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 A HISTORY OF SURREY Leatherhead, Worcester Park and elsewhere. Aglossa pinguinalis, L., is generally common. A. cuprealis, Hb., is a local species, but Mr. Briggs records it from Leatherhead. Cledeobia angusfa/is, Schiff., occurs at Box Hill, and is generally distributed in the chalk district, but Mr. Barrett does not include it amongst his Haslemere species. Pyrausta punicealis, Schiff., occurs at Dorking and Box Hill, and is recorded by Mr. Webb from Guildford and Betchworth, by Mr. Briggs from Leatherhead, and by Mr. Kaye from Caterham. P. purpuralis, L., is much commoner, and is widely distributed both on the chalk and sand, and occurs nearly everywhere. P. ostrinalis, Hb., is a local species, but reported from Haslemere, Horsley and Leatherhead. Herbula cespita/is, Schiff., is common everywhere. Ennychia cingulalis, Schiff, is not uncommon on the chalk between Guildford and Reigate, especially at Betchworth and Box Hill ; and Mr. Briggs records it from Riddlestown. E. anguin- a/is, Hb., is generally distributed along the chalk range, and also occurs at Cobham. E. octomaculalis, Tr., is recorded from Haslemere, Farnham and Betchworth Hill, but is a much rarer species in Surrey than in Hampshire and Sussex. Endotricha jlammealis, Schiff., is recorded by Mr. Barrett from Haslemere and also from the metropolitan district, by Mr. Kaye from Oxshott, and by Mr. Briggs from the Addington hills. It also occurs at Farnham and Weybridge. Mr. Webb says it was for- merly plentiful on every open heath or common in the county, but of late years has become comparatively rare. Gataclysta lemnalis, Schiff, is generally distributed about weedy pools. Paraponyx stratiotalis, Schiff, occurs at Farnham, Haslemere, Gomshall and Redhill, and Mr. Webb records it as often abundant at Gatton. Hydrocampa nymphealis, Schiff., and H. stagnafis, Gn., are recorded from Haslemere, Bookham, Byfleet and Wisley, and Mr. Webb says they are generally distributed through- out the Reigate district. In my experience they are common every- where. Acentropus niveus, Oliv., is recorded by Mr. Barrett from Frensham Pond. Botys pandalis, Hb., is recorded from Haslemere, Guildford, Headley, Box Hill and Leatherhead. B. JIava/is, Schiff, is reported from Leatherhead by Mr. Briggs. H. byalinalis, Hb., occurs at Guildford, Dorking, Box Hill, Reigate and Leatherhead. B. vertica/is, Schiff, is common nearly everywhere amongst nettles. B. /ancea/is, Schiff, is a rare species, but has been recorded by Mr. Barrett from Haslemere and by Mr. Webb from Leith Hill. B. fusca/is, Schiff, is generally distributed ; and B. urtica/is, Schiff., is everywhere common. Ebulea crocea/is, Hb., is recorded by Mr. Barrett from Haslemere, but it is not common in Surrey. E. verbascalis, Schiff, occurs at Box Hill, Betchworth, Reigate Hill and Leatherhead. E. sambucalis, Schiff., is generally distributed. Pionea forficalis, L., is generally distributed and often abundant. P. stramentalis, Hb., is recorded from Haslemere, and Mr. Webb says it was formerly abundant near Redhill. Spilodes stictica/is, L., occurs very rarely in Surrey. Mr. Webb says he has taken one specimen at Box Hill, and Mr. Barrett records the capture of a specimen at 'light' at Dulwich. S. palealis, Schiff, is also a very 134