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 A HISTORY OF HERTFORDSHIRE CARADRINID/E (continued) Mr. Elliman finds H. adusta rather scarce at ' light,' and Mr. Bar- raud took two at ' sugar ' in 1897 Hadena gemina, Hb. St. Allans, Bricket Wood and Harpenden (A. E. G.) ; Sand- ridge (Griffith) ; Hitchin (Durrant) ; Haileybury (Bowyer) ; Hertford (Stephens) ; East Barnet (Gillum) ; Bushey (Cutts) ; Tring (Elliman) ; Cheshunt Marsh (Boyd) A fairly common species, but scarce at Cheshunt Marsh polyodon, L. (monoglypha, Hufn.). A very common and widely distri- buted insect lithoxylea, F. Abundant at all the stations, though Mr. Barraud does not take it so commonly as formerly sublustris, Esp. Hitchin (Durrant) ; East Barnet (Gillum) ; Bushey and Watford (Cutts) ; Tring (Le Quesne) Scarce at ' sugar ' rurea, F. St. Allans and Bricket Wood (A. E. G.); Sandridge (Griffith); Hitchin (Durrant); Haileybury (Bow- yer) ; Hertford (Stephens) ; East Barnet (Gillum) ; Bushey (Cutts) ; Watford (Spencer, Wigg, Heaton) ; Bushey Heath (Barraud) ; Oxhey (H. Rowland-Brown); Tring (Elliman) ; Bishop Stanford (Taylor); Cheshunt (Boyd) var. combusta. Bricket Wood (A. E. G.) ; Bushey Heath (Barraud) A common species in some of the districts, but scarce at Cheshunt. Mr. Barraud has taken a few speci- mens including var. combusta, and at Haileybury it occurs occasionally hepatica, Hb. Bricket Wood (Cottam, A. E. G.) ; Sandridge (Griffith) ; Haileybury (Bowyer) ; East Barnet (Gillum) ; Watford (Spencer, Wigg) ; Bushey Heath (Barraud) ; Oxhey (H. Rowland-Brown) ; Hemel Hempstead (B. Piffard) ; Tring (Elliman) ; Ches- hunt (Boyd) Abundant in some districts, but not common at Tring sordida, Bkh. (anceps, Hb.). Bricket Wood and Radlett (A. E. G.) ; Sand- ridge (Griffith) ; Hitchin (Durrant) ; Haileybury (Bowyer) ; East Barnet (Gillum) ; Nascot Wood (Cutts) ; Bushey Heath (Barraud) ; Hemel Hempstead (B. Piffard) ; Tring (Elli- man) ; Cheshunt (Boyd) basilinea, F. St. Albans and Bricket Wood (A. E. G.); Sandridge (Griffith); CARADRINID.S: (continuea) Haileybury (Bowyer) ; East Barnet (Gillum) ; Bushey (Cutts) ; Watford (Spencer, Wigg) ; Bushey Heath (Barraud) ; Hemel Hempstead (B. Piffard) ; Tring (Elliman) Hadena ophiogramma, Esp. St. Allans (A. Lewis) ; Sandridge (Griffith) ; East Barnet (Gillum) ; Bushey (Cutts) ; Bushey Heath (Barraud) ; Watford (Spencer, Wigg, Cottam) Rare and seldom taken leucostigma, Hb. (fibrosa, Hb.). Hailey- bury (Bowyer), ' once at " light," ' School List unanimis, Xr. Haileybury (Bowyer) ; East Barnet (Gillum) ; Cheshunt Marsh (Boyd) didyma, Esp. (oculea, Gn.). St. Allans and Bricket Wood (A. E. G.) ; Sand- ridge (Griffith) ; Hitchin (Durrant) ; Haileybury (Bowyer) ; Hertford (Ste- phens); East Barnet (Gillum); Bushey (Cutts); Watford (Spencer, Heaton, Wigg) ; Bushey Heath (Barraud) ; Tring (Elliman) ; Cheshunt (Boyd) Very abundant at 'sugar' and ' light' ; a variable species nictitans, Bkh. St. Allans and Wel- wyn (A. E. G.) ; Sandridge (Griffith) ; Hitchin (Durrant) ; Haileybury (Bow- yer) ; East Barnet (Gillum) ; Bushey (Cutts) ; Watford (Spencer, Heaton, Wigg) ; Bricket Wood (Cottam) ; Bushey Heath (Barraud) ; Carpenders (H. Rowland-Brown) ; Wilstone reservoir (Elliman) ; Waltham Cross (Boyd) A common species, the forms with white and orange reniform spots being equally abundant literosa, Hw. Sandridge (Griffith) ; Haileybury (Stockley) Mr. Stockley says that this species, like H. fasciuncula, is becoming commoner at Haileybury every year bicoloria, Vill. (furuncula, Hb.). St. Allans, Bricket Wood and Radlett (A. E. G.); Sandridge (Griffith); Hitchin (Durrant) ; Haileybury (Bow- yer) ; Hertford (Stephens) ; East Barnet (Gillum) ; Bushey (Cutts) ; Bushey Heath (Barraud) ; Watford (Spencer, Wigg) ; Hemel Hempstead (B. Piffard) ; Cheshunt (Boyd) Generally common, but only taken occasionally at ' light ' at Haileybury strigilis, Cl. St. Allans and Bricket Wood (A. E. G.); Sandridge (Griffith); Hitchin (Durrant) ; Haileybury (Bow- 126