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DREPANIDIE.
which he said he took at Stowmarket: we all thought it a variety of P. falcula until Mr. Meek detected it, when he purchased Dr. Bree's collection. I think it was then supposed to be the third British specimen."—W. H. Harwood of Colchester, in lit. (Bloomfield's Adds). 584.
D. BINARIA, Hufn. (hamula, Esp.).
Somewhat rare in 1890 and decreasing in numbers in ratio to the felling of our oak-woods; but still scattered Over the whole county, not excepting the Breck where Goddard took it at Mildenhall in 1935. Brantham (Buckell); Bentley, Belstead in May (Baylis, Hkg); rare at electric lights and Aying by day in Ipswich (Mly, Baylis); Aldeburgh (Hele); Leiston (B. de Grey); Lowestoft in August (Ent. 1922, 258); Worlingham and Flixton (Crf); Fritton Lake at light in 1934-6 (Trans, ii, p. clxxxiii). Needham (L) ; at Ringshall and Battisford by Baker with one at Playford in 1857 (Gr, Nat. viii, 81); Honington. Westleton Heath. 585.
D . CULTRARIA, F a b . (unguicula, H b . ) .
Decidedly local, as beech is not indigenous to SufFolk. Ipswich many years ago (Freeman, 1890); Needham (Skepper); taken by Mr. W. Baker at Ringshall and Battisford before 1858 (C, Nat. viii, 81); Tostock in 1902 (Tuck); Hardwick and Ampton (Wrt); Dalham (Skepper) ; Brandon (Wrn). Recently found by no one but Mr. Goddard, who beat it from bushes in Blythburgh Wood in 1936.
Group LASIOCAMPINA. Family *586.
ENDROMIDIDJE.
ENDROMIS VERSICOLORA,
Linn.
This is one of the vanished Suffolk Glories, and a flagrant example of dealers' exstirpation. Formerly abundant over all our south-east birch-woods in April; extinct for sixty years. First recorded by the Revd. William Kirby of Barham as occurring " near Ipswich in April l a s t " (Steph. Illust. 1829, 35 ; copied by Wood, Stainton, &c.; cf. Ent. 1878, 174). Forty specimens about Woolverstone by dealer King (Nat. 1858, 206); five near Ipswich in 1867 (Tim Last, Ent. 1868, 189). At Holbrook Park and Bentlev, formerly ; the final specimen was " taken near Ipswich on 13 Apr"il 1875 by T. L a s t " (Garrett, 1890). Extinct in both Holbrook Park and Old Hall Wood, where it used to occur (Henry Miller, v.v. 21 July 1921).