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 A HISTORY OF HERTFORDSHIRE HYDRIOMENID^E (continued) Mr. Barraud took one specimen at ' light ' in July, 1 900 Tephroclystis linariata, F. Sandridge (Grif- fith) ; Hitchin (Durrant); East Barnet (Gillum) ; has occurred in Brox- bourne Woods (Boyd) succenturiata, L. Sandridge (Griffith) ; Hitchin (Durrant) ; Watford (Wigg) ; Cheshunt (Boyd) A scarce species castigata, Hb. St. Allans and Bricket Wood (A. E. G.) ; Sandridge (Griffith) ; Hitchin (Durrant) ; Haileybury (Bowyer), ' Mississippi fields] School List; Tring (Elli- man) ; Cheshunt (Boyd) Generally common lariciata, Frr. Sandridge (Griffith) ; East Barnet (Gillum) ; Watford (Cutts) ; Aldbury Owers (Elliman) virgaureata, Dbld. (pimpinellata, Gn. non Hb.). Sandridge (Griffith) I take this to be the insect which appears in Mr. Griffith's Sandridge list as Eupithecia pimpinellata plumbeolata, Hw. Sandridge (Griffith) isogrammaria, H.-S. (haworthiata, Stt.). Sandridge (Griffith); Tring (Elli- man) tenuiata, Hb. Haileybury (Bowyer) ; Cheshunt (Boyd) According to the School List this species is occasionally taken at Hailey- bury ; round Cheshunt it is common trisignaria, H.-S. Brocket Hall, larvae (Griffith) subciliata, Gn. Tring (Elliman) pusillata, F. Watford (Spencer) Mr. Spencer took one specimen of this very local insect in Rowse Barn Lane, Watford, in May, 1894 abbreviata, Stph. Sandridge (Griffith) ; Cheshunt, scarce (Boyd) exiguata, Hb. Sandridge (Griffith) ; Hitchin (Durrant) ; Haileybury (Bow- yer) ; Tring (Elliman) ; Cheshunt (Boyd) Rather common fraxinata, Crewe. Sandridge (Griffith) ; Cheshunt (Boyd) This insect has occurred twice at Cheshunt sobrinata, Hb. Sandridge (Griffith) ; Hitchin (Durrant) ; Tring (Elliman) ; Cheshunt (Boyd) Described by Mr. Boyd as com- mon round Cheshunt nanata, Hb. Sandridge (Griffith) ; Hert- ford (Stephens) HYDRIOMENID.S (continued) Eucymatoge subnotata, Hb. St. Albans (A. E. G.) ; Bushey Heath (Barraud) ; Waltham Cross (Boyd) Common at Waltham Cross ; occa- sionally taken at ' light ' at the other two stations scabiosata, Bkh. (subumbrata, Gn.). Tring (Elliman) vitalbata, Hb. Sandridge (Griffith) ; Haileybury (Bowyer), ' Heath, 1 School List ; East Barnet (Gillum) ; Wat- ford (Spencer) ; Tring (Elliman, Le Quesne) ; Cheshunt Street (Boyd) Mr. Spencer has taken this insect at fences and * light.' It has only occurred once at Cheshunt Street tersata, Hb. Sandridge (Griffith) ; Hitchin (Durrant) ; Haileybury (Bowyer), < at light," Hailey Lane,' School List ; Hertford (Stephens) ; Watford (Spencer, Wigg) ; Tring (Elliman, Le Quesne) Eucestia spartiata, Fuesl. Haileybury (Bow- yer), ' Heath,' School List ; Symonds Hyde, larvae (Griffith) ; East Barnet (Gillum) ; CarnelFs Green, Broxbourne (Boyd) plagiata, L. St.Albans,Park Street,Hawks- wick and Harpenden (A. E. G.) ; Sandridge (Griffith); Hitchin (Dur- rant) ; Haileybury (Bowyer) ; East Barnet (Gillum) ; Watford (Cutts, Spencer) ; Bushey Heath (Barraud) ; Hemel Hempstead (B. PifFard) ; Tring (Elliman) ; Stevenage (Matthews) ; Cheshunt (Boyd) Common in most of the districts ; occasionally taken at ' light ' Calocalpe certata, Hb. St. Albans (A. E. G.) ; Sandridge (Griffith) ; Haileybury (Stockley) ; Watford (Spencer, Wigg) ; Hemel Hempstead (B. Pif- fard) ; Kilsmore Lane, Cheshunt (Boyd) Mr. Stockley caught the only specimen of C. certata recorded for Haileybury in 1899. Mr. Boyd re- cords a single capture at Cheshunt. A few years ago this insect was abundant in some bushes of Berberis vulgaris in the field behind St. Michael's Church, St. Albans undulata, L. Sandridge (Griffith) Philereme vetulata, Schiff. Sandridge (Griffith) ; Hitchin (Durrant) ; Hemel Hempstead (B. PifFard) ; Duckmore Lane, Tring (Elliman, Goodson) 132