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 INSECTS GEOMETRAE (continue*!) ACIDALIIDAE (continued) Asthena sylvata, Hb. Not common. Bishop's Woods, Madeley, Dovedale, Rushton ; Henhunt nr. Cannock Chase (B. L.) blomeri, Curt. Very local and rare, Stone, Dovedale, Shobna/l, Hoar Cross, and Need- toood (B. L.) Euoisteria obliterata, Hufn. Burnt Woods and Cannock Chase ; Oakedge, common (B. L.) Venusia cambrica, Curt. Common in woods around Cheadle and Leek, which is probably the southern limit of this insect Acidalia dimidiata, Hufn.^ bisetata, Hufn. I Fairly common - virgularia, Hb. J - subsericeata, Haw. Local, Dovedale immutata, L. Chartley remutaria, Hb. Common fumata, St. Sttynnerton, Maer nr. Cheadle, Dovedale ; Chaitley (B. L.) imitaria, Hb. Scarce. Madeley, Market Dray- ton, Rugeley ; Burton (B. L.) aversata, L. Common generally inornata, Haw. Swynnerlon, Burnt Woods, Cannock Chase emarginata, L. Rare. Madeley; Burton (B. L.) Timandra amataria, L. Rare and local. Stoke-on- Trent, Rugeley ; Tatenhill and Henhurst nr. Burton (B. L.) CABERIDAE Cabera pusaria, L. Common rotundaria, Haw. Very rare, Heleigh Castle nr. MaJeley exanthemata, L. Very general Bapta temerata, Hb. Henhurst nr. Burton (E. B.) MACARIIDAE Macaria notata, L. Local, Swynnerton, Burnt Woods, very abundant some years liturata, Clerck. Swynnerton, Maer, Cheadle, Cannock Chase Halia vauaria, L. Very common Fl DON 1 1 DAE Panagra petraria, Hb. Common on heaths Numeria pulveraria, L. Occasional and local, Burnt Woods ; Henhurst nr. Burton (E. B.) Scodiona belgiaria, Hb. Rare, one at Whitmore, Cannock Chase, nr. Cheadle, Leek Ematurga atomaria, L. "j Bupalus piniaria, L. L Abundant Aspilates strigillaria, Hb. J ZERENIDAE Abroxas grossulariata, L. Very common in gardens sylvata, Scop. General and abundant in many valleys in the north of the county. Ligdia adustata, Schiff. Very rare, one at Madeley Lomaspilis marginata, L. Common locally GEOMETRAE (continued) HYBERNIIDAE Hybernia rupicapraria, Hb. leucophearia, Schiff. aurantiaria, Esp. marginaria, Bork. defoliaria, L. Common through - I out the county J Anisopteryx aescularia, Schiff. General LARENTIIDAE Abundant Cheimatobia brumata, L. - boreata, Hb. Oporabia dilutata, Bork. Common - filigrammaria, H. S. Rare. Gun nr. Leek Larentia didymata, L. Very common multistrigaria, Haw. Fairly common. Madeley, Cheadle, Burnt Woods, Cannock Chase caesiata, Lang. On heaths, Cheadle and Leek, not further south ; Dovedale (B. L.) flavicinctata, Hb. Rare, Dovedale salicata, Hb. Moors nr. Leek olivata, Bork. Rare, one in Dovedale, 1886 vindaria, Fb. Common in woods Emmelesia affinitata, St. Common, but local alchemillata, L. Not uncommon, Whitmore, Stone, Stoke-on-Trent, Rugeley ; Burton (B. L.) albulata, Schiff. Common where food plant (Rhinanthus crista-galli) grows - decolorata, Hb. Local, Madeley, Cheadle, Rugeley ; Handsworth (C. J. W.) - taeniata, St. Dovedale (B. L.) Eupithecia venosata, Fb. Ashley, Rugeley ; Sfiob- nall (B. L.) - linariata, Fb. Market Drayton pulchellata, St. Common - oblongata, Thnb. Rugeley ; Burton (B. L.), Madeley, 1902 succenturiata, L. Rugeley - subfulvata, Haw. Madeley, Rugeley, Stone - plumbeolata, Haw. Stvynnerton, Bishop's and Burnt Woods, Cannock Chase isogrammaria, H. S. One at Burton (B. L.) pygmaeata, Hb. Chorlton Moss, Burnt Woods - satyrata, Hb. Cannock Chase, Burnt Woods - castigat.i, Hb. Common - trisignaria, H. S. Market Drayton fraxinata, Crewe. Madeley, Rugelcy ; Burton (B. L.) ; Handsworth (C. J. W.) - valerianata, Hb. nr. Madeley, 1907 (F. C. Woodforde) - indigata, Hb. Common in pine woods - nanata, Hb. Common on heaths, Cannock Chase, Chartley, Burnt Woods subnotata, Hb. ) Common vulgata, Haw. J albipunctata, Haw. Rugeley, occasionally var. angelicata, Bar. Madeley abslnthiata, Clerck. Common where food plant grows minutata, Gn. Madeley, Burnt Woods, Rugeley assimilata, Gn. Common on food plant tenuiata, Hb. Swynnerton, Madeley, Bagot's Park lariciata, Frr. Common in larch woods abbreviata, St. Not uncommon, Swynnerton, Cheadle, Burnt Woods; Burton (B. L.) I0 5