A HISTORY OF ESSEX among hop at Colchester, where Eatrachedra prceangusta abounds on poplar. B. pinicolella and Chauliodus cheer ophy lie llus have been taken at Brentwood. Laverna lacteela and L. stepbensi are both found in the Epping district. JL. epilobiella is abundant everywhere on Epilobium hirsutum, L. ochraceella has been obtained at Eastwood near Southend. L. decorella, according to Mr. Fitch, is generally distributed but not common. L. subbistrigella has been captured at Hazeleigh, L,. atra and Chrysoclysta aurifrontella are common everywhere among hawthorn. Antispila pfeifferella has been found at Brentwood, Elacbista magnificella at Colchester, E. albifrontella is common, E. stabilella is reported from Brentwood, E. nigrella and E. obscurella are very common. E. gan- gabella occurs at Epping, E. cerussella at Colchester, E. triatomea at Benfleet ; JE. pollmariella was taken at Fairmead Bottom by Mr. Machin, E. rufocinerea and E. argentella are generally abundant. Tischeria com- planella is very common among oak. The local T. dodoncea has been obtained by Mr. Whittle at Eastwood near Southend, T. margined is plentiful among brambles, T. gaunacella has occurred at Colchester and Witham. LITHOCOLLETID^: Litbocolletis hortella occurs at Colchester, L. lantanella at Southend. L. irradiella and L. lautella are found at Brentwood ; the latter has also been obtained by Mr. Fincham who has given much attention to this genus and Neptlcula at Colchester. L. cavella is recorded for the county in Mey rick's Handbook. L. pomifoliella, L. coryli, L. spinicolella, L. faginella, L. saliclcolella and L.. vimineforum are common at Colchester. L. carpinicolella has been taken at Loughton, Wanstead and Southend. L. ulmifoliclla, L. spinolella, L. quercifoliella, L. messaniella, L. corylifoliella, L. viminiella, L. alnifoliella, L. heegeriella, L. cramerella, L. tenella and L. syhella have all been found at Colchester, and with the exception of tenella are common there ; this has also occurred at Wanstead. L. emberizczpennella has been obtained at Southend. L. nicellii, L. scbreberella, L. tristrigella and L. trifasciella are Colchester species, and like most of this family have probably a wide range in the county, though few definite localities are at present known for them. LYONETIID^E Phyllocnistis suffuse I la, Cemiostoma spartifoliella and C. laburnella are common at Colchester. Opostega salaciella has been taken at Brentwood by Mr. Raynor, O spatulella at Witham by Mr. Cansdale, and at Southend by Mr. Whittle. Eucculatrix ulmella occurs at Hazeleigh and Southend, B. vetustella is recorded from Epping, where B. cratcegi is common. B. maritima is plentiful in the marshes at Benfleet and Southend, and B. cristatella is reported from Benfleet and Witham. NEPTICULID^: Neptlcula atricapitella is found at Epping, N. anomalella and .ZSf. pygmceella are common at Colchester, N. pomella has been taken at 176
