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289. E. obscurella, Stain. 



Elachista olscurella. Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 407. 

 „ ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 670. 



This species was taken by Mr. Hodgkinson in West 

 Nortliumberland, and Mr. Gardner reports it as common in 

 Upper Teesdale. These are all the records I have under this 

 name. Mr. Sang notes the occurrence of suhobscurella on the 

 railway side at Darlington, and at Elders, also near Darlington. 

 This is Doubleday's name for the same insect. 



290. E. perplexella, Stain. 



Elachista perplexella. Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 408. 



,, ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 669. 



A local species, but occurring in both counties, Mr. 

 Hodgkinson having taken it in West ITorthumberland. It 

 appears to occur all round the Darlington and Hartlepool 

 districts. Mr. Sang took it in Dinsdale Wood, on the North- 

 Eastern Railway embankment, and at other places near 

 Darlington, also in Castle Eden Dene and at Black Hall Eocks 

 near Hartlepool. Mr. Gardner has taken it in Hezleden Dene, 

 and bred it freely from larvae collected there. 



291. E. adscitella, Stain. 



Elachista adscitella. Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 408. 



,, megerlella. Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 671 



(partim). 



A very local species, and I have no ]N"orthumbrian record. 



The " Manual " gives Darlington as a place where it occurs. 



Mr. Sang found it in Castle Eden Dene ; Mr. Scott has 



bred it from Stockton-on-Tees ; and Mr. Gardner has taken it 



in Hezleden Dene, and also bred it from larvae collected there. 



292. E. megerlella, Stain, 



Elachista megerlella. Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 408. 



,, „ Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 671 



fpartimj. 



The "Manual" gives this insect as occurring both at New- 



