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 A HISTORY OF CORNWALL cu/me/lus are evidently fairly common over the greater part of the county, and at Scilly. C. hortuellus occurs sparingly round Truro and was obtained by Marshall at Botus Fleming, by several collectors at Penzance, and by F. Jenkinson at Scilly. C. craterellus is apparently very scarce, as a single specimen obtained by Marryat near Looe is the only record for the county. C. chrywnuchellus has been taken by Xellam at Bodmin. C. fahellus has been obtained very sparingly in the Looe valley. C. plnellus has been recorded locally along the south of the county at Botus Fleming, Bodmin, Truro, and Penzance but is everywhere scarce. C. latistrius has only been secured by Marshall at Botus Fleming. C. perlellus is common in the southern half of the county and at Scilly, and has been taken at Millook and Newquay. Its variety warringtonellus is usually abundant near Penzance in the company of the type. C. fascelincllus was reported by Cocks as not uncommon about Falmouth, and the specimens he gave to the Royal Institution undoubtedly belong to this species. C. inquinatellus was taken by the Marquands about Penzance. C. geniculeus occurs near the Land's End and at Scilly. C. trlstellus is common in the southern half, and local in the north of the county. Baily mentions a dark variety as appearing frequently at Paul. C. selasellus has only been recorded from the Land's End district. Platypes cerussella has been taken on several of the islands at Scilly by Jenkinson, who records a very red form from St. Helens. Howard Fox sent the writer a specimen of Euchromius ocelleus that had been taken at Falmouth, but there is little doubt it had been accidentally introduced from the Mediterranean probably in the pupa stage. PYRAUSTIDAE Schoenobtus forficellus has lately been fairly common about the Marazion marshes. Cataclysta lemnata is included in Cocks's list, but without specified locality. It has been taken at Coldrose Pool and also at Penwethers, near Truro, at Marazion and in the valley of the Gannel. Nympbula stagnate was represented till lately by a solitary specimen taken by Baily at West Penwith, but has been taken recently at St. Germans, Par, Wadebridge, and Truro. N. stratiotata has only been obtained by the Marquands near Penzance. Hydrocampa nymphaeata occurs sparingly from Bodmin westwards to Scilly, and along the valley of the Lynher and the Gannel. Diasema litterata has been taken occasionally near Budock. Mr. Boyd caught a specimen of D. ramburialh flying over a swamp near dusk at Probus on 16 June, iSsS. 1 Sterna punctalis has been obtained only from Boscastle, from the Land's End district, and from Scilly. Margaronia unionalis must be regarded in the light of a casual immigrant only. It was captured at Scilly by Harpur Crewe. 2 The essentially Eastern Counties' insect Agrotera nemoralis was captured by A. H. Jenkin in West Cornwall. Notarcha ruralis is very common on nettles over the greater part of the county and at Scilly. C. urtlcata is also widespread, and as a rule abundant at Scilly. Perinephela lancealh has been taken not infrequently by Tellam between Bodmin and Padstow. Fifty years since it was common at Falmouth, but died out many years ago. A single specimen was taken in 1900 in the Poundstock district. Phlyctaenia crocealis is local but often abundant among Inula dysenterica. P. lutealis has so far been found only in the east of the county. P.ferrugalh occurs sparingly in the east of the county, and around Truro and Penzance. Among the Isles of Scilly it is common on Tresco, Tean, St. Mary's and St. Agnes. P. prunalis appears to be of frequent occurrence along the southern half of the county. P. terrealis has been taken by Tellam near Bodmin and by Marryat at Looe. P.fusca/is has been occasionally taken on the lower banks of the Tamar by Marshall and others. P. sambucalis is scarce, but has been obtained at Bodmin, Truro, Falmouth and Penzance. Nomophila noctuella in most years is common throughout the county. Psamrnotis hyalinalh is in some seasons common at Paul, Penzance, on the heads of Knapweed. Pyrausta cingulata seems to be rare, as so far only two single specimens have been taken, namely, one by Baily near Newlyn on the spikes of Sa/via verbenaca, and one at Newquay. P. nigrata has been taken several times among the thyme on the side of Bridewell, Millook. P. purpuralis has been found at Launceston, Calstock, Botus Fleming, Bodmin, Falmouth, and abundantly near Treryn and Land's End. The variety ostrinalts has been taken by Tellam at Bodmin, and was not uncommon in 1901 near Altarnun. P. aurata has been recorded for the county by Jenner Fust. P. cespitalis is abundant, particularly in West Cornwall and at Scilly. P. ollvalh is common in old hedgebanks in the south- east, about Liskeard, and around Penzance, and occurs at least occasionally in the middle and north. P.jflavalis, though usually looked upon as an east coast species, has been obtained in the county by Jenner Fust. P. verbascalis appears to have been captured in the west by Noye. It is difficult to understand how a casual immigrant like P. nubilalis should be found at Padstow, but it was undoubtedly taken there some years ago by that most reliable of collectors R. V. Tellam. P. asinalis was obtained in some numbers in the middle of July, 1901, at Pentewan, and in 1904 in c everal localities on the north coast. Microstega pandalh occurs sparingly on wood sage Bodmin. Loxostege vertica/is was reported by Marshall from Botus Fleming. Scoparia 1 Intelligencer, iv, 15. * Entomologist, 1877. 218