286 J. W. ELLIS I LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE NOCTURE. 



(Ent. Mo. Mag., ix, 195), and again in 1879 (It), xvi, 185); 

 Hale Moss, near Altrincham, in August 1863 (E. M. Geldart, 

 Zool., p. 8,733); Marple (J.C.). 



Acronycta tridens (W.V.). Recorded from Wallasey and Ness, by 

 J. F. Brockholes, and from Chester and East Cheshire (i.e., the 

 neighbourhood of Warrington), by Alfred O. Walker. 



Acronycta psi, L. Common, and generally distributed. 



Acronycta menyanthidis, View. Common in the moss and moor- 

 land districts. 



Lane. — All the high moors in N.E. Lancashire (J.B.H.); 

 Bolton (W.J.); Chat Moss (W.J., J.C.) ■ Risley Moss (J.C.)'; 

 Longridge, Withnell, and Staleybridge (J.C.M.) ; Pilling Moss 

 (J.B.H.). 



Ches. — Carrington Moss and Lindow Common (J.C); Dela- 



mere Forest (F.N. P.). 



The specific name of this species is so commonly regarded as 



a misnomer, that it is worth recording that on a single occasion 



Mr. Hodgkinson found the larva feeding on the bog-bean, 



{Mmyanthes trifoliatd) on Pilling Moss. 

 Acronycta rumicis, L. Common and generally distributed, though 



apparently not now so plentiful as in former years. 

 Acronycta megacephala, W.V. Common and generally distributed 



throughout Cheshire and South Lancashire, but becoming scarcer 



in the northern parts of the latter county. 

 Acronycta aceris, L. Recorded from Ashton-on-Mersey, where it 



is not common, by Mr. Chappell, and from Delamere Forest by 



Mr. A. O. Walker. 



BRYOPHILA, Tr. 



Bryophila perla, W.V. Common on lichen-covered walls through- 

 out both counties. 



Bryophila algae, Fab. In the collection of the late Joseph Side- 

 bottom are two specimens of this species captured at Disley, 

 Cheshire, and obtained by him from Mr. R. S. Edleston's 

 collection. 



Fam. ORTHOSIDsE. 

 NONAGRIA, Hiibn. 



JJonagria arundinis, Fab. ( = typhae, Esp.). Tolerably common 

 wherever the reed-mace (Typha latifolid) grows. 



CGENOBIA, Steph. 



Coenobia rufa, Haw. ( = despecta, Tr.). Ledsham- and Little Neston, 

 recorded by Mr. A. O. Walker on the authority of Mr. Brockholes. 



Naturalist, 



