1909. Nofcs, 55 



slender towards tip, and. abruptly curved outwards in the form of a liook 



is a very striking and valuable character. AyDiaditlidiiim piclu/n, too, is a 



smaller creature than nassatuni, and most of Mr. Foster's captures, referred 



to above, were doubtless not fully grown. A. piclitm is a common 



European form, and there is no reason why it should not be found in 



our hill districts. 



Richard S. B.^gnat^i,. 

 Winlaton-on-Tyne. 



Dragon Flies in Co. Kerry. 



The following eight vSpecies of Odonata were observed during the 

 month of July, at Darrynane, Co. Kerry. Although records are very 

 scarce, all are doubtless common Irish forms : — Sywpetntm striolaiinn, 

 Libeilula quadriniaciilata, Ortheirum caendesccns, Aeschna jtincea (not caught), 

 Calopteiyx virgo, PyTrhosoiia nymphula^ Ischnuj-a elegans^ EnaUag7na cyathi- 

 geriun. 



S. W. Kemp. 



Dublin. 



Rhagium bifasciatum in Co. Leitrim, 



In May, 1907, my friend Mr. W. A. Hamilton, J.P., sent me a nice 



example of this Longicorn, which he had captured on the wooded shore 



of Lough Gill, near Shriff". This is the first record of the beetle for 



Count)' Leitrim. 



W. F. Johnson. 

 Poyntzpass. 



A Late Butterfly. 



When driving home on the morning of November 3rd, I saw a speci- 

 men of the small Tortoiseshell Butterfly ( Vanessa urticce) on the wing 

 between my house and Poyntzpass, In 1899 I saw Pyravieis alalanta on 

 wing on October 31. and in 1901, V. iirticce on wing on November i. The 

 day was very mild with general sunshine. 



W. F. Johnson 

 Poyntzpass. 



Late Abundance of Pyrameis atalanta. 



During the first eight or ten days of October, I noticed Red Admiral 

 Butterflies very plentiful ; one afternoon there were seven perfect ones 

 hovering about in a space of three or four yards. 



Ernrst H. Bennis, 

 Limerick. 



Sligo Mollusca. 



In the Journal of Conchology^ October, 1908, B. R. Lucas gives the results 

 of six hours' collecting in the Sligo district, which he designates "a 

 conchologist's paradise." 



