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 A HISTORY OF HERTFORDSHIRE SELIDOSEMID^: (continued) Watford (Spencer, Heaton, Wigg) ; Bushey Heath (Barraud) ; Oxhey (H. Rowland-Brown) ; Tring (Elliman) ; Bishop Stanford (Taylor) ; Cheshunt (Boyd) Several of the observers have sepa- rately recorded the occurrence of S. juliaria, the summer brood of this species. Both are common, the spring brood especially so Selenia lunaria, Schiff. Haileybury (Bowyer); East Barnet (Gillum) ; Bushey (Cutts) ; Watford (Heaton, Wigg) ; Oxhey (H. Rowland-Brown) ; Tring (Le Quesne) ; Bishop Stanford (Tay- lor) ; Cheshunt station (Boyd) Rather scarce. Mr. Elliman takes it at rest at the base of larch and beech trees. It sometimes comes to ' light.' Mr. Boyd has captured it once at Cheshunt station tetralunaria, Hufn. (illustraria, Hb.). East Barnet (Gillum) ; Haileybury (School List) ; Watford (Spencer, Heaton, Wigg) ; Bushey Heath (Bar- raud) ; Drayton Wood (Hon. L. Walter Rothschild) ; Bishop Stort- ford (Mellows) ; Cheshunt station (Boyd) The Hon. L. Walter Rothschild describes this species as very local. I have not seen it at St. Albans, but it comes to ' light ' in several localities. Mr. Spencer notes that the first brood is much larger and darker than the second. Mr. Mellows has taken the larvae on a privet bush at Bishop Stortford. Mr. Boyd has only taken it once Hygrochroa syringaria, L. St. Albans (A. Lewis) ; Sandridge (Griffith) ; Hitchin (Durrant) ; Haileybury (Bowyer) ; East Barnet (Gillum); Bushey (Cutts); Bushey Heath (Barraud) ; Wilstone reservoir (Foulkes) ; Bishop Stortford (Taylor) ; Cheshunt (Boyd) This insect sometimes comes to specimen at Wilstone reservoir ; Mr. Barraud has taken a few at Bushey Heath ; Mr. Boyd occasionally meets with it round Cheshunt Cepphis advenaria, Hb. Haileybury (Stock- ley) From the only Hertfordshire locality of this very local species Mr. Stock- ley writes : f C. advenaria is now fairly common, a great number being taken this year ' (1900) SELIDOSEMID.S (continued) Colotois pennaria, L. St. Albans and Bricket Wood, larvae, and Symonds Hyde, larvae (A. E. G.) ; Sandridge (Grif- fith) ; Hitchin (Durrant) ; Haileybury (Bowyer) ; East Barnet (Gillum) ; Bushey (Cutts) ; Watford (Cottam, Spencer, Wigg) ; Bushey Heath (Bar- raud) ; Oxhey (H. Rowland-Brown) ; Berkhamsted (Goodson) ; Tring (Elli- man) ; Cheshunt (Boyd) Both larvae and imagos are com- mon, the latter coming freely to ' light.' Mr. Spencer notes that the white sub-apical spot is highly de- veloped in specimens he has bred from larvae fed on hawthorn Ennomos erosaria, Bkh. Sandridge (Grif- fith) ; Haileybury (School List) ; Bifhop Stortford (Taylor) Not common fuscantaria, Hw. St. Albans (A. E. G.); Sandridge (Griffith) ; Hitchin (Dur- rant) ; Haileybury (Bowyer) ; East Barnet (Bowden) ; Watford (Cot- tam, Spencer) ; Tring (Elliman) ; Cheshunt (Boyd) Occasionally taken at ' light ' ; a scarce species alniaria, L. (tiliaria, Bkh.). St. Albans (A. E. G.) ; Sandridge (Griffith) ; Hitchin (Durrant) ; Haileybury (Bow- yer) ; Hertford (Stephens) ; East Barnet (Gillum) ; Bricket Wood, larvae (A. Lewis) ; Bushey (Cutts) ; Watford (Cottam, Spencer) ; Bushey Heath (Barraud) ; Wilstone reservoir (Elliman); Bishop Stortford (Taylor); Cheshunt (Boyd) Generally common at ' light.' Mr. Elliman says it is rather local ; best bred from the larvae, which may be obtained in some abundance off wil- lows at Wilstone reservoir quercinaria, Hufn. (angularia, Bkh.). Sandridge (Griffith) ; Haileybury (Bowyer) ; East Barnet (Gillum) ; Bushey Heath (Barraud) ; Tring (Elli- man) ; Cheshunt (Boyd) Not very abundant ; Mr. Boyd says it is scarce round Cheshunt ; Mr. Elliman reports it common in most parts of the Tring district. It is not recorded for St. Albans or Watford Gonodontis bidentata, Cl. St. Albans and Bricket Wood (A. E. G.) ; Sandridge (Griffith) ; Hitchin (Durrant) ; Hailey- bury (Bowyer) ; East Barnet (Gil- lum) ; Watford (Spencer, Heaton, Wigg) ; Bushey Heath (Barraud) 142
 * light.' Mr. Foulkes took one worn