J. W. ELLIS : LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE GEOMETRIDiE. I03 



Acidalia circellata, Guen. Very scarce. 



Lane. — Chat Moss, rare (J.C., J.B.H.), probably extinct, the 

 wood where it occurred having been destroyed by fire. 



Ch.es. — Bowdon ; specimens collected here by Mr. R. S. 

 Edleston are in the collection of Mr. J. Cosmo Melvill. 

 Acidalia humiliata, Hufn. = osseata, W.V. Local. 



Lane. — Barlow Moor, common (J.C.); banks of the Wyre, 

 not rare (J.B.H.). 



Ches. — Hedges near Leasowe sandhills (C.S.G.) ; Wallasey 

 (W.J., J.CM.). 



Acidalia dimidiata, Hufn. = scutulata, (W.V.). Common, and 



generally distributed. 

 Acidalia trigeminata, Haw. Recorded only from Barlow Moor and 



Irlam, but not occurring there commonly (J.C.). 

 Acidalia bisetata, Hufn. Common and generally distributed. 

 Acidalia inornata, Haw. Scarce. 



Lane— Bolton (W.J.) ; Chat Moss (R. S. Edleston, Zool., 



1845, 1220); Preston (J.B.H.). 

 Ches. — Staley-brushes, rare (J.C., J.B.H.). 

 Acidalia aversata, L. Abundant everywhere. 

 Acidalia muricata, Hufn. = (Hyria) auroraria, Borkh. Very local, 



and only on the mosses. 



Lane— Chat Moss (W.J., J.C., J.C.M.); Heysham Moss 



and Pilling Moss (J.B.H.) ; Risley and Rixton Mosses 



(J.C). 



Ches. — Carrington Moss and Lindow Common (J. CM.). 

 Acidalia emarginata, L. Very local, being recorded only from 



Barlow Moor and Irlam (J.C.) and Bidston (W.J.). 

 Acidalia rubiginata, Hufn. = rubricata W.V. Taken by the late 



Mr. Joseph Sidebotham at Ashton-on-Mersey (J.C). 

 Acidalia marginepunctata, Goeze = promutata, Guen. Recorded 



only from Silverdale (J.B.H.). 

 Acidalia ineanata, L. Local. 



Lane— Grange (S.J.C.) ; Lytham and Preston (J.B.H.) ; 



Liverpool district, occasionally (C.S.G.) ; Prestwich (J.C.M.). 

 Ches.— Bidston Hill (A.O.W.) ; Meols (J.W.E.) ; Tranmere 



(W.G.); Wallasey (J.CM.). 

 Acidalia fumata, Steph. Plentiful on all the moss-lands. 

 Acidalia remutata, Hiibn. Generally distributed and fairly 



common. 



Acidalia imitaria, Hiibn. Generally distributed and fairly com- 

 mon. 



Acidalia ornata, Scop. Recorded as rare on Chat Moss (J.C). 



April 1887. 



