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our time was too short to do them properly. On ascending 

 Carrantuohill (3,414 ft.) from the Loch Acoose side, a lot of 

 fine-looking ground was noted, but no subsequent opportunity 

 of working it occurred. 



At Caragh and in the Kenmare district the Spotted Slug of 

 Kerry {Geomalacus maculosus) was found in some numbers. 

 This interesting slug has only been recorded from this 

 district and the west of the Iberian Peninsula. 



On the whole, a most enjoyable and not unprofitable 

 time was spent. The people v/ere charming, and hospitality 

 itself; always ready to do their '' Saxon " visitors a kindness. 

 On several evenings we were entertained with the characteristic 

 country dances and many quaint stories. A number of snap- 

 shots of some of the finest scenery in the world were 

 obtained, and will bring back many pleasant memories of 

 three weeks in the wilds of Kerry. 



COLEOPTERA. 



BY HORACE ST. J. DONISTHORPE, F.Z.S., F.ES. 



The weather was much against us, being very cold at first, 

 and raining nearly the whole of the first fortnight, or other- 

 wise ; judging from what we saw of the neighbourhood, we 

 might have expected to do better. We, however, managed 

 by hard work to collect a fair number of beetles, and some of 

 considerable interest. The two best collecting grounds we 

 discovered near to us were the Caragh Lake Hotel end of 

 Caragh Lake, and Glencar, the latter being an entomological 

 paradise. One of the most noticeable features in the beetles 

 found by us was the number of melanic and dark forms which 

 occurred in all families, making a very interesting series— 

 Caiahis granulatus and Pterostichus versicolor in particular 



being often jet black, 



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