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 INSECTS TRYPANIDAE Trypanus cossus, the goat-moth, is never common or even frequent in any part of the county, but captures of one or more caterpillars have been recorded from time to time from Botus-Fleming, Mount Edgcumbe, Antony, Liskeard, Looe, Bodmin, Tregothnan, Falmouth, St. Clement, and Boscastle. TINEINA AEGERIADAE Algeria apiformis is rare ; it has been taken by Cocks near Falmouth, by Marquand in the Land's End district, and by Lory at Bishop's Wood, Truro. A. crabroniformh has been obtained by Baily and by Marquand in West Cornwall, the former describing it as not infrequent. Trochilium tipullforme is common in many gardens among the currant bushes all over the county. T. asiliforme is very scarce, and has been recorded only from Mount Edgcumbe and from Bodmin. T. ichneumoniforme is widespread, but apparently local ; it occurs on grassy slopes near the coast at Whitsand Bay, Bedruthan steps, Swanpool, and Penzance. The very local thrift clear-wing, T. musciforme (philanthiforme) was simultaneously discovered on the English mainland by King at Bolt Head, Devon, and by Reading at Whitsand Bay. It is now widely spread round the Cornish coast, and may be reasonably looked for wherever thrift is abundant. On the north coast it is not uncommon from Bude to Padstow, and Goss writes that it was plentiful in 1902, especially on the coast about Dizzard Head between Millook and Crackington Haven. GELECHIADAE Paltodora cytlsella has been recorded by Marshall from East Cornwall and by Jenkinson from Scilly. Aristotelia stipella has also been taken by Jenkinson at Scilly, but has not been identified on the mainland. A. brizella was captured on thrift at Whitsand Bay east in 1902, and in the following year larvae were found in the heads of thrift on Annett, Isles of Scilly, that agreed with Meyrick's description of this species, but they died before pupation. A. tenebrclla has been taken by Jenkinson at Scilly. A. arundlnetella was recorded by Marshall from East Cornwall ; and so, too, was Stenolechia gemella. Epithectis mouffetella occurs very sparingly about St. Germans on honey- suckle. Anacampsis tacniolella was not infrequently taken about Falmouth in the first week of July, 1901. A solitary specimen of Xenolechia humeralh was taken by Marryat near Looe in 1890. Gelechia domestica is occasionally not uncommon in the southern districts among mosses on hedge- banks and old walls ; it was plentiful at Newquay in 1903. G. umbrosella is recorded by Jenkinson from Scilly. G. affinis is probably widely spread, but has only been noted on moss and lichen- covered patches of hedgebank about Truro and Falmouth. G. mundella is reported by Jenkinson as abundant at Scilly. G. desertella was also taken on the islands by the same collector, but Stainton did not consider the specimens quite normal. G. terrtlla is very local on short grass in the east of the county, but usually plentiful within the area of occurrence. G. acuminatclla was taken, probably by Marshall, on thistles near Cargreen. G. artemisitlla was obtained by Atmore at Penzance among wild thyme. G. plantaginella was fairly common about Maenporth in 1900. G. instabilella was first observed in Great Britain by Boyd, who found the larvae at the Lizard ; at present it is not uncommon in the west, and has been found at Scilly. G. ocellatella is recorded in Stainton's Manual for the Lizard, and has been taken at Scilly by Jenkinson. G. maculta has been bred from larvae found on the capsules of stitchwort in Restormel valley near Lostwithiel. G. tricolorella was not uncommon near Trerice, Newquay, in July, 1902. Three specimens of G. macullferella were captured somewhere between Doublebois and Wadebridge on 1 6 July, 1903. G. marmorea has so far been recorded only from Scilly, where in some seasons it is common. The larvae of G. leutomelanella were found mining in shoots of Silent maritlma at the Lizard by Boyd. G. luculella was taken by Marshall in East Cornwall. G. scriptella has been hatched from larvae found by Miss Snell in folded leaves of the maple near St. Agnes. G. vulgella is occasionally beaten out of blackthorn hedges about St. Burian. One specimen only of G. nigra has been taken, namely, by Baily, at Paul. G. sororculella occurs sparingly about St. Germans and Botus-Fleming. G. rhombella has been taken, at least occasionally, about North Hill. G. solutella is recorded for the Lizard in Stainton's Manual ; three specimens were taken near Caerhayes in 1901, and are now in the Royal Institution Museum at Truro. G. diffinis is reported only from Liskeard and Scilly, but has doubtless been overlooked. G. velocella was taken by Thomas near Perranporth. G. mul'mella is described by Atmore as common on furze about Penzance, and Tachyptllia populella by Cocks as not uncommon in the neighbourhood of Falmouth. Tpsolophus schmidiellus is repre- sented by a solitary example taken in a garden near Bodmin. Che/aria huebnerella is evidently 223