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a stray specimen, as its range does not extend nearly so far north 

 as these counties. It is recorded for Lincolnshire, but is not in 

 Mr. Porritt's Yorkshire list, nor in that for Lancashire and 

 Cheshire by Dr. Ellis. If it were a regular inhabitant of Jes- 

 mond it ought to be found on the gas lamps there. 



PLATYPTERYX, Lasp. 



42. Platypteryx lacertinaria, (Linn.). Scalloped Hook- 



Tir. 

 Platypteryx lacertinaria. Staint. Man., vol. i., p. 162. 



,, lacertula. IS'ewm. Brit. Moths, p. 206. 



, * lacertinaria. Earr. Lep. Brit. Is., vol. iii., p.76. 



Falcaria ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p, 316. 



Larva. Buck., vol. iii., pi. Hi., fig. 3; 0. Wils., pi. xxviii., 



fig. 1. 

 This species is widely distributed in these counties, but is 

 recorded from few localities. Mr. Pinlay met with it in the Old 

 Park, Ketherwitton, in fair numbers, and Mr. Gr. Bolam met 

 with larva of this species in 1891 at Kyloe Wood and has found 

 it not uncommonly both in the larval and perfect state (Berwick- 

 shire !N"at. Club, vol. XV., p. 305). In Durham Mr. Sang obtained 

 larvae at High Force in August, 1873. Mr. Gardner subse- 

 quently found it elsewhere in Dpper Teesdale, but not commonly. 

 I have taken it in Castle Eden Dene, Mr. Gardner in Hesleden 

 Dene and also at Edder Acres, a wood adjoining the upper end 

 of Castle Eden Dene. It is certain to occur elsewhere. 



CILIX, Leach. 



43. Gilix spinula, W.Y. Goose Egg. 



Cilix spinula. Staint. Man,, vol. i., p. 162. 



„ „ I^ewm. Brit. Moths, p. 299. 



„ ,, Barr. Lep. Brit. Is., vol. iii., p. 79. 



,, glaucata. Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 315. 



Laeva. Buck.,vol,iii.,pl. lii.,fig.2; 0.Wils.,pl.xxviii.,fig.4. 



Mr. Wailes recorded this interesting little species as occurring 

 at Meldon Park and Newcastle, as far back as 1834 (see Steph. 



