Ifi8 PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES. 



Saturnia carpini. Generally distributed. 

 Cossus ligniperda. Mr. Tardy's collection. 

 Hepialus humuli. Common. 



„ velleda. Generally distributed. 

 „ lupulinus. Do. 



,, sylvinus. Mr. Bristow. 

 * „ hectus. Generally distributed. 

 Cerura vinula. Common. 



„ (furcula. These two species appear to be generally distributed, and I have 

 „ (bifida. found the empty cocoons, near Dublin. 



Platypteryx lacertula. Dr. Ball. 

 *Cilix spinula. 



*Petasia cassinea. Dr. Ball. 

 *Ptilodontis palpina. 

 Notodonta camelina. Not uncommon. 



„ dictsea. Mr. Tardy, and Pupa by myself. 

 „ dictaeoides. One Pupa, at Rathfarnham. 

 „ dromedarius. There are beautiful specimens of this insect in the 



University Museum. 

 „ zic zac. Not uncommon. 

 „ trepida. One empty Pupa, at Powerscourt. 

 „ chaonia. Mr. Tardy's collection. 



„ tritophus. I am informed by Mr. Shield, that he took a larva, last 

 September, at Howth, feeding upon alder, and which, he feels confident, was 

 this species. As I believe, that the insect was first discovered in the neighbour- 

 hood of Dublin, it is by no means improbable, that this was the case. 

 Diloba ceruleocephala. Mr. Tardy's collection. 

 Pygasra bucephala. Common. 



Clostera reclusa. Generally distributed. I am informed by Mr. Shield, that the 

 larvae are to be taken in the autumn, upon willows, fastening the extremities of 

 the leaves together. If collectors would carefully search these trees, they might 

 possibly find the allied Anachoreta, an insect said to be British, but whose cap- 

 ture has not hitherto been sufficiently well authenticated. 



E. A. Brien, Esq., being proposed by Mr. Wright, seconded by Mr. Lamprey, 

 was elected a corresponding member. 

 The meeting then adjourned to June 17. 



KILKENNY LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION. 



MARCH 31, 1854. 

 Robert Curtis, Esq., in the chair. 



The Rev. James Graves, honorary secretary, announced the receipt of the fol- 

 lowing donations to the Museum and Library : — 



Specimen of spar from Bermuda, fashioned into a model cannon by some of the 

 convicts of that island ; presented by T. J. Rawnsley, Esq. 



Pamphlets on partnerships and reformatory establishments for juvenile delin- 

 quents ; presented by the Dublin Statistical Society. 



The Journal of the Society of Arts ; presented by that Society. 



The Natural History Review for January ; presented by the Editors. 



Mr. Graves observed that one important feature of the last- mentioned publi- 

 cation was its proposal to report the proceedings of meetings — such as those of the 

 Kilkenny Literary and Scientific Institution, giving at length all papers of impor- 

 tance on the subject of Natural History and Geology. 



Mr. Molyneux, V.S., then read a paper on the Vinegar Plant. 



