1892.] 



THE BRITISH NATURALIST. 



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Epunda vimirialis. — Local. The late Mr. Birchall records its 

 capture. 



Epunda iichenea. — Larva plentiful, in April, on Douglas Head. 

 Phlogophora meticuiosa. — Very common and widely distributed. 



Occurred in great numbers near Douglas during September, 1890. 

 Euplexia lucipara. — Common and widely distributed. 

 Hadena adasta. — Common. 



Hadena glauca. — Local. Occurs occasionally near Onchan. Prefers 

 moor lands. 



Hadena dentina. — Appears plentifully some years at Onchan. 

 Hadena oleracea. — Common and widely distributed throughout the 

 island. 



Hadena pisi. — Appears widely distributed on waste places. 



V. splendens. — Occurs freely. Rich reddish-purple and yellow. 

 Hadena thalassina.-- Occurs at Onchan. Common. Beautiful 



varieties at sugar. 

 Xylocampa lithoriza. — Occurs at Lezayre, &c., &c. 

 Cucullia chamomillee. — Occurs at Onchan, &c., &c. 

 CucuUia umbratica. — Widely distributed. Bride, Onchan, and 



elsewhere. 



Anarta myrtilli. — Mr. Gregson records its capture on heather. 

 Micra parva. — Local. Mr. Gregson records the capture of one 



specimen taken by him near Onchan. 

 Habrostola urticae. — Occasionally at Onchan. 



Habrostoia triplasia. --Occasionally at Onchan. Larva freely on 

 nettles in June. 



Plusia chrysitis.— Common and widely distributed. Bride, Andreas, 



Ramsey, Onchan, and elsewhere. 

 Plusia iota. — Tromonde, and Onchan Nursery Gardens. 

 Plusia v-aureum. — Some years plentiful near Tromonde, also at 



Andreas and Lezayre. 

 Plusia gamma. — Common and widely distributed. 

 Gonoptera iibatrix. — Port Soderick. Often taken in outhouses 



in Douglas and Onchan. I took one on sugar at Glenduff, 



Lezayre, in June, 1891. 

 Amphipyra tragopogonis.— Common. Occurs plentifully m the 



Nunnery Grounds at sugar, in Autumn. 

 Mania typica. —Common and widely distributed. .^Occurred in great 



numbers near Douglas, in 1889. 

 Mania maura.— Common and widely distributed at the Nunnery 



Grounds ?md Lezayre. This insect comes freely to sugar. 

 Stiibia anomaia. — Larvae in April abundant on grassy banks on the 



coast. Perfect insect on the wing, on the coast, -c.s.g. Occurs 



at Ramsey. Mr. Jager took it there in 1890. 



