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INSECTS TOXOCAMPIDjE T'oxocampa pastinum is local, and is only recorded from Leigh, where a few specimens were taken by Mr. Howard Vaughan. BOLETOBIID^E Boletobia fuliginaria, the latest addition to our list, was captured at Hale End, Walthamstow, by Mr. R. W. Robbins on July 29, 1901. HERMINIID^E Rivula sericealis is found in the Colchester, Maldon, Rainham and Southend districts. Zanclognatha grisealis and Z. tarsipennalis are of general occurrence. Z. emortualis is excessively rare, and has only been found at High Beech and Loughton. Herminia cribralis has been taken at Leigh and also in some numbers at Mucking, and a single specimen has occurred at Walton-on-the-Naze. H. derrvalu is sometimes found in fair numbers, but is extremely local in the Colchester district ; and two specimens were captured by Mr. Pryor at Leigh in 1870. Pechy- pogon barbalis is generally distributed and common in woods. HYPENID^E Hypena rostralis abounds among hops, and H. proboscidalis is common everywhere among nettles. Hypenodes albistrigalis and H. costeestrigalis are found at Epping, and Mr. Raynor has met with the former at Brentwood and the latter at Hazeleigh. BREPHIDES Brephos parthenias is found at Colchester, Epping, St. Osyth, Messing, Wrabness and probably in most large woods among birch. In 1846 it was captured at Epping as early as February 28. B. notha is usually scarcer and more local, but occurs in many woods, including those at Epping, Ongar, Messing, Wrabness and St. Osyth. GEOMETRY UROPTERYGIDJE Uropteryx sambucaria is of general occurrence. ENNOMID^: Epione apiciaria is widely distributed but not common. E. advenaria was recorded as rare at Eastwood near Southend by Mr. Howard Vaughan. Rumia luteolata (cratagata, L.) and Venilia maculata are gener- ally common. Angerona prunaria is found frequently in many woods, but has not recently been seen in the Colchester district, where it was formerly common, for several years. Metrocampa margaritaria is found in woods and lanes everywhere. Ellopia prosapiaria (fasciaria, Schiff) occurs sparingly at Birch, Colchester and near Harwich, and probably among Scotch fir generally. Eurymene dolabraria and Pericallia syringaria are widely distributed but are not common. Selenia bilunaria (illunaria, Hb.) abounds everywhere. S. lunaria though found in many places is nowhere common. S. tetralunaria (ittustraria, Hb.) is extremely local. It occurs 157