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brown scales. Mr. Barrett speaks of this variety as being pecu- 

 liar to the North of England and more particularly to the county 

 of Durham. 



41. N. depuncta, Linn. Plain Clay. 



Noctua depuncta. Staint. Man., vol. i., p. 233. 



,, ,, Newm. Brit. Moths, p. 344. 



,, ,, Barr. Lep. Brit. Is., vol. iv., p. 41. 



Agrotis ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 104. 



Laeva. Buck., vol. v., pi. Ixxv., fig. 3. 



This is a rare species in England. I have no record for North- 

 umberland, and but two for Durham. Mr. Ross took a single 

 specim-en at Bishop Auckland, and Mr. Gardner took another at 

 Hezleden Dene on 21st August, 1896, and has taken one or two 

 there subsequently. It occurs at several places in Yorkshire 

 and is sometimes abundant at Scarborough (Porritt, List of 

 Yorkshire Lep., p. 82). It has also been met with at Barron 

 Wood in Cumberland. 



42. N. triangulum, Tr. Double-spotted Sqitaee Spot. 



Noctua triangulum, Staint. Man., vol. i., p. 235. 



,, ,, Newm. Brit. Moths, p. 347. 



,, „ Barr. Lep. Brit. Is., vol. iv., p. 44. 



Agrotis ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 100. 



Lakva. Buck., vol. v., pi. Ixxvi., fig. 4 ; O.Wils., pi. xxxv., 



fig. 8. 

 Not by any means a common species in either county, though 

 it is widely distributed. It appears to be more of an inland or 

 wood insect than of the coast, the only coast record I have being 

 that I took a specimen myself on Eagwort flowers on Hartlepool 

 sandhills on 26th July, 1874. It is not in the Twizell list, but 

 Mr. Finlay found it occasionally in many parts of his district ; 

 Mr. Henderson took it at Jesmond ; and Mr. E-hagg at Swalwell. 

 Mr. Maling met with it at Chop well ; Mr. Hed worth at Thornley, 



