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beyond its range. The nearest locality on this side of the 

 island that I know of is York, which is quite a hundred miles 

 south of Corbridge. The insect appears to occur at Carlisle. 

 Its appearance at Corbridge is therefore in harmony with 

 its range on the west, and the district in the upper ranges of 

 the Tyne is also suitable for it. Still it is desirable to have 

 the record confirmed, as it may be an error for Nemoralis. 

 Barhalis is a wood insect, the larva feeding on birch catkins 

 and on oak. It should be looked for in the perfect state from 

 June to August. This species and the next were accidentally 

 omitted from volume i., where Mr. Barrett's arrangement was 

 followed. 



4. H. nemoralis, Fab. Small Fan-foot. 



Herminia nemoralis. Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 131. 



,, grisealis. Barr. Lep. Brit. Is., vol. vi., p. 298. 



ZMithoclagna ,, Leech, Brit. Pyr., p. 2. 



jEthia nemoralis. Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 148. 



Imago. Leech, pi. i., fig, 1. 



Labva. Buck., vol. ix., pi. cxlviii., fig. 8. 



Mr. Meyrick limits the northward range of this species to 

 York, but it certainly extends much further, and is no doubt 

 common in all the woods and denes of both our counties. It 

 is recorded for Newcastle, Meldon Park, &c., in 1834 in 

 Stephens' Illustrations (Haustellata, vol. iv., p. 17). Mr. 

 Finlay found it still in Meldon Park, and generally common in 

 that neighbourhood. I have taken it freely in Castle Eden 

 Dene, often sitting exposed on the upper side of the low 

 herbage. It is equally common in Hezleden Dene. Leech 

 says the larvae feed on oak ; Meyrick " Sistjmbrium, &c." ; Mr. 

 Doubled ay found a larva on willow ; and Mr. Buckler reared 

 the species on Polygonum aviculare (knot grass). I have never 

 reared it, but feel certain it occurs on low plants. 



