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Darlington nearly half a century ago, and can only hope that 

 conclusive evidence that it still occurs in Durham may soon 

 be forthcoming. 



EUPLOGAMUS, Latr. 



14. Euplocamus boleti, Fab. 



Euplocmyws boleti. Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 288. 

 Scardia ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lap., p. 779. 



Stainton says of this species, '' New Forest and Epping 

 Forest, scarce." Meyrick says, " Hants, Essex, [N". Ireland, 

 local and scarce." I took a solitary specimen in 1862 in my 

 own house in Olive Street, Hartlepool. This seems to be a very 

 extraordinary occurrence, and I have no suggestion to make as 

 to the origin of the insect. The house faced the Moor, but 

 that was only a grassy place. The larva feeds in fungus. 



TINEA, Linn. 



15. Tinea rusticella, Hub. 



Tinea rusticella. Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 290. 

 Monopis ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 785. 



A common species generally, the larva feeding on refuse. It 

 is recorded in the "Manual"' both for J^ewcastle-on-Tync and 

 Darlington. Mr. Finlay found it generally distributed about 

 Morpeth, and not uncommon ; Mr, Maling also recorded it in 

 the Transactions for 1875, p. 282. In Durham it is also 

 common. Mr. Corder took it at Sunderland ; Mr. Sang enters 

 it in his diary as being met with at Hell Kettles, near Dar- 

 lington, rather a curious place for an insect whose larva feeds 

 on wool and other refuse. About Hartlepool it is generally 

 common, and Mr. Gardner has taken it in Teesdale also. 



16. T. fulvimitrella, Sodof. 



Tinea fulvimitrella. Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 290. 

 ,, ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 788. 



Not so common as tlie last, but occurring generally throughout 

 both counties. It is recorded from the Old Park, Netherwitton, 



