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BOTYD^. 



Eurrhypara urticata, L., everywhere in suitable localities 

 (Vaughan) ; Harefield, fairly common (Wall) ; Bedford Park, on 

 Urtica dioica (Ckll.) ; Isleworth (Fenn) ; Highgate {Shepherd) ; 

 Dalston (Prout). 



Scopula olivalis, Schiff,, everywhere in suitable localities 

 (Vaughan) ; Harefield, very common (Wall) ; Bedford Park 

 (J. W. Horsley) ; Whitton [Rendall) ; Tottenham {Prout). 

 8. prunalis, Schiff.,* everywhere in suitable localities {Vaughan) ; 

 Whitton {Rendall) ; Tufnell Park {Shepherd) ; Tottenham {Prout). 

 S. lutealis, Hb., Whitton {Rendall). 



Botys ruralis, Scop. (= verticalis), everywhere in suitable 

 localities {Vaughan) ; Harefield, very common {Wall) ; Isleworth 

 {Fenn) ; Bedford Park, on Urtica dioica {Ckll.) ; Whitton 

 {Rendall)', Hi^goXQ {Shepherd) . B.fuscalis, Schiff., t Harefield, 

 common {Wall). 



Ehulea samhucalis, Schiff., everywhere in suitable localities 

 {Vaughan); Harefield, taken occasionally (TFaZZ) ; Bedford Park 

 {Fenn) ; Whitton {Rendall) ; Tufnell Park {Shepherd) ; Dalston 

 {Prout) ; [St. John's Wood, common {South)] . 



Spilodes I sticticalis, L., Gray's Inn Gardens, 1880 {Meldola, 

 Entom. 1887, 235). 



Pionea forficalis, L., everywhere in suitable localities 

 {Vaughan) ; Harefield, common {Wall) ; Whitton {Rendall) ; 

 Finchley {Shepherd) ; Dalston {Prout). 



HYDEOOAMPID^. 



Catoclysta lemnata, L. {=lemnalis), Hampstead and Highgate 

 ponds {Vaughan) ; Harefield, abundant {Wall); Finchley {Shep- 

 herd) ; [Kingsbury {South)] . 



Paraponyx stratiotata, L. (= stratiotalis) , Hampstead and 

 Highgate ponds {Vaughan) ; Finchley {Shepherd). 



Hydrocampa nymphceata, L. (== nymphcBalis) , Hampstead and 

 Highgate ponds {Vaughan) ; Harefield, common {Wall) ; Isleworth 

 {Fenn). H. stagnata, Don. (= stagnalis), Hampstead and High- 

 gate ponds [Vaughan); Harefield, abundant {Wall). 



ACENTEOPODID^. 



Acentropus niveus, Oliv., Hampstead Ponds {Knaggs, fide 

 Vaughan ; see also Barrett, Ent. Mo. Mag. 1888, p. 199) ; 

 [St. John's Wood, once taken in a shop in the Abbey Eoad, 

 probably introduced, with watercress or some other aquatic 

 plant, as a larva or pupa {South)] . 



* This has been referred to the genus PJilyctcsnia, Hb. 

 t This belongs to Mr. Warren's genus Opsihotys. 



X It would appear that according to priority this genus should be called 

 Loxostege, Hb. 



