'100 J. W. ELLIS: LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE GEOMETRID.E. 



SELIDOSEMA, Hiibn. 

 Selidosema plumaria, W.V. Recorded only from a ver^- few 

 localities, and those only in Lancashire, viz., Pilling Moss, not 

 rare (J.B.H.) ; near Preston (J.B.H. in Zool. 1845, 1085); 

 Rainford Moss, and upon a small moss near Eccleston (C.S.G.). 



THAMNONOMA, Led. 

 Thamnonoma Wavaria, L. Abundant wherever currants are grown. 



FIDONIA, Tr. 



Fidoaia piniaria, L. Common in fir- woods throughout both 

 counties. 



Fidonia atomaria, L. Abundant on all the heaths and mosses. 

 Fidonia clatkrata, L. Very local. 



Lane. — On the sides of railway-banks near Carnforth, not 

 uncommon (J.B.H.). 



Clies. — Delamere and Puddington (A.O.W.). 



GNOPHOS, Tr. 



Qnoph-OS obscnrata, W.V. Local on heaths. 



Lane. — Banks of the Wyre, near Fleetwood (J.B.H.). 

 Ches.— Bidston (W.G., W.J., J.C.M., A.O.W., J.W.E.); Burton, 

 Wallasey, and Tranmere (A.O.W.); Heswall and Storeton 

 (W.G.);near Prenton (C.S.G.) ; Wallasey (W.J., F.N.P.). 



HEMEROPHILA, Steph. 



Hemerophila abruptaria, Thunb. Not common. 



Lane. — Hale, and occasionally in other parts of the Liverpool 

 district (C.S.G. ). 



Ches. — Alderley district, very rare (H.H.C.) ; Chester, Upton, 

 Tranmere, Rock Ferry, Ness (A.O.W.). 



BOARMIA, Tr. 



Boarmia liehenaria, Hiibn. Very local, occurring usually in the 

 neighbourhood of old orchards. 

 Lane. — Preston, rare (J.B.H.). 



Ches. — Prenton, Hooton, Frankby, Spital (C.S.G.); Frankby 

 and Prenton (A.O.W.). 

 Boarmia repandata, L. Common and generally distributed. In 

 the Entomologist, v, 73, Mr. Gregson writes : 'Around Lytham 

 the specimens have always a yellowish suffused appearance, 

 markings not defined. In South Lancashire and Cheshire they 

 appear as a family of sweeps — rich, dark, smoky, suffused speci- 

 mens, having the zigzag posterior marginal line distinctly 

 defined.' 



Naturalist, 



