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 INSECTS Emmelesia flavofasciata, Thnb. Somewhat common in woods and hedgerows ; Battle, Brighton, Cocking, Chichester, Fernhurst, Flansham, Haihham, Hast- ings, Hayward's Heath, Lewes, Tilgate Forest — unifasciata, Hw. Locally abundant on the downs among Bartsia odontites, from the capsules of which the larva; may be obtained in great numbers ; Berwick, Brighton, Crowhurst, Cuck- mere, Eastbourne, GuestUng (once), Lewes, Sompting — adaquata, Bkh. The Rev. C. D. Ash records the capture of two specimens in 1878 on the borders of Charlton Forest {Trans. Chichester and JFest Sussex Nat. Hist. Soc. 1886-7, P- 75)- The only English counties given by Mr. Barrett as habitats for this species are Cumberland and Durham {Brit. Lep. viii. 243) Eupithecia vcnosata, Fb. Locally abundant on the downs among Silene inflata ; Brighton, Chichester, Cocking, Lewes, Shoreham, Worthing — insigniata, Hb. Recorded by Mr. Stain- ton {Manual, ii. 84) as having occurred at Lewes ; Rye in 1 90 1 — linariata, Fb. Local, larvse sometimes common on Linaria vulgaris ; Amherley, Brighton, Fernhurst, Hastings, Hayward's Heath, Horsham, Lewes, Shoreham — pulchellata, Stph. Not uncommon among foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) ; Abbots Wood, Brighton, Charlton Forest, Crow- borough, Eastbourne, Fernhurst, GuestUng, Horsham, Laughton, Tilgate Forest — oblongata, Thnbg. Generally com- mon — succenturiata, Linn. Rare ; Brighton, Chichester, GuestUng, Hayward's Heath, Lewes — subfulvata, Hw. Not common ; Bognor, Cocking, Ditchling Common, GuestUng, Lewes, Worthing — scabiosata, Bkh. Local ; Arundel Park, Horsham, on the coast near Lancing — plumbeolata, Hw. Common in woods among cow wheat (Melampyrum pra- tense) — isogrammaria, H.S. Common on the downs among Clematis vitalba ; Bog- nor, Brighton, Cocking, Goring, Lewes — satyrata, Hb. Very local ; Abbots Wood, Brighton, Cocking, GuestUng, Laughton. At the last named locality Mr. Jenner records the occurrence of the heath or northern form — castigata, Hb. Generally common Eupithecia trisignaria, H.S. Woods between Arundel and S-Undon — virgaureata, Dbld. Rare ; Abbots Wood, Hastings, Horsham — fraxinata, Crewe. Local and scarce ; sometimes found resting on palings near ash trees ; Bognor, Brighton, Fern- hurst, GuestUng, Lewes — pimpinellata, Hb. Common and gener- ally distributed, especially on the downs, among burnet saxifrage (Pimpinella saxifraga) — valerianata, Hb. Clapham Woods antl probably elsewhere among wild valerian — pusillata, Fb. Local ; Horsham, Laughton, St. Leonards and Tilgate Forests ; among larch — irriguata, Hb. Rare and local ; Abbots JFood, Brighton, Burgess Hill, Fernhurst, GuestUng, Laughton, St. Leonards Forest — denotata, Hb. Very local, but common where it occurs among Campanula trachelium ; Leives, South Stoke near Arundel — indigata, Hb. Very local ; Brighton, Highwood, Bexbill, Fernhurst, Tilgate Forest — distinctaria, H.S. Rare ; Brighton, Lewes, Wolstonbury — nanata, Hb. Common on heaths through- out the county — subnotata, Hb. Local, but not uncom- mon in waste places along the shore ; Bognor, Brighton, Horsham, Laughton, Lewes, Pett, Shoreham — vulgata, Hw. Abundant everywhere — albipunctata, Hw. Not uncommon in woods among wild angelica ; Abbots Wood, Goring Woods, GuestUng, Hastings, Laughton, Lewes, Warrengore — expallidata, Gn. Not generally common, though the larvze are sometimes very abundant in Abbots JFood on golden rod ; reported also from Brighton, Fair- Ught, Lnues, Tilgate Forest — absinthiata, Clerck. Thisusually abundant insect seems to be rather local in its distribution in Sussex ; It is reported from Bognor, Cocking, Ditchling Common, Ford, GuestUng, Lewes, Tilgate — minutata, Hb. On heaths ; local ; Fernhurst, Hayicard's Heath, Leives, Midhurst Common — assimilata, Gn. Common among cur- rants and hops — tenuiata, Hb. Apparently rare ; Guest- Ung, Slindon Common, Tarring — inturbata, Hb. Very local ; abundant in Arundel Park, and occurs also near Lewes among maple 187