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 INSECTS semite stacella occurs at Epping, A. spiniella at Southend, A. albistria, A. conjuge//a, A. semifusca, A. mendica, A. glaucinella and A. retinella are all found in the county more or less commonly. A. andereggiella was taken at Epping by Mr. P. C. Wormald. A. curuella is plentiful among apple, A. pygmcella is far from scarce among sallow, A. goedartella abounds on alder and A. brochella on birch. GRACILARIID/E Graci/aria alchimiella occurs everywhere, G. stigmatella and G. elon- gella are found sparingly at Colchester, G. tringipennella is recorded as somewhat scarce at Benfleet, G. syringella is very abundant among privet and lilac, G. auroguttella has been captured at Brentwood and Shoebury- ness, and Coriscium brongniartellum at Danbury by Mr. Raynor. Ornix avellanella and O. anglicella are common, O. betulee was obtained at Snaresbrook by Mr. Machin. O. torquillella and O. guttea are well dis- tributed and somewhat common. COLEOPHORIDJE Goniodoma auroguttella was captured by Mr. G. Coverdale at Shoe- buryness. Coleopbora fabriciella has occurred at Colchester and Epping, C, deauratella at Colchester, Southend and Witham. C. alcyonipennella is not scarce among Centaurea nigra C. wockeella is rare, and has only been found at St. Osyth. C. potentillce has been taken near Waltham- stow, C. conspicuella at Benfleet, C. vibicigerella at Fobbing, C. albicosta at Colchester and C. vu/nerarue at Brentwood. C. anatipennella is common and generally distributed, C. palliatella has been captured at Colchester, Epping and Southend, C. ibipennella at Southend, C. curruci- pennella and C. discordella at Epping. C. genista is recorded from Wanstead, C. saturatella is somewhat common among broom at Col- chester, C. therinella has been taken at Southend and Canvey, and C. maritimelta at Vange. C. lineolea is common everywhere among Eallota mgra, C. caspititiella abounds among rushes, C. laripennella has occurred at Colchester, C. salinella at Benfleet, Shoeburyness and Great Wakering and C. artemisicolella at Vange, Canvey and Leigh. C. argentula is common among yarrow, C. tripoliella has been taken at Southend, C. virgaurea at Colchester, C. hemerobiella is included on the authority of Meyrick's Handbook, C. laricella abounds among larch, C. albitarsella^ C. nigricella and C.fuscedinella are common and widely distributed. C. orbitella has been taken at Brentwood by Mr. Raynor and at Snares- brook by Mr. Machin, C. gryphipennella at Benfleet by Mr. Whittle and C. siccifolia in Epping Forest by Mr. J. Scott. C. viminetef/a, C. so/itarie//a, C. lutipennella and C. badiipennella have an extensive range in the county, and are not uncommon. C. adjunctella was captured at Shoeburyness by Mr. Coverdale, and C. limosipennella at Ley ton by Mr. Machin. ELACHISTIDJE Eedellia somnulentella has been found at Witham. Stathmopoda pedella is scarce among alder, and Cosmopteryx eximia not uncommon i75