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to be found, with the exception of Ceropacha ocularis \ while on the 

 other hand, of the 30 species of LeucanidcB, I have met with but 6,-5 

 Leucanice and 1 Nonagria. 



The NoctuidcB are well represented for an inland place by 28 species, 

 of which Agrotis saucia and agathina, and Noctua ditrapezium, are the 

 best. It is worthy of remark that Noctua ruhi and augur, and Agrotis 

 nigricans seem to be decidedly scarce ; also that Hadena oleracea was 

 supposed to be entirely absent until last July, when, like Eupithecia 

 centaureata^ one specimen occurred. 



The Cosmidcd, with the exception, of course, of trapezina, are absent 

 or unaccountably scarce, the only other species found being affinis, and 

 that very rarely. This, with the absence of diffinis, is doubtless owing 

 to the scarcity of elms, but the TethecB and other species might have 

 been expected in a country so abounding with sallow. Of the better 

 species occurring in other groups may be noticed Acronycta alni, Neuria 

 saponarice, Caradrina alsines, Tceniocampa leucograpJia and mimosa^ Dasy- 

 campa ruhiginea, Roporina croceago, Dianthoecia conspersa, Hadena con- 

 tigua and genistce, Cucullia lycJinitiSi asteris, and chamomillce^ Heliothis 

 marginata and peltigera, and Stilhia anomala. 



The Deltoides are well represented by 11 species of the 14 in the 

 list, and conspicuous among them is my favourite, Madopa salicalis, for 

 which I worked hard, year after year, with more or less success. Both 

 Sypenodes occur in damp woods, and SchranJcia turfosalis in bogs on 

 Woolmer Forest, where also the single representative of the next 

 family, Aventia flexula, is found. 



In contrast to the Deltoides, the Pyralides are very poorly repre- 

 sented, half the list — 36— being all that I have met with, and among 

 these is not a single scarce species, while several that are usually most 

 abundant are decidedly uncommon here : Hydrocampa lemnalis^ Botys 

 verticalis and urticalis and Elulea samhucalis, for instance. The best 

 are Fyralis glaucinalis, Fyrausta octomaculalisj Pionea stramentalis, and 

 Botys lancealis, all scarce ; Botys pandalis rather common in the woods ; 

 Eudorea resinalis and basistrigalis. 



Of the Cramlites only 28 species have been noticed, being 

 but three-eighths of the list, and of these 16 belong to the genus 

 Oramhus, which is therefore weU represented, falsellus, dumetellus, 

 adipellus, hamellus, latistrius, uliginosellus, and selasellus being of the 

 number. Of the remainder of the group the best noticed were Crypto- 

 hlabes listriga, Phycis ahiefella, and Oncocera alienella ; but possibly 

 more might be taken by means of light. 



