190 CATALOGUE OF MOTHS. 



HELIODES, Gn. 



181. Hell odes Arbuti, Fab. Small Yellow TJnderwing. 



Heliodes A^-huti. Staint. Man. vol. i., p. 294. 



,, ., ISTewm. Brit. Moths, p. 442. 



,, ,, Earr. Lep. Brit. Is., vol. vi., p. 



Fanemeria tenehrata. Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 167. 

 Laeva. Buck., vol. vi., pi. c, fig. 4. 



This pretty little species appears to reach the limit of its range 

 on the eastern side of the island, within the county of Durham. 

 It has never been recorded for Northumberland, nor for the 

 northern parts of Durham. It is in the list in Ornsby's Durham 

 under the old name of Seliaca, as occurring in fields near Flass. 

 Mr. Backhouse took it at Huffall Wood, and at Dam fields near 

 Darlington ; Mr. Sang also took it at Harrogate Gate, near Dar- 

 lington ; Mr. Gardner found it at Eggleston, and in grassy places 

 near Greatham, and my brother, Mr. H. T. Eobson, took it near 

 Castle Eden, flying on a grassy patch by the road side. It should 

 be looked for about the middle of June where Cerastium arvense 

 grows freely. Eecords from a more northerly habitat than Dur- 

 ham city would be of interest. 



BRYOPHILA, Tr. 



182. Bryophila perla^ W. Y. Maebled Beauty. 

 Bryophila perla. Staint. Man., vol., i., p. 177. 



„ „ JSTewm. Brit. Moths, p. 246. 



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



Metachrostis ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 138. 

 Laeva. Buck.,vol.iv.,pl.lx.,fig. 3; 0.Wils.,pl.xxxi.,fig.4. 



This is another species which appears to reach the north- 

 eastern limit of its range within our boundaries. Mr Maling 

 found it at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, which is the only Northum- 

 berland record except around Newcastle-on-Tyne. It is not in 

 the Twizell list, and Mr. Finlay never met with it in the exten- 

 sive area over which he collected. In Durham on the other 

 hand, it is in all the lists, old and recent, and generally marked 



