A HISTORY OF ESSEX and Colchester. S. gigantellus is included in Mr. Vaughan's list of the Lepidoptera of Leigh. CRAMBID^E Platytes cerussellus is very abundant on the coast. Crambus falsellus is scarce at Colchester, and has been found at Hazeleigh and Leigh. C. pratellus and C. pascuellus are generally common. C. pinellus is usually scarce, but was common for a couple of years on a derelict farm at Colchester ; it is also found at Danbury and Hazeleigh. C. latistrius was once taken by Dr. Wallace at St. Osyth. C. perlellus is common generally ; its variety warringtonellus occurs near Brightlingsea. C. selasellus is found sparingly in several coast localities. C. tristellus is abundant. C.fascelinellusvfas once taken at Dovercourt (W. H. H.). C. inquinatellus is common. C. contaminellus (salinellus, Tutt.) has been found in marshes near Southend by Dr. Chapman, Mr. Whittle and others. C. geniculeus and C. culmellus are common. C. chrysonucbellus occurs at Epping and Loughton. C. hortuellus abounds everywhere. PHYCID^E Anerastia lotella is plentiful on the coast sands. Ilithyia semirubella (carnella^ Lin.) was once taken at Nightingale Hall near Halstead by the late Mr. S. R. Bentall in 1872. Myelophila cribrum is common on the coast, and while much of the land remained out of cultivation, extended its range many miles inland. Nyctegretes achatinella is scarce, but was once bred in some numbers from larvae found at St. Osyth. Homaeosoma sinuella is widely distributed and by no means scarce. H. nimbella is re- corded by Mr. Vaughan from Leigh. H. nebulella is scarce, but is some- times found at Southend and St. Osyth. H. bincruella occurs in many coast localities. H. senecionis is an erratic species, but when found is occasionally common. Epbestia elutella is local, but sometimes common about old clover stacks ; it was very abundant at Stanway in 1 900. E. semirufa has been taken at Hazeleigh and Leigh. E. kuhniella^ a com- paratively recent introduction from abroad, was found in great numbers in a bakery at Leytonstone by Mr. Cooper. Euzopbera pinguis is found sparingly at Colchester about old ash trees. Cryptoblabes bistriga is re- ported from Southend, and is frequently taken at Colchester and St. Osyth. Gymnancyla canella is very local and uncertain, but has been occasionally found near Clacton-on-Sea. Pbycis betulce is sparingly distributed among birch at Leigh and in several woods about Colchester. P.fusca (car- bonariella, Fisch.) has been found at Brentwood by Mr. Raynor and at Southend by Mr. Thurnall. P. adornatella was taken at Loughton by Mr. Machin. Nephopteryx spissicella (roborella, Zinck.) is frequently found in oak woods. N. rhenella (adelphella^ Stainton) is rare and local, and has only been found in the Colchester district and at Hazeleigh. Pempelia palumbella occurs at Epping and Loughton. Rbodophcea formosa is fairly common among elm near Colchester and probably elsewhere. R. comociella occurs freely among oak. R. advenella is frequently found among hawthorn. R. marmorea is found sparingly at Leigh. R. suavei/a 1 66
