1C)6 PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES. 



with which they supplied me with all the information in their power ; and my 

 especial thanks are due to Mr. Haliday (an Entomologist, of whom Ireland is 

 justly proud), for his copious and carefully drawn up list, and to Dr. Ball, for his 

 kindness in affording me many opportunities of consulting his own and Mr. Tardy's 

 collections in the University Museum. In conclusion, I need scarcely add, that 

 the nomenclature adopted, is that of Mr. H. Doubleday, in his elaborate " Syno- 

 nymic List of British Lepidoptera." 



RHOPALOCERA. 



Those marked thus * from Mr. Haliday's list. 



*Papilio machaon. Seen on the wing (Mr. Tardy). Larva found at the Botanical 



Gardens, Ball's Bridge (Mr. Coulter). 

 *Pieris cratasgi. Mr. Hely. 



„ brassicas. Generally distributed. 



,, rapas. Do. 



„ napi. Do. 



Anthocaris cardamines. Do. 

 *Leucophasia sinapis ? Mr. Hely. 

 Goniapteryx rhamni. Apparently scarce. 

 Colias edusa. Mr. Tardy 's collection. 



„ hyale. Do. 



*Theclabetula3? 



* „ quercus. Mr. Egan (neighbourhood of Dublin). 



* „ rubi. Mr. Clear. 

 Chrysophanus phlasas. Common, but local. 

 Polyommatus argiolus. Mr. Bristow (Belfast.) 



„ alsus. Mr. Tardy's collection. 



,, alexis. Common. 



* ,, corydon. Mr. Hely. 



„ agestis. Mr. Tardy's collection. 



Nemeobius lucina. Do. 



Argymnis aglaia. Generally distributed. 



„ paphia. Do. 



*Melitaea athalia. Mr. Tardy's collection. 



* „ artemis. Do. Mr. Clear. 

 Vanessa cardui. Common. 



„ atalanta. Do. 

 „ io. Do. 



„ urticae. Do. 

 Satyrus semele. Generally distributed. 

 „ janira. Do. do. 



„ tithonus. Do. do. 



„ megaera. Do. do. 



„ aegeria. Do. do. 



„ hyperanthus. Do. do. 



„ pamphilus. Do. do. 



* „ davus. Cork and Kerry. 

 Pamphila linea. Mr. Tardy's collection. 



„ sylvanus. Do. 



SPHINGES. 



*Trochilium myopaeformis. 



* „ formicaeformis. 



* „ culiciformis. 



*^geria bembiciformis. Mr. Clear. (Dublin and Cork.) 



*Sesia bombyliformis. Neighbourhood of Dublin. 



Macroglossa stellatarum. Mr. Tardy's collection ; and Mr. Hogan has had the 



larva. 

 Chaerocampa porcellus. Mr. Tardy. 



„ elpenor. Generally distributed. 



