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 INSECTS Whittle sometimes finds it at Southend. Cerostoma vitte//a, C. radiatella, C. costella and C. sylvella are very generally distributed. The scarce and local C. alpella has been captured by Mr. Warren at Wanstead and by Mr. Whittle at Southend. C. lucella and C. horridella are also scarce. Both have been taken at Brentwood by Mr. Raynor, and the latter hai also been found at Colchester, Loughton and Woodham Ferris. Har- pipteryx scabrella occurs in Epping Forest, H. nemorella is found sparingly at Colchester and Southend, and H. xylostella commonly among honey- suckle in many places. Tberistis mucronella^ though far from common, is frequently found at Colchester, Hazeleigh and Saffron Walden among spindle. GELECHIID/E Orthotelia sparganella is not uncommon at Wanstead, and Henicostoma lobelia in the Colchester and Maldon districts. Phibalocera quercana abounds among oak, Depressaria costosa and D.jtavella are generally dis- tributed, D. umbellana has been taken somewhat freely at West Bergholt and St. Osyth. D. assimilella and D. scopariella are locally common among broom. D. atomella has been found at Epping by Mr. Machin. D. arene/fa, D. propinquella and D. subpropinquella are generally common. D. rbodochrella has been reported from Brentwood by Mr. Raynor. D. alitrcemeriana is plentiful among hemlock at Colchester. D. purpurea has occurred at Hazeleigh and Southend. D. liturella is found freely among Hypericum, D. conterminella among osiers, and D. angelicella has frequently been noticed in the larva state at St. Osyth. D. cnicella occurs only on the coast sands. D. ocellana is frequently taken among sallow. D. yeatiana is recorded from Southend and Hazeleigh. D. applana is abundant. D. depressella has occurred at Southchurch and Southend, D. albipunctella at Hazeleigh, D, douglasella at Pitsea. These last three are scarce. D. chcerophylll abounds at Colchester. D. ultimella has been taken at Witham. D. badiella is found sparingly at Colchester, and D. beracleana abundantly in all the districts. Psoricoptera gibbosella is recorded from Epping and Hainault. Gelechia vilella has been taken by Mr. Warren at Shoeburyness. G. pinguinella is found on poplars at Colchester and Hazeleigh, G. nigra on aspens at Wanstead, and was once taken at St. Osyth. G. lentiginosella is an Epping species (Stainton's Manual}. G. ericetella, G. mulinella, G. sororculella and G. diffinis are generally common. G. rhombella occurs at Colchester ; G. scalella is not scarce on oak trees in June. Brachmia mouffetella is to be found among honeysuckle at Colchester. Bryotropba terre//a, B. affinis and B. domestica are very common and widely distributed. Lita maculea and L. tricolorella are somewhat common. L. leucomelanella has only once been bred from a larva found at St. Osyth. L. juncte lla occurs at Epping and Hainault (Stainton's Manual). L,. obsoletella was obtained in the south Essex marshes by Mr. Machin. L. atriplicella and L. sueedella have been taken at St. Osyth. L. oce//ate//a, L. instabilella and L. salicorniee are also salt-marsh insects. Teleia proximella is generally common among birch, T. notatella has been taken at Hockley by Mr. Whittle, f. 173