INSECTS has a wide range in north Essex, and Mr. Vaughan records it as ' uncom- mon ' at Leigh. R. tumidella is found among oak, occasionally in some numbers. R. rubrotibiella (tumidana, Schiff.) is rare, and has only been taken by Mr. Raynor at Hazeleigh. GALLERIDjE Galleria mellonella (cereana, Lin.) is found in the Colchester and Maldon districts ; it feeds on the comb in beehives. Aphomla sociella is generally common. Achrcea grisella (a/vearie//a, Gn.) occurs at Col- chester and Hazeleigh, and is probably only too well known to bee- keepers throughout the county. TORT RICES TORTRICID/E Tortrix podana is common. T. piceana is scarce, and has only been found at Brentwood by Mr. Raynor. T. cratagana is far from common at Colchester and St. Osyth. T. xylosteana is abundant everywhere. T. sorbiana is of general occurrence, but is not very common. T. rosana is extremely common. T. druersana is found among elm at Colchester. T. cinnamomeana was taken at Loughton by Mr. Machin, and does not seem to be found in other districts. T. heparana and T. ribeana are common. T. corylana occurs at Southend, Colchester and St. Osyth, but is not an abundant species. T. unifasciana is common everywhere. C T. semialbana is local and scarce. T. costana and its variety latiorana and T. viburnana are found on the salt marshes at Southend and St. Osyth. T. viridana and T. ministrana are common everywhere. T. forsterana is somewhat scarce and local, but is found at Colchester, Hazeleigh and Leigh. Dicbelia grotiana is found in the same localities as the last, and also at Brentwood. Leptogramma literana and L. scabrana occur sparingly at Colchester, and the latter was taken at Stratford by Mr. Machin. Peronea sponsana is widely distributed but not very common. P. rufana has been captured at Leigh by Mr. Whittle. P. mixtana was found at Hainault by Mr. Machin. P. scballeriana and P. comparand have occurred sparingly at Colchester. P. variegana is very common. P. cristana seems to be confined to Epping and Hainault. P. bastiana is found everywhere among sallow and osier. P. umbrana is also recorded from Epping and Hainault. P. ferrugana is not scarce among birch. P. aspersana is frequently common in strawberry beds at Colchester. Rhacodia caudana, Teras contaminana^ Dictyopteryx Iceflingiana, D. holmiana, D. bergmanniana, D. forskaleana^ Argyrotoxa conivayana and Ptycholoma lecheana are gene- rally common. PENTHINID.E Ditula hartmanniana is rare at Colchester and is recorded by Mr. Machin from Temple Mills. D. semifasciana has been found at Haze- leigh, Saffron Walden and St. Osyth. Pentbina corticana (picana, Fr5l.) and P. betulatana are widely distributed among birch. P. capraana occurs at Colchester and St. Osyth. P. sororculana (pralongana, Gn.) is 167
