A HISTORY OF ESSEX TINEID^E Diplodoma marginepunctella^ Xysmatodoma melanella and Ochsen- beimeria birdella have been taken at Colchester, and the last has also occurred at Shoeburyness. O. bisontella^ O. vacu/e//a, Scardia boleti and S. corticella have been found at Epping, and the two latter at Colchester. S. para sitella was common in Donyland Wood in 1898. S. granella, S. cloacella, S. arcella, Blabophanes ferruginella, B. rusticella and Tinea tapetzella are all more or less common. T. albipunctella and T. capri- mulgella are local but have occurred at Colchester. T. misella has been taken at Shenfield by Mr. Raynor. T. pellionella and T. fmcipunctella are of general occurrence. T. argentimaculella has been found at Epping and Colchester, T. pallescentella at Colchester. T. lapella is generally common, and T. semifuhella is found sparingly at Colchester and Haze- leigh. Tineola biselliella, Lampronia quadripunctella and L, luzella have been captured at Southend. L. preelatella is found at Brentwood, L. rubiella at Colchester, and Incuruaria muscalella abounds everywhere. /. pec tinea and /. oehlmanniella are by no means uncommon. /. capitella is occasionally taken at Colchester among currant. Micropteryx calthella^ M. aruncella, M. sepella, M. thunbergella and M. purpurella are common. M. kaltenbachii (Stt.) is given as an Essex species in Meyrick's Handbook. M. semipurpurella and M. sparmannella occur at Colchester, M. subpur- purella is found everywhere among oak. Nemopbora sivammerdammella and N. scbwarziella abound in woods. ADELIDJE Adela jibulella and A. rufimitrella have a wide range in the Col- chester district, where A. crcesella is scarce and local. A. degeerella and A. viridella abound everywhere. Nematois cupriacellus is found at Col- chester, Epping and St. Osyth. N. fasciellus is by no means scarce among Ballota nigra at Colchester. HYPONOMEUTIDjE Sivammerdammia combine Ha, S. ccesiella, S. lutarea, S. oxyacanthella and S. pyrella are all more or less common and have a wide distribution. S. spiniella was taken at Brentwood by Mr. Raynor. Scythropia cratagella is found sparingly at Benfleet and Leigh, and more commonly at Stan- way and Colchester. Hyponomeuta 'vigintipunctatus was formerly taken in some numbers at Colchester and Witham, but has been looked for vainly in recent years. 1 H. plumbellus is frequently found among spindle at Col- chester, and has also occurred at Prittlewell. H. padellus and H. cagna- gellus are very common. H. evonymellus was once obtained on the seashore at St. Osyth. Prays curtisellus is generally distributed among ash. PLUTELLIDjE Eidopbasia messingiella was captured by Mr. W. R. Jeffrey at Saffron Walden. Plutella cruciferarum abounds throughout the county. P. porrectella is common among Hesperis matronalis at Colchester, and Mr. 1 This species again occurred at Colchester in 1901 . 172
