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by Mr. Finlay. Mr. Sang found it at Waskerley. Mr. Gardner 

 has reared it from fungi found in Upper Teesdale, and I have 

 found it in Hezleden Dene also, but not very commonly. 



17. T. lapetzella, Linn. 



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



Tricophaga tapetiella. Meyi'. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 785. 



A generally common species, the larva feeding in a silken 

 tube or gallery. It seems to prefer skins of animals or woollen 

 cloths. Mr. Finlay found it at Meldon Park on rabbit skins 

 rather plentifully. Mr. Maling recorded it "at rest on palings" 

 in the Transactions for 1875, p. 282. Mr. Backhouse got it 

 "in houses, etc.," at Darlington; Mr. Sang found it at Barnard 

 Castle and elsewhere. About Hartlepool I have found it in 

 houses and outside also, particularly near the rubbish accumu- 

 lated at the Ropery. The "Manual" gives both NeAvcastle-on- 

 Tyne and Darlington. 



18. T. arcella, Fab, 



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

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



Meyrick says " England to Durham." The most northerly 

 record I have is that of Mr. Backhouse, who took arcella at 

 Shotley in North-West Durham. It is marked in the " Manual " 

 as occurring at Darlington, and Mr. Sang took it both at Bay- 

 dales and Middleton-one-Row, near that town. Mr. Gardner 

 says, " One specimen in Hezleden Dene." I have also taken 

 one there at rest on a decayed tree trunk. 



19. T. picarella, Linn. 



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

 „ ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 789. 



A very local and scarce species. It is given in the " Manual " 

 as , occurring at "Manchester and Newcastle-on-Tyne," that 

 is, somewhere in the districts around those centres. I have no 

 idea where Mr. "Wailes got his specimens, but probably on the 



