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 INSECTS siculana is found in woods in the Colchester district. P. uncana has been taken at Brentwood by Mr. Raynor and at Epping and Loughton by Mr. Machin. P. biarcuana has also been found at Loughton by Mr. Thur- nall. P. lundana is found everywhere. P. diminutana is very local and uncommon at St. Osyth. P. mitterpacheriana is widely distributed and fairly common among birch. P. upupana is scarce and local ; it is found at Colchester and St. Osyth. P. lactana occurs rather freely among aspen. Grapbolitba ramella is generally distributed among birch. G. nisella has been found at St. Osyth, Wanstead Flats and Pitsea among sallow, but does not seem to be as common in the county as elsewhere. G. cineraria is very common on the boles of large aspens in the Tendring Hundred. G. nigromaculana occurs sparingly at Leigh and St. Osyth. G. subocellana is very common among sallow. G. minutana is found among poplars at Colchester. G. trimaculana and G. penkleriana are common. G. obtusana is found in small numbers at Colchester, Southend and St. Osyth. G. nce'vana is abundant among holly everywhere. Pblceodes tetraquetrana is very common. P. immundana and P. demarniana are found sparingly at Brentwood and St. Osyth, and the latter has also been taken at Leigh. Hypermecia cruciana and Batodes angustiorana are gene- rally common. Pcedisca bilunana is frequently met with among birch. P. oppressana is found on black poplar at Colchester and Hazeleigh. P. rufimitrana has once been taken at Dovercourt (W. H. H.). P. corticana abounds on tree trunks in woods. P. profundana is widely distributed and has been reported common at Leigh, but seems to be scarce else- where. P. ophthalmicana may be found at rest on aspens at St. Osyth, but is not common. P. solandriana, P. semifuscana and P. sordidana have all been taken somewhat freely at Colchester. Ephippiphora similana (bimaculana, Don.) is found sparingly at Colchester, Brentwood and Wanstead. E. cirsiana and E. pjiugiana occur among thistles, the former being by far the commoner and more widely distributed. E. brunnichiana is very common among coltsfoot. E. inopiana occurs at Colchester, and is reported from the neighbourhood of Southend by Mr. Vaughan and Mr. Machin. E. fcenella seems always to be found among mugwort. E. nigricostana has occurred at Colchester, Brentwood and Epping. E. signatana has been recorded for Epping. E. trigeminana, though rather local, is frequently found among ragwort. E. tetragonana is scarce, but has been taken at Epping, Leigh and St. Osyth. E. populana occurs sparingly at Colchester and Hazeleigh. E. obscurana was reported as scarce at Leigh by Mr. Vaughan, and has also been captured at Epping. Semasia spiniana and S. ianthinana are found at Epping, and the latter has also occurred at Southend. S. rufillana is common among wild carrot everywhere. 5. ivaeberiana is too frequently met with among fruit trees, to which its larva?, which feed on the inner bark, do a great deal of damage. Coccyx splendidulana is found sparingly at Colchester and Southend. C. argyrana is very common everywhere on oak trees, and C. tadella (hyrciniana, Uslar) on spruce. Heusimene jimbriana is occa- sionally taken at Colchester, where it is scarce. Retinia buoliana, R. 169 22