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XYLINA, Och. 



163. Xylina petrificata^ W. Y. Pale Pinion. 

 'Kyliiia peti'ijicata. Staint. Man , vol. i., p. 283. 



„ ,, ]^ewni. Brit. Moths, p. 430. 



„ ,, Barr. Lep. Brit. Is., vol. vi., p. 26. 



Polia socia. Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 51. 



Larva. Buck., vol. vi., pi. xcvi., fig. 5. 



It is always the unexpected that happens. Whilst these 

 sheets were passing through the press, and just in time for in- 

 clusion in its proper place, Mr. Gardner took a specimen of this 

 insect at sugar near Hesleden Dene, 24th Oct., 1898. Had I 

 been asked which Xylina was most likely to occur in Durham, 

 I would have thought Rhizolitha the more probable, as it has 

 been taken both in Yorkshire and Cumberland. The capture of 

 this rare and interesting species should stimulate collectors to 

 work late in the season. This insect is frequently taken at Ivy 

 bloom, an attraction for Noctucs that appears to be much, if not 

 altogether, neglected in our district. 



XYLOCAMPA, Gn. 



164. Xylocampa lithorhiza, Bork. Early Gray. 

 'Kylocampa lithorhiza. Staint. Man., vol. i., p. 280. 



„ „ ^N'ewm. Brit. Moths, p. 424. 



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



Polia areola. Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 52. 



Larva. Buck., vol. vi., pi. xcv., fig. 4; O.Wils., pl.xxxviii., 



fig. 12. 

 Apparently not a common species, but perhaps its early appear- 

 ance may partly explain the want of records as it does not seem 

 to frequent Sallows. The imago sits on palings, and where there 

 is a railing round the outside of a wood it will sit on the posts 

 close up to the rail. The larva feeds on Honeysuckle, which is 

 not an easy plant to beat. Mr. Pinlay is the only Northumber- 

 land collector who records the species, and he met with two only 

 in Coal Law Wood. Mr. Maling found it on palings at Witton- 

 le-Wear, and Mr. Backhouse took it at Darlington, where Mr. 



