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ENTOMOLOGICAL NOTES FROM CO. GALWAY. 



BY L. H. BONAPARTE-WYSE. 



During a stay of some five weeks last summer in Co. Gal way, 

 I devoted a part of my time to collecting insects. I arrived 

 in Galway town on June i6th, and stayed on till the 24th 

 when I moved on to Clifden, where I was fortunate in 

 obtaining suitable accommodation at Pier Cottage, the 

 home of Mr. and Mrs. McDonnell, most worthy people, who 

 did everything in their power to make me comfortable. In 

 fact, so successful were they, that I remained a whole month 

 — much longer than I had intended. From both these 

 centres numerous excursions were made in different 

 directions, and promising localities explored for entomo- 

 logical specimens, w^ith some small measure of success. 

 I have here pleasure in acknowledging with thanks Messrs. 

 W. F. Johnson's and J.N. Halbert's kind help in determining 

 species. I append a list of my more important captures. 

 The species marked with an asterisk are new to Galway. 

 CoLEOPTERA. — Cavahus catenulatus, not uncommon near 

 Ballynahinch, and at Clifden under stones ; C. clathratus, 

 one specimen near Roundstone ; Bradycellus distinctus, 

 Clifden ; Bemhidium monticola,^ B. femoraium,^ Clifden — 

 both these new to Connaught ; B. bipunctatum, Clifden ; 

 Ilybius obscurus,^ about half way up Benlettery, in a small 

 boggy pool ; Acilius sulcatus,^ one male in a bog-hole 

 near Roundstone ; Gyrinus marinus,'^ several examples 

 in a small lake about half way between Clifden and Bally- 

 nahinch ; Orechtochilus villosus, one example clinging to 

 a submerged stone in this lake ; Philonthus splendens* 

 Clifden ; P. lucens* Ballynahinch ; P. quisquilarins var. 

 dimidiatus,'^ one specimen, Moycullen, by sweeping ; Cafius 

 fucicola, Salthill ; Xantholinus glabratus* Clifden, common ; 

 Lathrobium elongatum* Clifden ; Oxyteles sculpturatus* 

 Moycullen ; 0. complanatus* Roundstone and Clifden ; 

 Hister carbonarius* Salthill, common ; Anatis ocellata* 

 one specimen on the border of a fir-plantation near Moy- 

 cullen — new to Connaught ; Brachypterus pubescens* 



Roundstone, by sweeping ; Aphodius fossor* Clifden ; 



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