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Venilia macularia. Mr. Bristow. 

 Melanippe hastaria. Dr. Ball. 



„ alchemillaria. Generally distributed. 



„ tristaria. Mr. Haughton. 



* „ rivaria. Mr. Clear. 



* „ amnicularia. Belfast Museum. 

 *Emmelesia albularia. 



„ bifasciaria. Kingstown ; three specimens. 



* „ tseniaria. Mr. Clear. 



Zerene albicillaria. Mr. Hogan (Co. Wicklow). 



„ rubiginaria. Mr. Hogan (Charlton). 

 Abraxas grossularia. Common. 



* ,, ulmaria. (?) 



Cabera pusaria. Generally distributed. 



„ exanthemaria. Do. 



*Ephyra pendularia. (?) 



,, punctaria. Mr. Tardy 's collection. 



* „ poraria. 



Eupithecia rectangularia. Generally distributed. 



„ exiguaria. Kingstown. 



„ austeraria. Mr. Shield ; also at Kingstown. 



„ subnotaria. Mr. Shield. 



„ centaurearia. Mr. Tardy 's collection ; also at Kingstown. 



„ elongaria. Mr. Bristow. 



„ minutaria. Dr. Ball ; also at Kingstown. 



n subfulvaria. 



„ pumiliaria Kingstown ; two specimens. 



„ subumbraria. Rathfarnham. 



„ sobrinaria. Kingstown ; in plenty ; beaten from junipers. 



* „ rufifaciaria. 



„ pulchellaria. Kingstown ; one specimen. 



,, Nanaria. Do. do. 



„ castigaria. Two pupse, under bark, on sycamores, Bushy Park, Rath- 



farnham. 

 „ piperaria. I took three pupse of this rare species, under loose bark, on 

 sycamores, Bushy Park, Rathfarnham. 

 St. Scutularia. Kingstown. 

 „ virgularia. Do. 

 „ immutaria. Dr. Ball. 

 *Acidalia ossearia. Do. Mr. Clear. 

 „ inornaria. Kingstown. 

 „ aversaria. Do. 



„ remutaria. Mr. Hogan. 

 „ sylvaria. Mr. Haughton. 



* „ subsericearia. (?) 



Pascilophasia marginaria. Generally distributed. 

 Timandra imitaria. Dr. Ball. 

 Bradyepetes amataria. One pupa 

 *Strenia clathraria. 



Chesias spartiaria. Mr. Tardy's collection. 

 Odezia chserophyllaria. Mr. Bristow. 

 From the above list, the following results are to be drawn : — 

 British species of Rhopalocera, ac-> g5 Found in Ireland, including) go 

 cording to Doubleday's list. > doubtful species. > 



,, ,, Heterocera ... 34 ,, „ „ ,, 19 



M n Bombyces ... 93 ,, „ ,, „ 57 



„ „ Noctuas 284 „ „ „ „ 138 



„ „ Pyrales 63 „ „ „ „ 25 



„ „ Geometra? ... 264 ,, „ „ „ 138 



Total, British species 803 Total, Irish species 415 



