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 lutosa, and C. arcuosa are among the species which have been obtained at Wilstone reservoir. It is to be regretted that the Micro-Lepidoptera of the Tring district have not received more attention; they would doubtless well repay investigation.

From south-east Herts Mr. W. C. Boyd, F.E.S., of The Grange, Waltham Cross, who has collected the Macro-Lepidoptera since 1851 and the Micros since about 1867, has been able to furnish a very valuable list of upwards of 740 species, including 107 Tortrices and 255 Tineinee. Over seventy of the smaller insects in his list have not yet been observed in any other part of the county, and the capture by him of Antigastra catalaunalis on September i8th, 1867, was the first British record of the occurrence of the species and the only one to this day. Short lists of east Herts insects have also been sent from Bishop's Stortford by Messrs. W. E. Taylor and W. T. Mellows. Mr. Matthews of Stevenage is able to report the capture of Thecla betulee which has been taken sparingly in Norton Green Woods, but is not recorded from any other Hertfordshire locality. In 1894 I was allowed to inspect two small but interesting collec- tions made in the neighbourhood of East Barnet. One was at the Boys' Farm Home," and this contained specimens of Utetheisa pulchella, Setina Irrorella, Ocneria monacba, and Sphinx convofouli. The other was in the possession of Colonel Gillum of Church Hill House, whose insects I catalogued, and their names appear in the subjoined list. Among them may be mentioned Clisiocampa castrensis, Pyg<zra pigra, Metrocampa pro- sapiaria, and Eucesfia spartiata. LIST OF LEPIDOPTERA OBSERVED IN HERTFORDSHIRE CARADRININA ARCTIAD* (continued) AacTiAD-ffi sparingly at Wilstone reservoir one Lithosia complana, L. Haileybury (Bow- specimen I took was settled in the yer) flowers of hemp agrimony (Eupa- lurideola, Zk. (complanula, B.). St. torium cannabinum) in the day-time.' Albani^ Wheathampstead, Redbourn Mr. Boyd describes the species as (A. E. G.) ; Sandridge (Griffith) ; being common in the Cheshunt dis- Hitchin (Durrant); Haileybury (Bow- trict. He took one specimen of var. yer) ; East Barnet (Gillum) ; Bushey stramineola at Cheshunt Street, circa (Cutts) ; Bushey Heath (Barraud) ; 1857 Watford (Spencer, Wigg) ; Bricket sororcula, Hufn. (aureola, Hb.). Bricket Wood (Cottam) ; Hemel Hempstead Wood (Spencer, A. E. G.) ; Hailey- (B. Piffard) ; Berkhamsted (Good- bury (Bowyer), ' St. Margarets,' son) ; Tring (Elliman) ; Stevenage School List (Matthews) ; Bishop Stortford (Mel- Cybosia mesomella, L. Bricket Wood (A. lows ; Cheshunt (Boyd) E. G.) ; Sandridge (Griffith) ; Kneb- griseola, Hb. (stramineola, Dbld.). Sand- worth (Durrant) ; Haileybury (Bow- ridge (Griffith) ; Hitchin (Durrant) ; yer), ' Heath,' School List ; Hertford Haileybury (Bowyer), 'Heath,' School (Stephens) List ; Hertford (Stephens) ; Watford Setina irrorella, L. East Barnet (Bowden) (Wigg) ; Wilstone reservoir (Elliman); Miltochrista miniata, Forst. Knebworth Tring (Goodson) ; Cheshunt (Boyd) (Brown, Durrant) ; Haileybury (Bow- Mr. Elliman writes with reference 7 er )> ' Roman road, Heath,' School to L. griseola : ' I have found it List ; Hertford (Stephens) ; East 114