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grassy places. Mr. Hed worth notes tliat it is generally worn 

 when captured. This arises from its habit of hiding in rather 

 dense tufts of grass. 



MANIA. Tr. 



134. Mania maura, (L.). Old Lady. 



Mania maura. Stain t. Man., vol. i., p. 312. 

 „ ,, jS'ewm. Brit. Moths, p. 460. 



,, ,, Barr. Lep. Brit. Is., vol. v., p. 240. 



Hadena ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 129. 



Lakva. Buck., vol. vi., pi. ciii., fig. 5 ; 0. Wils., pi. xl., 



fig. 10. 

 This large species is well distributed over both counties, but 

 not generally abundant. It is in the Twizell list ; Mr. Pinlay 

 records it ''always near the river side, fairly common some 

 seasons." The river I expect will be the Wansbeck. Mr. 

 Henderson met with it at Jesmond; Mr. Rhagg at Corbridge 

 and VYylam ; Mr. Hedworth at Dam Head Wood near Axwell ; 

 it is in the list in Ornsby's Durham, but Mr. Maddison does not 

 record it more recently; Mr. Maling found it at Witton-le- 

 Wear in June, 1868 ; Messrs. Ross and Greenwell both took it 

 at Bishop Auckland ; Mr. Sang took it at Haughton Bridge, 

 Darlington ; and Mr. Backhouse also took it in houses and out- 

 houses. Mr. Gardner records it as " not very common at Hezle- 

 den Dene and Greatham, but much more plentiful in Teesdale." 

 I met with one at Tow Law on a door ; and I once or twice took 

 it at sugar on the sand-hills at Hartlepool. 



NvENIA, Steph. 



135. Naenia typica, (L.). Gothic. 



Mcenia typica. Staint. Man., vol. i., p. 312. 

 Ncsnia ,, Newm. Brit. Moths, p. 458. 



,, ,, Barr. Lep. Brit. Is., vol. v., p. 244. • 



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



Lakva. Buck., vol. vi., pi. ciii., fig. 4 ; 0. Wils., pi. xl., 



fig. 9. 

 Generally common in all parts of both counties. 



