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Gregson, whose specimens are chiefly the selection of many- 

 years' continual breeding of large numbers of this insect. Some 

 of these specimens are figured in ' Mosley's Illustrations of 

 Varieties of Lepidoptera,' while the figures of aberrations of 

 this species in ' Newman's British Moths ' are from the same 

 source. 



Abraxas (Lomaspilis) marginata, L. Common and generally 

 distributed through both counties. 



HIBERNIA, Latr. 



Hibernia defoliaria, L. Local, but usually abundant where it occurs. 

 Lane. — Crosby, scarce (G. A. Harker) ; Prestwich (J.C.) ; 

 Preston (J.B.H.). 



Ches. — Alderley district (H.H.C.); Bidston, Eastham, Upton, 

 Birkenhead, Ledsham (A.O.W.) ; Delamere, Dunham Park, 

 and Tatton Park (J.C) ; Eastham Wood, abundant (J.W.E., 

 F.N.P.) ; Wallasey and Bowdon (J.C.M.). 



Hibernia aurantiaria, Esp. Rather local. 



Lane— Aigburth and West Derby (C.S.G.); Preston (J.B.H.); 

 Prestwich (J.C). 



Ches. — Delamere and Tatton Park (J.C); Denhall and 

 Puddington, scarce (A.O.W.) ; Dunham Park (J.C, J.CM.); 

 Bowdon (J.CM.). 



Hibernia progemmaria, Hiibn. Abundant everywhere. In Mr. 

 Joseph Chappell's collection is a very singular monstrosity 

 of this species. The specimen is gynandromorphous, having 

 wings on the right side and being apterous on the left, but the 

 singularity of the specimen is that the left antenna is pectinated 

 (indicating the male sex), while the right is filiform. The 

 specimen was captured at Staley-brushes. 



Hibernia leucophearia, W.V. Generally distributed wherever oak 

 abounds. 



Lane— Preston (J.B.H.); Prestwich (J.C). 



Cbes. — Alderley and Bramall (H.H.C); Eastham Wood, very 

 common (CS.G., W.G., J.W.E., F.N.P.) ; Dunham Park and 

 Tatton Park, common (J.C.) ; Prenton, Patrick Wood near 

 Bromborough, Ness, Puddington, and Delamere (O.A.W.). 

 Hibernia rupicapraria, W.V. Local. 



Lan.— Crosby, scarce (F.N.P.) ; Preston (J.B.H.) ; Stretford, 

 near Manchester (J.C). 



Ches.— Bowdon (J.C); Bromborough (G. A.Harker, J.W.E.) ; 

 Chester and Delamere (A.O.W.); Eastham (F.N.P., W.G., 

 J-W. E.). 



April 1887. 



