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PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES. 



Haliplus fulvus, F. Not uncommon. 

 „ ruficollis, Deg. Canal,Dublin. 

 „ lineatocollis, Mm. Ditto. 

 „ obliquus, F. Ditto ; taken by 

 Miss M. Ball. 

 Noterus semipnnctatus, F. Same lo- 

 cality. 

 Hyphydrus ovatus, L. Portmarnock, 



&c. 

 Hygrotus inaaqualis, F. Not uncom- 

 mon. 

 „ pictus, F. Phoenix Park Zoo- 

 logical Gardens, but rare. 

 Hydroporus palustris, L. Somewhat 

 local. 

 „ planus, F. Very abundant. 

 „ reticulatus, F. Canal, Dublin. 

 „ rivalis, Gyl. Lougblinstown. 

 ,, lepidus, 01. Local. 

 „ depressus, F. Loughlinstown. 

 „ erythrocephalus, L. Not un- 

 common. 

 „ nigrita, F. Ditto. 

 „ pubescens, Gyl. Ditto. 

 Laccophilus minutus, L. Local. 



„ hyalinus, Deg. Generally dis- 

 tributed. 

 Colymbetes fuscus, L. Common. 

 „ nebulosus, Ste. Dundrum. 

 „ bipustulatus, X. Exceedingly 



abundant. 

 „ cbalconotus, Rug. Local. 



Colymbetes guttiger, Gyl. A single 

 specimen at Kingstown. 

 „ angustior, Gyl. Fox-rock, &c. 

 ,i fuliginosus, F. Common. 

 „ ater, F. Local. 

 Dytiscus marginalis, L. Not common, 

 though generally distributed 

 through the county. 

 Acilius sulcatus, L. Howth and Port- 

 marnock, 

 Gyrinus natator, L. Everywhere. 



„ aeneus, Ste. Canal, Dublin. 

 Orectochilus villosus, Mir. Loughlins- 

 town. 

 Heteroceru femoralis, Kies. Baldoyle : 

 the var. called sabulosus 

 (Hal.) also occurs here. 

 Helophoruss grandis, III. Local. 



,, aquaticus, L. Not uncommon. 

 „ granulans, L. Frequent. 

 „ griseus, Hbst. Local: a var. 

 with a black head has been 

 taken at Clontarf, by Miss 

 M. Ball. 

 Hydrobius fuscipes, Z. Tolerably fre- 

 quent. 

 „ globulus, Pk. 

 Laccobius minutus, L. 

 Limnebius mollis, Ste. 

 Ochthebius punctatus, Ste. 



nock. 

 Philhydrus melanocephalus, L. Local. 



Scarce. 

 Dundrum. 

 River Dodder. 

 Portmar- 



Mr. A. Furlong said that as yet our Irish fauna did not contain more than one- 

 third of the British insects. Even taking into account the difference of seasons 

 and latitude, he thought it would not be too much to expect one-half; he also 

 thought that so small a number of Coleoptera being discovered in Ireland might be 

 owing either to the defectiveness of local lists or the scarcity of collectors. Some 

 insects it would be useless to expect in this country, as, for instance, those frequent- 

 ing the chalk hills of England ; but, at the same time, he was persuaded that our 

 Irish sands were very much superior to any in that country. 



The Rev. J. Greene stated, that he had met with a second instance of a hybernating 

 Vanessa Io, making a noise when disturbed ; it occurred at Colney Hatch, Hert- 

 fordshire. 



DECEMBER 3, 1853. 

 Dr. Ball, President, in the chair. 



The President exhibited some specimens of the Cirrhopedse, including the Lepa- 

 didae and Balaenidae, and gave a short account of the various species. He also 

 exhibited a female merlin, given him that morning by Mr. Nicholson ; shot eating 

 a snipe, at Balrath, near Kells. 



Mr. Warren exhibited a dotterel, which, he fancied, was the little ringed dotterel 

 (Charadrius minor, Meyer) ; shot at Clontarf Island by Mr. Lamprey. 



Mr. Kinahan said he was quite certain it was the Charadrius minor, from the 

 description given of it by the Rev. L. Jenyns. 



Mr. Warren promised to have it more critically examined, and would bring it 

 before the Association at an early meeting. 



