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 A HISTORY OF CORNWALL and has been taken at Newquay, Liskeard and Mitchell. T. subfulvata was recorded from East Cornwall by Marshall, and has been taken at Looe, Liskeard, and near Trebartha. T. satyrata was reported from East Cornwall by Marshall and doubtfully from Scilly by Adkin. T. pulchellata is widely distributed, usually on foxglove, but nowhere common. It has been captured at Mount Edgcumbe, Looe, Liskeard, Truro, Penzance, Scilly, Newquay, and Launceston. T. llnariata is generally distributed in the eastern half of the county, but rather scarce. T. succenturiata is rare about Penzance and Godolphin. T. castigata occurs not uncommonly in the Land's End district. T. larldata is occasionally taken in the valley of the Lynher, at North Hall (Launceston) and at Bude. T. virgaureata was recorded by A. H. Jenkin and has been obtained recently near Saltash. T. plumbtolata is represented by three county specimens, one taken by E. P. Marquand, one found near Stratton, and one at Looe. A single example of T. isogrammaria was captured close to Launceston in 1902, and one of T. trhlgnaria at St. Germans in 1905. T. indlgata was reported from the county by Jenner Fust and has been taken at Calstock. T. comtrictata was obtained by Whitworth near Dizzard Head in 1900, and had previously been recorded by Jenner Fust. T. subciliata was bred from a larva found on the flowers of maple near Looe in 1899. T. pusillata has been taken twice near Liskeard. T. abbreviate! is thinly distributed in oak coppices in the east and north-east of the county. T. dodoneata was recorded by Marshall from East Cornwall, and was found in 1902 near Menheniot. T. exiguata is widely spread but local ; it has been obtained at Maker, Trebartha, Altarnun, Bodmin, Newquay, Falmouth and Penzance. T. irriguata has been taken once in the valley of the Lynher. T. imtgntata was found near Bodmin by Tellam. T. innotata is rare, but has twice been captured near Gyllyngvase, Falmouth. T. nanata is not uncommon on heathland throughout the county, and has been found in the larval stage at Scilly. Eucymatoge subnotata was taken near Newquay at Chenopodium in July, 1902. It has been captured several times at Scilly. E. scabiosata was obtained about twelve years ago near Launceston, and in 1904 three were taken close to the same spot. E. togata was captured in the Land's End district in 1901. E. tenata was found at Falmouth two years ago. Eucestia spartiata has been captured near St. Columb, and a single example was obtained at Paul in 1893. E. plagiata is widely spread, but not very common, and for two or three seasons in succession almost disappears. It has been taken recently at Saltash, Falmouth, Land's End district, and Newquay. Calocalpe certata was obtained in 1903 near Kilkhampton. C. undulata is very sparingly distributed over the east of the county, and in the valleys that descend from the Bodmin Moors on the eastern and southern sides. It has also been taken by Tellam at Bodmin. Philereme vetulata has been taken by Tellam at Bodmin. Eustroma prunata is common in gardens and hedgebanks throughout the county. E. assodata was reported by Marshall from East Cornwall and by Cocks from Falmouth. E. populata was first recorded from the county by Jenner Fust, but has since been taken on whortleberry at Launceston and Liskeard. E. testata has been captured at Saltash, Doublebois, Mevagissey, and Bodmin, and has been reported from Penzance by Baily. Plemyria bicolorata has been recorded from Doublebois, Penzance, and by several entomologists from Scilly. P. tristata, for the most part a northern highland species, was captured in June, 1900, near Altarnun. P. rivata is fairly common but local. P. soctata is widespread, and in most seasons taken pretty frequently ; at Scilly it is not uncommon. P. galiata has been recorded from East Cornwall, Bodmin, Penzance, and Scilly, and was captured last year at Newquay and at Heligan near Mevagissey. Three specimens of Cataclysme virgata were taken near Holywell Bay between Perranporth and Newquay in May, 1904 Hydriomena ocellata is widely spread, but evidently nowhere common ; it has been taken at Launceston, on the Lower Lynher, at Bodmin, Falmouth, Penzance, and Tresco. H. variata was recorded by Tellam from Bodmin and by A. H. Jenkin from Redruth. H.fulvata occurs sparingly along the south and at Newquay. H. dotata is generally distributed and often abundant in lanes and gardens. H. picata is occasionally taken by the side of copses and along tall overgrown hedges near Launceston, Liskeard, and Bodmin. H. miata is widely distributed at ivy and willow, but usually rather scarce. H. siterata is not uncommon in the east of the county during the autumn, but is rare in the west. H. sordidata occurs frequently throughout the county and has been re- corded from Scilly. H. trifasciata has been recorded from East Cornwall, Bodmin, and Penzance, but is scarce and local. H. truncata is fairly common and widely distributed ; it has been several times obtained at Scilly. H. silaceata is often plentiful in the open woods in the east of the county on willow herb and enchanter's nightshade. It is very local in the middle and west, but has been taken at Bodmin, Newquay, Penzance, and Burian Bottoms. H. corylata is widely spread and often common in the eastern woods, but becomes gradually scarcer towards the west. H. suffumata is generally distributed and plentiful. H. caesiata was taken on whortleberry near Altarnun in June 1900. H. dubitata has been obtained at Kilkhampton, at Botus-Fleming, Bodmin, and Falmouth. H. badiata is widely distributed and of frequent occurrence. H. nigrofasciaria is occasionally ob- tained about the woods near Launceston, Liskeard, Doublebois, Bodmin, and Truro. H. rubtdata has been taken at Looe, Mevagissey, Bodmin, and by Jenkin in the west. H, cuculata was first 212