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THE BRITISH NATURALIST. [January 



THE HETEROCERA OF THE ISLE OF MAN. 



BY HENRY SHORTRIDGE CLARKE, F.E.S., ADVOCATE. 



( Contimied from Vol. I, page 212.) 



Scotosia dubitata. — Widely distributed. 



Cidaria russata. — Widely distributed. Some lovely dark forms to 



be met with at the Nunnery, Pulrose, and near Ramsey. 

 Cidaria immatata. — Widely distributed. 



Cidaria prunata. — Widely distributed. Very common near Douglas 

 in 1890. 



Cidaria testata. — Occurs at Pulrose, Lezayre, and elsewhere. 

 Cidaria populata — Mr. Gregson states it occurs on the mountains, 



and feeds on the whinberry and cloudberry. 

 Cidaria populata v. musauaria. — Mr. Gregson took it on the 



mountains. It is unicolorous, dark brown, often very dark. 

 Cidaria fulvata. — Widely distributed. 



Eubolia cervinaria. — Local, occurs at Ramsey. Mr. Gregson states 

 it occurs wherever mallows or holly-hock grows, in lanes or in 

 gardens; larvae feed in June. 



Eubolia mensuraria. — Occurs at Kirk Bride, commonly. 



Eubolia palumbaria. — Common on the mountains, swarms on the 

 hills at Lezayre. 



Anaitis plagiata. — Local, occurs at the Abbey lands, Onchan, 



took 7 there in one afternoon, in 1890. 

 Tanagra chaerophyllata. — Mr. Gregson states the insect is 



common on road sides, on the various ways up to the mountains. 



PSEUDO-BOMBYCES. 



Dicranura vinula. — Larvae very common some years ago on 



willows at Kentraugh; the larvae were also taken at Dalby, 



Kirk Patrick, in 1889. 

 Pygaera bucephala.— Very common, occurs plentifully at Kirk 



Bride and also near Abbey lands, Onchan, also at Santon. 



Have taken the larvae both from oak and sallow. 

 Notodonta ziezac. — Have bred but one, from larva found at Kirk 



Bride. Occurs also at Port Soderick. 



NOCTURE. 



Thyatira batis. — Took one at sugar, at Glenduff, Lezayre, in July, 

 1890. Took 3 specimens at same place, June 22nd, i8gi, on the 

 wing. 



Bryophila perla. — Occurs at Ramsey. Com es to light. 



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