '* not uncommon between 

 1874 and 1878 at several places near Mill Hill Station. I have 



