no The Irish Natvrali St. April, 



Neagh, I also obtained in the same locality Elaphrus riparius^ E. cupreus, 

 ChlcBnhts nigricornis, Bembidiuvi Maitnn-heimii, Philonthus gnisqjiilarius var. 

 dimidmhis, Gakiticella ny}7ipha'a^ Liiodactylus leucogaster, Bas;ous glabrirostris 

 Herbst, there on the shore and on water plants ; while in the water were 

 Ccelainbus v.-ltneatus, Noterus clavtcornis, N'. sparsus, Philydrns testaceus, &c. 

 The wet weather kept the lake unusually full, and thus prevented the 

 formation of a shore which would have been productive. 



I had occasion to go up to my hayloft one day last month (September), 

 and my attention was immediately attracted to the window, which was 

 covered with insects. On examining it I found that the most of these 

 were beetles, among them being the following : — Stenus similis, Typhcea 

 fuviata^ Enicvius irajisvosiis (this was the most numerous species), Monotonia 

 picipes, Coninoinus tiodifer, Apion subulattim, Hypera punctata^ Ceuthorrhy- 

 nchidius troglodytes, and a few Corticaria elongata. The spiders were having a 

 fine feast on these beetles, and the remains of some moths showed that 

 they too had fallen victims to their nimble foes. Collectors should 

 examine the windows and walls of haylofts soon after the ha5MS brought 

 in, and the bottoms of the carts that have been carr3'ing hay just after 

 the load has been emptied. The same applies to corn. The numbers 

 that will be found are astonishing. Of course most of them will be 

 common species, but there is always the chance of a good thing, and I 

 cordially recommend this method to my brethren of the net. 



W. F. Johnson. 



Poyntzpass. 



A new Irish Vertigo. 



In September, 1901, I turned up a live specimen of a F^^^^^^near Ballin- 

 toy, Co. Antrim, which did rot seem referable to any species at present 

 on the list, though it bore some resemblance in colour and texture to 

 V. pygniaa/ws. form to V. alpestris. Dr. vScharff kindly examined the 

 specimen, and pronounced it to belong to a variety of V. alpestris re- 

 sembling that described by Clessin as V, heldi, and his opinion is con- 

 firmed by Dr. Boettger, of Frankfurt (Main), after careful comparison 

 with a specimen ex auct. The latter considers V. heldi as a sub-species of 

 alpestris. Certainly its resemblance \.o pygmaa is more or less superficial, 

 and its affinities lie with alpestris, but I think few conch ologists over here 

 would hesitate to pronounce it a distinct species if they saw it side by 

 side with a typical alpestris. V. heldi has a whorl more, and altogether 

 larger dimensions, a reddish-brown colour, feebler dentition, and a 

 differently shaped mouth, the outer margin of which slopes very 

 obliquely from right to left. 



It is a rare species on the Continent, and has only hitherto been found 

 in the rejectamenta of two or three German rivers, though its true 

 habitat, no doubt, is strictly alpine. It was originally described by 

 Clessin in the Nachr.-Bl. Mai. Ges., 1877, p. 49. 



B. TOMUN. 

 Estvn, Chester. 



