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A HISTORY OF KENT Nola strigula, Schiff. Dartford, Greenhithe, Wat jyickhain — centonalis, Hb. Formerly at Deal and Folkestone — albulalis, Hb. Not scarce at Chattenden Nudaria senex, Hb. Sandwich, Lee, Eltham, Greenhitbe, Dartford — mundana, L. Formerly abundant at Eltham and Lee; raiding, Greenhitht; Folkestone Setina irrorella, Clcrck. Shoreham, Otford, Folkestone Calligenia miniata, Forst. Erith, Darenth, Greenhithe, Talding, Tenterden Lithosia mesomella, Forst. Chislehurst, Green- hithe, Blean, Talding, Tenterden, Folke- stone — muscerda,* Hufn. Ham Ponds nz^r Sand- wich — aureola, Hb. Chattenden, Blean, Darenth — pygmeola, Dbl. Deal ; formerly abun- dant ; getting scarcer — complanula, Bdv. Lee, Greenhithe, Bexley, Folkestone, Talding, etc. ; getting scarce — complana, L. Blean, Folkestone, Green- hithe, Abbey Wood, Darenth ; scarcer than formerly — griseola,^ Hb. Sandwich, Greenhithe, Eltham, Talding — rubricollis, L. Formerly at Darenth and West Wickham ; near Folkestone and Shepherdswell. I have no other records, but the species must occur in many other places in the county Deiopeia pulchella, L. Dover, Deal, Folke- stone, etc. ; rare Euchelia jacobaeas, L. Locally abundant Callimorpha dominula, L. Sandwich, Deal ; abundant in some years Euthemonia russula, L. Chislehurst, Blean, Talding ; formerly common near Water- ingbury Chelonia plantaginis, L. Chattenden, Green- hithe, Darenth, Blean, Wateringbury, Folkestone, Wye and Shoreham — caja, L. Generally distributed, but not so common as formerly — villica, L. Deal, Folkestone, Eltham, Greenhithe, Talding, Wateringbury, etc. ; not common ' This species is abundant in Horning Fen, Norfolk. With the exception of the occurrence of a specimen or two in Matley Bog in the New Forest and a few specimens in the Ham Marshes near Sandwich, I am not aware of its existence out of the Norfolk fens.— H. G.

  • Mr. Fenn records the occurrence once at

Bexley of Lithosia quadra, L., Mr. Ullyett includes this species in his list of Folkestone species, and Mr. Webb records it from near Dover. — H. G. Arctia fuliginosa, L. Eltham, Greenhithe, Wateiingbury, Talding — mendica, Clerck. Generally distributed but not abundant — lubricepeda, Esp. Generally common — menthastri, Esp. „ „ — urtics, Esp. Deal, Dartford, Greenhithe, Plumstead ; very local Liparis chrysorrhcea, L. Ramsgate, Talding, Deal, Gravesend, Sheppey, Tenterden — auriflua, Fb. Generally abundant — salicis, L. Lee, Eltham, Greenhithe, Deal ; common — monacha, L. Wateringbury, West Wick- ham, not common ; formerly at Darenth Orgyia pudibunda, L. Occurs generally, but is not very common — gonostigma,^ Fb. Bexley formerly — antiqua, L. Common everywhere Demas coryli, L. Eltham, Folkestone, JVater- ingbury. West Wickham ; scarce Trichiura cratasgi, L. Eltham, Folkestone ; scarce Pscilocampa populi, L. Chattenden, Green- hithe, Eltham, Talding, Wateringbury Eriogaster lanestris, L. Darenth, Greenhithe, Sevenoaks ; common in the larval state Bombyx neustria, L. Generally common ; formerly too abundant in the larval state, but now scarcer — castrensis, L. Cliffe, Isle of Sheppey ; very local — rubi, L. Generally distributed, some- times common — quercus, L. Generally distributed but getting scarcer — trifolii, Esp. Ramsgate, Dover, Dungeness Odonestis potatoria, L. Generally common, abundant at Deal and some other places Lasiocampa quercifolia, L. Lee, Eltham, Greenhithe, Plumstead, Dartford, Tald- ing, Maidstone, etc. ; scarce Saturnia carpini, Schiff. Eltham, Folkestone, Greenhithe, Chislehurst, etc. ; not gener- ally common in Kent GEOMETRY Urapteryx sambucata, L. Generally com- mon, abundant in the London suburbs Epione apiciaria, Schiff. Lee, Eltham, Deal, Dartford, Talding, Greenhithe, West Wickham, Folkestone — advenaria, Hb. Sevenoaks, Pemhury, Wateringbury ; very local Rumia crategata, L. Generally abundant 3 Mr. C. Fenn records this species from Bexley, but I have no knowledge of its occurrence in Kent.— H. G.