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LEPIDOPTEROUS FAUNA OF LANCASHIRE 

 AND CHESHIRE. 



JOHN W. ELLIS, L.R.C.P., L.R.C.S.E., 



Liverpool; Honorary Secretary, Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. 



PART III:-BOMBYCES. 



(Read before the Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society, June 29th, 1885.) 



Fam. LITHOSIIDM. 

 NUDARIA, Steph. 



Nudaria mundana, L. Local, but abundant where it does occur. 

 Lane— Preston district (J.B.H.), and Silverdale (J.C.M.). 

 Chesh. — Chester Society's district (A.O.W.) ; Eastham Wood 

 (W.J.); Prenton, near Birkenhead (C.S.G.); Wirral (J.F.B.). 



SETINA, Schrank. 



Setina mesomella, L. Apparently confined to the moss-lands of both 

 counties. Mr. Hodgkinson informs me that the male flies about 

 7 p.m. in search of the female. 



Chat Moss and all the other Lancashire mosses (J.B.H.) ; 

 Chat Moss and Risley Moss, not common (J.C.) ; Simmonswood 

 Moss (C.S.G.). 



East Cheshire (A.O.W.). 



LITHOSIA, Fab. 



Lithosia griseola, Hiib. Wallasey and Bidston, scarce (J.F.B.). 



The variety flava, Haw. « stramineola, Doub., is recorded 

 from Dunham-on-the-Hill by Mr. A. O. Walker. 

 Lithosia lurid eola, Zinck. = complanula, Boisd. Generally distri- 

 buted throughout Cheshire and South Lancashire, but apparently 

 scarce in the north. Localities recorded are : — 



Lane — Grange (J.B.H.); Prestwich district, common (J.C.M.); 

 West Derby (C.S.G.). 



Chesh.— Bromborough (W.G.); Bidston Hill (W.J.) ; Chester 

 (A.O.W.) ; Delamere Forest (A.O.W. J.C); West Kirby (F.N.P.); 

 throughout Wirral, scarce (J.F.B.). 

 Lithosia sericea, Gregs. = molybdeola, Guen. Found only on the 

 moss-lands, as Chat Moss (J.B.H., J.C, W.J.) ; Rixton Moss 

 (N.C); Simmonswood Moss (C.S.G.). 



GNOPHRIA, Steph. 



Gnophria rubricollis, L. Recorded only from Delamere Forest 

 (N.C, J.C.) and P:ast Cheshire (A.O.W.). 



April 1886. 



