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The commonest of the genus, occurring everywhere, and 

 generally in fair numbers. The type of the insect is that 

 with a dark band across the fore wing, from which it receives 

 its trivial name. The variety Spoiliata is the nearly unicolorous 

 form, which is certainly much commoner than the type around 

 Hartlepool. The species is iu all the lists, but I have no in- 

 formation whether the type or variety is most numerous, except 

 at Jesmond, where Mr. Sticks informs me that the variety is 

 much the commoner form. It would be interesting to know if 

 this was the case in former years, as it would show that the 

 band was being eliminated. 



55. A. inornata, Haw. Plain Wave. 



Acidalia inornata. Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 49. 



,, ,, JN'ewm. Erit. Moths, p. 83. 



Eois „ Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 238. 



Larva. Buck., vol. vii., pi. cxix., fig.8 ; O.Wils., pl.xxi.,fig.l 1. 



This species is in the Twizell list, but no recent collector in 

 Northumberland appears to have met with it. Mr. Grreenwell 

 reports that he has taken two at Wolsingham. Mr. Sang took 

 it at Black Hall Bocks in 1879. Though I have collected there 

 regularly for nearly fifty years, I never met with the insect till 

 1888, since when I have taken it every year in small numbers. 

 Most of my specimens have been taken on the bank behind the 

 target, at the southern extremity of the rocks. It sits on the 

 herbage exposed to the full glare of the sun. I have never had 

 the opportunity of going at night. Mr. Gardner has also taken 

 it in Hezleden Dene. 



bQ. A, emarginata. Small Scallop. 



Acidalia emarginata. Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 49. 

 „ „ Newm. Brit. Moths, p. 84. 



,, ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 239. 



Larva. Buck., vol. vii., pi. cxix., fig. 10. 



This is more a Southern than a Northern insect. Meyrick 



