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 A HISTORY OF KENT Nola strigula, Schiff. Dartford, Greenhithe, Wat jyickhain — centonalis, Hb. Formerly at Deal and Folkestone — albulalis, Hb. Not scarce at Chattenden Nudaria senex, Hb. Sandwich, Lee, Eltham, Greenhitbe, Dartford — mundana, L. Formerly abundant at Eltham and Lee; raiding, Greenhitht; Folkestone Setina irrorella, Clcrck. Shoreham, Otford, Folkestone Calligenia miniata, Forst. Erith, Darenth, Greenhithe, Talding, Tenterden Lithosia mesomella, Forst. Chislehurst, Green- hithe, Blean, Talding, Tenterden, Folke- stone — muscerda,* Hufn. Ham Ponds nz^r Sand- wich — aureola, Hb. Chattenden, Blean, Darenth — pygmeola, Dbl. Deal ; formerly abun- dant ; getting scarcer — complanula, Bdv. Lee, Greenhithe, Bexley, Folkestone, Talding, etc. ; getting scarce — complana, L. Blean, Folkestone, Green- hithe, Abbey Wood, Darenth ; scarcer than formerly — griseola,^ Hb. Sandwich, Greenhithe, Eltham, Talding — rubricollis, L. Formerly at Darenth and West Wickham ; near Folkestone and Shepherdswell. I have no other records, but the species must occur in many other places in the county Deiopeia pulchella, L. Dover, Deal, Folke- stone, etc. ; rare Euchelia jacobaeas, L. Locally abundant Callimorpha dominula, L. Sandwich, Deal ; abundant in some years Euthemonia russula, L. Chislehurst, Blean, Talding ; formerly common near Water- ingbury Chelonia plantaginis, L. Chattenden, Green- hithe, Darenth, Blean, Wateringbury, Folkestone, Wye and Shoreham — caja, L. Generally distributed, but not so common as formerly — villica, L. Deal, Folkestone, Eltham, Greenhithe, Talding, Wateringbury, etc. ; not common ' This species is abundant in Horning Fen, Norfolk. With the exception of the occurrence of a specimen or two in Matley Bog in the New Forest and a few specimens in the Ham Marshes near Sandwich, I am not aware of its existence out of the Norfolk fens.— H. G. Bexley of Lithosia quadra, L., Mr. Ullyett includes this species in his list of Folkestone species, and Mr. Webb records it from near Dover. — H. G. Arctia fuliginosa, L. Eltham, Greenhithe, Wateiingbury, Talding — mendica, Clerck. Generally distributed but not abundant — lubricepeda, Esp. Generally common — menthastri, Esp. „ „ — urtics, Esp. Deal, Dartford, Greenhithe, Plumstead ; very local Liparis chrysorrhcea, L. Ramsgate, Talding, Deal, Gravesend, Sheppey, Tenterden — auriflua, Fb. Generally abundant — salicis, L. Lee, Eltham, Greenhithe, Deal ; common — monacha, L. Wateringbury, West Wick- ham, not common ; formerly at Darenth Orgyia pudibunda, L. Occurs generally, but is not very common — gonostigma,^ Fb. Bexley formerly — antiqua, L. Common everywhere Demas coryli, L. Eltham, Folkestone, JVater- ingbury. West Wickham ; scarce Trichiura cratasgi, L. Eltham, Folkestone ; scarce Pscilocampa populi, L. Chattenden, Green- hithe, Eltham, Talding, Wateringbury Eriogaster lanestris, L. Darenth, Greenhithe, Sevenoaks ; common in the larval state Bombyx neustria, L. Generally common ; formerly too abundant in the larval state, but now scarcer — castrensis, L. Cliffe, Isle of Sheppey ; very local — rubi, L. Generally distributed, some- times common — quercus, L. Generally distributed but getting scarcer — trifolii, Esp. Ramsgate, Dover, Dungeness Odonestis potatoria, L. Generally common, abundant at Deal and some other places Lasiocampa quercifolia, L. Lee, Eltham, Greenhithe, Plumstead, Dartford, Tald- ing, Maidstone, etc. ; scarce Saturnia carpini, Schiff. Eltham, Folkestone, Greenhithe, Chislehurst, etc. ; not gener- ally common in Kent GEOMETRY Urapteryx sambucata, L. Generally com- mon, abundant in the London suburbs Epione apiciaria, Schiff. Lee, Eltham, Deal, Dartford, Talding, Greenhithe, West Wickham, Folkestone — advenaria, Hb. Sevenoaks, Pemhury, Wateringbury ; very local Rumia crategata, L. Generally abundant 3 Mr. C. Fenn records this species from Bexley, but I have no knowledge of its occurrence in Kent.— H. G.
 * Mr. Fenn records the occurrence once at