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as being taken there commonly, and Mr. Bang's diary has 

 various entries of its occurrence in August from 1853 down to 

 1878. 1^0 one else appears to have met with the species. 



80. C. nemorella, Linn. 



Cerostoma nemorella. Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 315. 

 ,, ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 699. 



Another rather local species, but fairly well distributed here. 

 The earliest notice of its occurrence that I have seen is in 

 Stephens' Illustrations, vol. 4, p. 17, where Mr. Wailes records 

 it from jS'ewcastle and Meldon Park. Mr. Finlay reports it as 

 being scarce in Coal Law Wood. Mr. Maling recorded it in the 

 Transactions for 1875 as beaten from honeysuckle. Mr. Sang 

 took it at Castle Eden at dates from 1854 to 1859, and Mr. 

 Gardner says it occurs in Hezleden Dene, but is not common 

 there. The "Manual" gives it as occurring at Darlington, 

 but if the insects referred to are Mr. Bang's captures they were 

 obtained at Castle Eden. 



81. G. xylostella, Linn. 



Cerostoma xylostella. Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 315. 

 ,, ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 698. 



A common and generally distributed species. The " Manual" 

 gives it as occurring commonly at Newcastle-on-Tyne, and 

 abundant at Darlington. Mr. Finlay found it over all his 

 district, and always common. Mr. Maling recorded it in the 

 Transactions for 1875, p. 282, as beaten from honeysuckle in 

 August. Mr. Backhouse took it at Shotley, St. John's, etc. 

 It is also very common in Castle Eden and Hezleden Dene. 



ORTHOT^ELIA, Steph. 



82. Orthotaelia sparganella, Thunb. 



Orthotcelia sparganella, Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 318. 

 „ ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 697. 



A local species, the larva of which feeds in the leaves and 

 stems of water plants, Sparganium, Iris, etc. The only record 



