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THE BRITISH NATURALIST. [October 



Hemithea thymiaria. — Occurs at Tromode, Onchan, Lezayre, and 

 elsewhere. 



Hyria auroraria. — Mr. Gregson took this on the heath land, on the 

 road to Peel from Douglas, near a pine wood. 



Acidalia subsericeata.~By no means common, occurs at Onchan. 



Acidalia candidata. — Taken by Mr. Gregson in the plantation 



behind Onchan. 

 Acidalia aversata. — Common and widely distributed 



Acidalia scutulata. — Taken by Mr. Gregson in the plantation 

 behind Onchan. 



Acidalia bisetata. — Taken by Mr. Gregson in the plantation behind 

 Onchan. 



Acidalia inornata. — Local and uncommon, has been taken at 

 Onchan. 



Acidalia promutata. — Mr. Gregson has taken it on the shore from 



Daly Castle to Growdle bay. 

 Acidalia fumata. — Mr. Gregson has taken it on the shore from Daly 



Castle to Growdle bay. 

 Cabera exanthemaria. — Common and widely distributed. 



Halia wavaria. — Common and widely distributed. 



Fidonia atomaria.— Common, occurs at Onchan and Lezayre. 



Fidonia piniaria. — I took 9 males flying in the sunshine, in the fir 

 woods behind Glen Duff estate, Lezayre, June 22nd, 1891. 



Abraxas grossulariata. — Common and widely distributed. Bred 

 some large specimens from larvae found at Onchan in June, 1890. 



Abraxas ulmata. — Local, occurs near Onchan, and Mr. Jager 

 records finding the larvae at Glen Helen in Sept., 1890. 



Mr. Gregson gives the following note : The first specimen of this 

 insect taken, 1864, was a typical form of pantaria'' Linn, but 

 though it has been searched for every year since, only tilmata form 

 has been found. 



Hybernia progemmaria. — Occurs at Kirk Bridge, common. 

 Hybernia defoliaria. — Widely distributed, all over the island w^here 



plantations are. 

 Anisopteryx aescularia. — Widely distributed. 



Cheimatobia brumata. — Appears widely distributed all over the 

 island. 



