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Lithocolletis corylifoliella. Near Dublin ; larvae in the upper side of hawthorn 



leaves, in October ; scarce. 



alnifoliella. Howth ; larvae abundant in October, in leaves of birch. 

 Cramerella. Mr. Curtis. 

 trifasciella. Howth, old road; larvae in leaves of honeysuckle, in 



September and October. 

 Lyonetia Clerckella. Dunnycarney, Co. Dublin ; larvae in leaves of apple trees, 



in September ; common at Holy wood, Blarney, &c. 

 Cemiostoma spartifoliella. Common. 

 Nepticula Oxyacanthella. Coolock, Co. Dublin ; larvae in hawthorn leaves, in 



October. 



ignobilella. Do. ; do. 

 Acetosae. Howth ; larvas in leaves of sorrel, in July, October, and 



November. 



,, plagicolella. Artane, Co. Dublin ; larvas in leaves of sloe, in October. 

 gratiosella. Killester, Co. Dublin ; one specimen, in April. 

 ,, marginicolella. Clontarf, Co. Dublin ; larvse in elm leaves, in October. 

 aurella. Dublin ; larvse in bramble leaves, throughout the year, every- 

 where. 



Pterophorus trigonodactylus. Clontarf, Co. Dublin ; on common coltsfoot. 

 Pilosellfe. (?) Belfast. 

 ,, bipunctidactylus. Do. 

 pterodactylus. (?) Do. 

 ,, galactodactylus. Mr. Tardy. 

 pentadactylus. Mr. Tardy and Mr. Clear. 

 Alucitina polydactyla. Eoebuck, Co. Dublin ; Blarney, Co. Cork ; on windows. 



In concluding the catalogue, I have with pleasure to acknowledge that all the 

 records hitherto made by collectors of former days, have been rendered available 

 to me through the kindness of Mr. Haliday ; and that, for information on the 

 food of the larvse, &c., as well as notes of additional species, I am indebted to Mr. 

 R. Shield, whose untiring industry promises to do much for the advancement of this 

 department of science ; also to Rev. J. Greene, J. Grainger, and E. P. Wright, 

 Esqrs. My especial thanks are due to H. T. Stainton, Esq., for his assistance in 

 disentangling the synonymic names of species. My own contributions have been 

 but few, the only one of any importance being Elachista triseriatella, of which a 

 figure, drawn by Mr. Haliday (see plate iv., fig. 1), accompanies this paper, it 

 not having been before figured in any scientific work. It has been my endeavour, 

 as far as possible, to give names of localities rather than of captors, as being more 

 interesting to the public ; of some of the less recently recorded species, however, I 

 have been unable to obtain any other information than the ipse dixit of the captor. 

 At the same time, I can assure any English reader into whose hands this may fall, 

 that nothing is recorded, without an appended query, which I have the least reason to 

 doubt. 



Mr. Grainger exhibited some specimens of Irish Lepidoptera, which he had 

 collected himself. 



After some conversation, the meeting proceeded to ballot for new members, when 

 Achilles Daunt, Esq., S.T.C.D., and Henry Crozier, Esq., T.C.D., were elected 

 ordinary members. 



The meeting then adjourned. 



JUNE 2, 1855. 

 R. BALL, Esq., LL.D., President, in the Chair. 



The President gave a demonstration of the family Cuculidse. 



The Entomological Secretary read the following extract of a letter from J. C. 

 Dale, F.L.S. : 



"Glanville's Wootton, Sherborne, Dorset, May 8, 1855. 



"Having been now 'in the field' very nearly 50 years, more practically 

 than scientifically, I have been particular in making notes as to dates and 



