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ANERASTIA, Hb. 



43. Anerastia lotella, Hb. 



Anera&tia lotella. Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 168. 

 ,, ,, Leech, Brit. Pyr., p. 87. 



,, „ Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 363. 



Imago. Leech, pi. x., fig. 3. 



Larva. Buck,, vol. ix., pi. clvi., fig. 4. 



An insect only to be found on sandy sea shores, and, so far, 

 only recorded from Hartlepool for these counties. Mr. Meyrick 

 limits its range to Yorkshire, possibly thei-e has been no 

 published record of its occurrence here. It is rather common 

 on the sandhills among marram-grass f Ammophila arenariaj, 

 and I took it among Elymus arenarius in 1891. Mr. Buckler 

 reared it from larvae feeding on marram, but it is known to eat 

 other grasses also. It lives in a silken case or gallery on or 

 below the surface of the sand. I see no reason why it should 

 not occur on the sand dunes of both counties. 



EPHESTIA, Zell. 



49. Ephestia ficulella, Barr. 



Ephestia ficulella. Leech, Brit. Pyr., p. 95. 



„ ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lap., p. 373. 



IiiAGO. Leech, pi. xi., fig. 6. / 



I introduce this species with considerable doubt. The only 

 notice of its occurrence that I have met with is that Mr. Sang 

 records having bred a specimen on 29th June, 1858, from a 

 groicing hazle nut, found at Barnard Castle on 7th October, 

 1857. There is evidently some error, as the larva of Ficulella 

 feeds on dried fruits, figs, currants, &c., and the imago is 

 generally found in wholesale grocers' warehouses. It is a likely 

 species to occur anywhere, and Sang was particularly careful, 

 but there is an error somewhere, and I merely make the record, 

 and leave the correction to the future. The insect was intro- 

 duced to the British list in 1875. 



