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localities, and some very interesting varieties have been bred from 
larvae there collected. 
373. — Cnlotois pennaria, L. Common in districts I., II., and IV.; for 
district III. I have, curiously, only one record, Chiswick (Si.); 
this doubtless requires to be considerably supplemented. 
374. — Pliitjalia pedaria, Fb. Generally common, though avoiding the 
central parts; Tooting, “rather rare” (Bell, Bell—R.); Chiswick, 
I. on plum, sallow, &c. (Si.) ; Finchley, Mill Hill and Highgate, 
“ rather scarce ” (Js.). 
375. — Apocheima Jmpidaria, Fb. I. Hale End" (Ss.) [common some 
years at Chingford, just outside our district boundary—L.B.P.]. 
II. Scarce (F.). III. Richmond Park (Ba., Sd., P.). 
376. — Lycia hirtaria, Cl. Records show this essentially London species 
to be quite generally distributed. Much more abundant certain 
years than at other times. “ Absolutely swarming in a small 
garden at W. Hampstead in 1896 ” (C.); Finsbury Circus, c. 
(Js.). 
377. — Pachys strataria, Hfn. II. Scarce (F.) ; Eltham, occasionally 
(Jo.) ; Forest Hill, on fences (E.R., ii., 69). III. Kingston 
Vale, on a fence" (Ent., xxii., 151) ; Richmond Park, $ on oak 
trunk 15/4/99" (Si.); Coombe Wood (Bu.). IV. Highgate (So., 
Mh., Js.) ; Muswell Hill (So.) ; Ealing (Fe.). 
378. — P. betularia, L. Common throughout. It may not be out of 
place here to urge London entomologists to co-operate with Mr. 
W. Bateson and the “Evolution Committee of the Royal Society ” 
by gathering accurate statistics of the percentage of pale and 
dark forms. Ab. doubled ay aria, Mill., is already recorded for 
Stamford Hill (Ba.) ; Forest Gate (Ent., xxx., 200); Stratford 
(Mu.) ; Dulwich (Ent., xxxii., 237); Hornsey Rise (Mh.) ; and 
Highgate—2 at light (L.). Concerning the colour-variation of 
the larva, Mr. Sich records “green examples on willow and 
young shoots of apple, brown ones on birch and elm.” 
379. — Synopsia abruptaria, Thnb. Another very generally distri¬ 
buted London species. So far as I have been able to ascertain 
London has practically the monopoly of the very interesting dark 
aberrations ; in addition to the recent records for Holloway 
(E.R., x., 121, 122, 171, xi., 269), I can speak positively of 
their occurrence from time to time at Hackney, Dalston, Hornsey 
Rise, Crouch End, one A , nearly black, June, 1899 (Js.), &c. I 
have been given to understand that they are much less frequent 
in the southern than in the northern suburbs, but it is much to 
be desired that more detailed statistics should be provided. 
Reference to the articles in the “ Ent. Record” just alluded to, 
will show that members of the “ City of London Entomological 
Society ” have taken the most prominent partin working out 
and naming these forms, and it is to be hoped that they will not 
allow their interest in them to abate. 
380. — Cymatophora repandata, L. I. Hale End, n.r., sometimes at 
sugar (N., P.); Hagger Lane Forest (Bu., Cl.); Isle of Dogs, n.c. 
(Wy.). II. c. (F.) ; Croydon (H.) ; Brockley (E.R., i., 350); 
Dulwich (W.). III. Wimbledon Common (Bu., P.). IV. N. 
London (Sd.) ; Southgate (Ba.) ; Highgate, 1. (Ent., xxv., 65) ; 
Hampstead, l.c. (Js., Mh.) ; Finchley (Bu.) ; Harrow (B. & R.). 
