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Lane. —Bolton (WJ.) ; Chat Moss (J.C., W.J.) ; moors above 



Chorley, abundant (J.B.H.) ; Simmonswood Moss (C.S.G., W.J., 



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

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



Delamere Forest (S.J.C., F.N.P.) ; Staley-brushes (J.C). 

 Hadena didyma, Esp. ( = oculea, Guen.). Abundant everywhere. 

 Hadena (Miana) strigilis, L. Common and generally distributed. 

 Hadena fasciuncula, Haw. Common and generally distributed. 

 Hadena furuncula, W.V. Fairly common, but not nearly so 



generally distributed as the two preceding species. 

 Hadena literosa, Haw. Common, and generally distributed. 



HYPPA, Dup. 



Hyppa (Hadena) rectilinea, Esp. Mr. Chappell records a specimen 

 from Trafford, near Manchester ; and Mr. Hodgkinson refers 

 to the capture of the larva on balsam, near Windermere. 



DIPTERYGIA, Steph. 



Dipterygia pinastri, L. Of occasional occurrence. Mr. Hodgkinson 

 reports having seen several which had been taken near Man- 

 chester. In Cheshire it has been taken several times at Knuts- 

 ford (J.C); while Mr. Corbett informs me it was common at 

 Alderley in 1879, but that he had not seen it before or since 

 (see also Ent, xiii, 14). 



EUPLEXIA, Steph. 

 Euplexia lucipara, L. Abundant everywhere. 



HABRYNTLS, Led. 

 Habryntis meticulosa, L. Common everywhere. 



MORMO, Steph. 

 Mormo maura, L. Common and generally distributed. 



NyENIA, Steph. 

 Nsenia typica, L. Common and generally distributed. 



Fam. XYLINIDAL. 

 XYLINA, Tr. 



Xylina socia, Hum. ( = petrificata, W.V.). A specimen captured at 

 the Dingle, near Liverpool, by Mr. W. Johnson, is the only 

 record of the appearance of this insect in our counties. 



Oct. 1886. 



