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112. p. favillaceana, Hub. 



Pet'onea favillaceana. Staiut. Man., vol. ii., p. 232. 



,, Wilk. Brit. Tort., p. 170. 



Acalla spotisana. Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 522. 



A common and generally distributed species. According to 

 books, tlie larva feeds on beech, but Mr. Finlay, who was a 

 most careful and painstaking man, found Sponsana "not un- 

 common among maple." Mr. Maling records it, without 

 locality or other note, in the Transactions for 1875, p. 281. 

 It is common in Hezleden Dene, but I have no note of the 

 food. Mr. Barrett tells me the larva is common on hornbeam, 

 but that is very rare in these counties. 



113. P. maccana, Tr. 



Peronea maccana. Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 233. 



„ „ Wilk. Brit. Tort., p. 171. 



Acalla ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 523. 



This is said to occur in Epping Forest, but it appears to be 

 rather a north-western species. Meyrick, right for once, says 

 Lancashire to Eoss. The only record I have of its occurrence 

 here is that Mr. Maling has it in his list in the Transactions for 

 1875, p. 281. These were taken near Hexham in September, 

 and confirm Meyrick's idea of its habitat ; Hexham being in the 

 west of Northumberland. 



114. P. hastiana, Linn. 



Peronea hastiana. Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 233. 



„ ,, Wilk. Brit. Tort., p. 171. 



Acalla ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 521. 



A common and generally distributed species, but I have few 

 records. Mr. Finlay found it not uncommon at the Old Park, 

 Netherwitton, where he bred the insect from larvae in the 

 united leaves of sallow. Mr. Gardner has also bred it from 

 dwarf sallow at Black Hall Bocks and at Cole Hill Wood, both 

 near Hartlepool. It probably occurs in most other places. 



