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A. corticea, Hb., South Hampstead, common (Watts) ; Clapton 

 (Bacot). A. nigricans, L., very abundant, Elgin Eoad (Godwin) ; 

 Mill Hill (South) ; Holloway (Shepherd) ; Hammersmith (Me7-a) ; 

 South Hampstead (Watts) ; Chiswick, once (Sich). A. tritici, L., 

 Mill Hill, at sugar (South) ; Chiswick, occasionally (Sich). 

 A. strigula, Thnb., Harefield, one taken, 1887 (Wall). 



Noctua glareosa, Esp., Bishop's Eoad, at sugar, rare (Godwin). 

 N. augur, Fb., Mill Hill, at sugar (South) ; Highgate (Mera) ; 

 Hampstead (TFatts) ; Harefield, common (Wall). N. plecta,L., 

 on lamps, Finchley Eoad ; Willesden (Godioin) ; Mill Hill 

 (South) ; Bedford Park (Miss E. Sharpe) ; Hammersmith (Mera) ; 

 South Hampstead (Watts); Harefield (Wall); Clapton (Bacot). 

 N. c-nigrum, L., on lamps, Finchley Eoad ; Willesden (Godwin) ; 

 Mill (South) ; Hammersmith (Mera) ; Harefield, taken rarely 

 (Wall) ; Clapton (Bacot) ; Chiswick, larva on dock (Sich). 

 iSf. ditrapezium, Bork., Bishop's Wood (Godivin). N. triangulum, 

 Hufn., Bishop's Wood; Kingsbury, Old Oak Common, fairly 

 common at sugar, more so on lamps (Godivhi) ; Mill Hill, at 

 sugar, and larvae on sallow (South) ; Harefield (Wall). N. hrunnea, 

 Fb., Bishop's Wood, common (Godivin) ; Mill Hill (South) ; 

 Highgate (Mera). N. festiva, Fb., Bishop's Wood; Fulham; 

 Old Oak Common (Godivin) ; Mill Hill (South) ; Highgate (Mera) ; 

 Harefield, very common (Wall) ; Chiswick, at sugar (Sich). 

 N. rubi, View., Bishop's Wood {Godivin) ; Mill Hill — in some 

 seasons there are two broods, one appearing in June and the 

 other in August, the individuals in the later brood are more 

 numerous, but smaller in size— (South) ; Hampstead, common 

 (Watts); Harefield, taken rarely (Wall); Stamford Hill and 

 Tottenham dist. (Prout) ; Chiswick, at sugar (Sich). N. umhrosa, 

 Hb., Finchley Eoad; Kilburn [Godwin); Mill Hill (South). 

 N. baia, Fb., Mill Hill, at sugar (South) ; Highgate (Mera) ; 

 Harefield (Wall). N. castanea var. neglecta, Hb., Bishop's 

 Wood, fairly common (Godwin and Shephei^d). N. xanthographa, 

 Fb., generally distributed (Godwin) ; Mill Hill (South) ; Isleworth 

 (Fenn) ; Bedford Park (Miss E. Sharpe) ; Bishop's Wood 

 (Sheijjierd) ; Highgate (Mera) ; Harefield (Wall) ; Clapton 

 (Bacot) ; Chiswick, abundant, larva under stones, &c., in spring, 

 eats Rumex, Poa annua, &c. (Sich). 



Triphcena ianthina, Esp., Bishop's Wood ; Clutterhouse Lane ; 

 Old Oak Common (GocZtfin) ; Mill Hill (South) ; Isleworth (Meyers); 

 Highgate (Mera) ; Harefield (Wall) ; Chiswick, larva in spring 

 (Sich). T.fimhda, L., Bishop's Wood, larvge plentiful; Clutter- 

 house Lane; Old Oak Common, rare (Godwin) ; Mill Hill (South). 

 T. interjecta, Hb., Mill Hill, at sugar and at honey-dew (South) ; 

 Chiswick, occasionally (Sich). T. comes, Hb., generally distri- 

 buted* (Godwin) ; Mill Hill* (South) ; Bedford Park (Miss E. 

 Sharjje) ; Bishop's Wood* (Shepherd) ; Highgate* (Mera) ; South 

 Hampstead (Watts) ; Harefield (Wall) ; Clapton* (Bacot) ; Chiswick, 



* Cited in the MS. list as orhona. 



