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Durham, though the trees are plentifully enough planted, and 

 grow apparently wild almost everywhere. 



309. L. cramerella, Fab. 



Lithocolletis cramerella. Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 415. 



,, „ Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 737. 



A very common species among oaks, in the leaves of which 

 the larvge feed. It is marked in the "Manual" as occurring 

 regularly at I^ewcastle-on-Tyne, and plentifully at Darlington. 

 Mr. Hodgkinson found it in the west of ^Northumberland, and 

 Mr. Pinlay in the Morpeth district "plentiful among oaks." 

 Mr. Sang has never entered it in his diary — too common, I 

 expect. Mr. Gardner has taken it in Hezleden Dene. 



310. L. heegeriella, Zell. 



Lithocolletis heegeriella. Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 416. 

 ,, ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 738. 



A local species generally, and here only recorded from 

 Darlington, where the " Manual" says it occurs regularly, and 

 where Mr. Sang took it in Dinsdale "Wood and at Elders, and 

 from Barnard Castle where he also got it.^ 



311. L. alnifoliellaj Dup. 



Lithocolletis alnifoliella. Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 416. 

 ,, ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 738. 



A very common insect among alder, in the underside of the 

 leaves of which the larva feeds. It is given in the "Manual" 

 as abundant both at Newcastle-on-Tyne and Darlington. Mr, 

 Hodgkinson has found it in West Northumberland, and Mr. 

 Pinlay around Morpeth; he writes "plentiful among alder." 

 In Durham, besides Darlington, Mr. Sang found it at 

 Stanhope, Witton Junction, and Barnard Castle. Mr. Gardner 

 has bred it from Hezleden Dene and from Edder Acres. I have 

 no doubt it is to be got freely wherever there is alder in either 

 county. 



* I have taken it not uncommonly in Hezleden Dene. — J. G. 



