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XIX. 
NOTES ON LEPIDOPTERA OBSERVED IN HERTFORDSHIRE 
IN THE YEAR 1901. 
By A. E. Gibbs, E.L.S., E.R.H.S, 
Bead at Watford , 2 5th March, 1902. 
Ix presenting my report on the Lepidoptera observed in Hert¬ 
fordshire during the year 1901 I have pleasure in stating that 
I have eight species to add to our county list. On the other hand 
three species have to be removed from it. The old records of the 
occurrence of Nemeobius lucina and Scoria dealbata on Berkhamsted 
Common have been shown to he erroneous, hut as N. lucina has 
been taken near Tring, S. dealbata only disappears. By the error 
of a copyist some records relating to Cilix glaucata were assigned 
to a rare and local species, Dr eft ana harpagula, which also goes. 
The third species to be removed is Lozopera francillana , the specimen 
having been wrongly determined. This tortrix ought to occur in 
Hertfordshire, and should be looked for amongst Daucus carota 
in July and August. 
The census therefore now stands as follows :— 
Species. 
Recorded in the ‘ Victoria History of Hertfordshire ’ . 1138 
To be removed. 3 
1135 
To be added. 8 
Total number now on record.1143 
The new records of the year are the following :— 
1. Cymatophora octogesima , Hb. (ocularis , Gn.). — This rather 
local insect is a welcome addition to our county list. It has been 
captured during the past year in two widely-separated localities, 
namely, near St. Albans by Miss Alice Dickinson on July 9th, and 
at Waltham Cross by Mr. W. C. Boyd. Both specimens were taken 
at sugar. 
2. Aporophyla lutulenta. —The Rev. Gilbert H. Raynor, Rector 
of Hazeleigh, Essex, captured a fine male of this species at Weston 
Yicarage in September, when working for Sphinx convolvuli. The 
specimen, which Mr. Raynor has been kind enough to give to me, 
was caught at dusk settled on a flower of Nicotina affinis. This 
is another local species ; its occurrence in Hertfordshire is very 
interesting, and Mr. Raynor’s good fortune will probably induce 
local entomologists to work for it. 
3. Ennychia octomaculata. —Amongst a number of small moths 
taken near St. Albans by Miss Alice Dickinson is this pretty little 
insect, which is of rather local occurrence in England. 
4. Spilodes palealis. —On July 18th Mr. Philip J. Barraud took 
a specimen of the straw-pearl at light. This is a species which 
