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CARADRINA, Tr. 



Caradriaa exigua, Hiibn. Mr. George A. Harker captured a 

 specimen of this rare species at light at Crosby, on September 

 16th, 1884. Mr. Hodgkinson mentions having once seen a 

 specimen at Preston. 



Caradrina morpheus, Hufn. Tolerably common, and generally 

 distributed. 



Lane. — Crosby (G. A. Harker) ; Preston (J.B.H.) ; Prestwich 

 (J.C.M.); Withington and Pendleton, at flowers of Epilobium, 

 not uncommon (J.C.). 



Ches.— Denhall and Chester (A.O.W.) ; Wallasey (J.C.M., 

 J.W.E.). 



Caradrina cubicularis, W.V. Abundant everywhere. 



Caradrina alsines, Brahm. Not common. Preston district, not 



common (J.B.H. ). Wallasey and Bromborough, scarce (A.O. W.). 



Mr. Gregson refers to its occurrence in this district, together with 



C. blanda, with which it had been confused. 

 Caradrina blanda, Tr. ( = taraxaci, Hiibn.). Not common. Preston 



(J.B.H.); Pendleton and Withington, at sugar, uncommon (J.C.) \ 



Wallasey (C.S.G., J.C.M., W.J.) ; Wirral (J.F.B.). 



LAMPETIA, Boie. 



Lampetia (Miana) arcuosa, Haw. Common, and generally distributed. 



Lane.' — Altcarand Halewood, near Liverpool (C.S.G) ; Bolton 

 (W.J.) ; Pendleton, common, but local (J.C.) ; Preston district, 

 abundant at light (J.B.H.). 



Ches.— Bowdon * (J.C.) ; Bidston Marsh (C.S.G., F.N.P., 

 J.F.B.); Puddington (J.F.B.). 



GRAMMESIA, Steph. 



Grammesia trilinea, W.V. Somewhat local. 



Lane. — Crosby (G. A. Harker) ; Huyton (^S.J.C) ; Preston, 

 not rare (J.B.H.) ; Prestwich and Silverdale (J.C.M.). 



Ches. — Chester district (A.O.W.); Wallasey, common at sugar 

 (F.N.P., W.J., J.W.E.). 



The variety bilinea, Tr., occurs occasionally along with the 

 type form. 



CLEOCERIS, Boisd. 



Cleoceris (Epunda) viminalis, Fabr. Recorded only from Toppings 

 Turton, near Bolton, where it was captured at heath flowers 

 (J. W. Baldwin, Young Naturalist, I, 387), and by Mr. C. S. 

 Gregson, from Hale and Knowsley. 



' SEP 1886 Naturalist, 



