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Chesh.— Delamere Forest (N.C., F.N. P.); Eastham Wood 

 (J.F.B.). 



The variety gallicus, Led. (usually known as carpus, Esp., 



but which is exclusively a scarce alpine species) occurs in 



Delamere Forest (S.J.C.). 

 Hepialus sylvinus, L. Generally distributed through both counties. 

 Hepialus lupulinus, L. Common throughout the whole of the 



district, but not so abundant now as formerly, according to 



Mr. Hodgkinson. 



Hepialus hectus, L. More local than either of the two preceding 

 species, though common where it does occur. Localities 

 recorded are as follows : — 



Lane. — Aigburth, near Liverpool (J.W.E.) ; Bolton (W.J.); 

 Croxteth and Hale (C.S.G.) ; Huyton (SJ.C); abundant near 

 Preston (J.B.H., E.S.) ; Prestwich (J.C.M.). 



Chesh. — Alderley and Bowdon (J.C.) ; Chester district, 

 common (A.O.W.); Bromborough (C.S.G.) ; Delamere Forest 

 (F.N.P.); Wirral (J.F.B.). 



Fam. PSYCHID^. 



FUME A, Haw. 



Fumea nitidella, Hub. Recorded from the Preston neighbourhood 

 by Mr. Hodgkinson ; and by J. F. Brockholes as having been 

 taken in Patrick Wood, near Lower Bebington, by Mr. F. Archer. 



Fumea roboricolella, Bruand. The only records I have of its 

 occurrence in the district are the following Lancashire locali- 

 ties :— Pilling Moss (J.B.H., Ent. Mo. Mag., ii, 186); Stayley 

 Brushes and Chat Moss (J.C). 



Fam. DREPA NULIDJE. 

 CILIX, Leach. 



Cilix spinula, W.V. (glaucata Scop.). Common throughout both 

 counties, occasionally abundant. 



PLATYPTERYX, Lasp. 



Platypteryx lacertinaria, L. Common among birch on all the 

 mosses of Lancashire, and in similar localities — Delamere, for 

 instance, in Cheshire. 



Platypteryx falcataria, L. Commoner than the preceding species, 

 and in the same localities. 



April 1886. 



