INSECTS Southend. E. maculosana abounds among wild hyacinth. E. bybridella has been captured at Colchester, Leigh and Witham. E. ambiguella finds a place here on the authority of Meyrick's Handbook. E. angustana is not uncommon in many districts. E. affinitana and E. vecfisana are generally distributed in the salt marshes. E. udana has been taken at Temple Mills and St. Osyth. E. notulana was once met with at Leigh, where E. roseana is common. The latter species is also found at Haze- leigh. E. ciliella is plentiful among cowslip at Aldham. Xanthosetia zoegana occurs sparingly in many places. X. bamana abounds everywhere among thistles. Cbrosis alcella (tesserana, Tr.) is of common occurrence on the coast, and has been taken freely at Colchester and Witham. C. bifasciana (audouinana, Dup.) is rare and local, and has only been recorded from Epping and Wanstead. Lobesia re/iguana is probably in all wooded districts. Argyrolepia hartmanniana (baumanniana, Schiff.), a very local species, has occurred at Eastwood, Epping and Layer-de-la-Haye. A. zephyrana is rather common among wild carrot. A. maritimana is scarce and local on the coast sands, where much of its food plant the beautiful sea holly has disappeared with the growth of the seaside watering places. A. badiana is found among burdock and A. cnicana among thistles at Colchester and St. Osyth. A. eeneana occurs sparingly in the Southend district, where also Concbylis dipoltella and C. francillana arc found. C. smeathmaniana and C. straminea occur at Colchester. C. alternana is said to be an Essex species in Meyrick's Handbook. APHELIID^ Tortricodes hyemana is very abundant in all oak woods in the early months of the year. TINE^E The insects belonging to this group have so far received consider- ably less attention than those already dealt with, and doubtless many additions will be made to the following list when the entire county has been thoroughly and systematically explored. EPIGRAPHIIDJE Lemnatophila pbryganella is somewhat common in oak woods in November, and is widely distributed. Dasystoma salicella is very local, but is found at Brentwood and Dedham. Exapate congelatella occurs at Loughton. Diurnea fagella is abundant everywhere. Semioscopus avel- lanella is scarce at Hazeleigh, Southend and St. Osyth. Epigraphia steinkellneriana is generally distributed but is not very common. PSYCHID./E Talteporia pseudo-bombycella is fairly common in woods. Epicb- nopteryx pulla is often plentiful on the coast, and is found in many inland localities. E. reticella is very local, but is obtained by Mr. Whittle in the Southend marshes. Fumea crassiorella has been taken by Mr. Burrows at Rainham. F. betulina is stated in Meyrick's Handbook to occur in the county. F. intermediella is common everywhere, and Solenobia inconspicuella is reported from Brentwood by Mr. Raynor. 171
