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Dr. McWeeney searched diligently for fungi, and supplies the follow- 

 ing list : — 



The Hymenomycetes were represented by Agaricus {Lepiotd) cristattis, 

 Fr. ; A. {Tricholoma) terreuSy Sch. ; A. {Collybia) maiulatiis, A. & S. ; A. (C.) 

 radicatus, Relh. ; A. {Mycena) tenerrhnus^ Berk.; A. (A/.) rugosiis, Fr. ; A. 

 (Entoloma) costatus, Fr. ; A. {Crepidotiis) chiinnophilus, B. & Br. ; A. 

 {Pluteiis) cervinuSy SchaefF; A. {Moeybe) rimosus, Bull. ; A. {Psalliota) catn- 

 pestris, L. (a very typical series of specimens of this the common edible 

 mushroom was collected, well illustrating the development of the veil 

 and ring) ; var. pratensis, Viltad. ; A. {Hypholomd) fasciatlaris, Huds. ; A. 

 {Psilocybe) areolatus, Klotzsch. ; A. {Ps.) bullatus, Bull. ; A. {Pandolus) phalcen- 

 arum, Fr. ; Coprinus cornaius, Fr. ; C. ep hevierus^ Fr. ; Bolbitiics tener, B. ; 

 Lactarius subdtilcis, Fr. ; Hygrophorus conicus, Fr. ; H. psiiiacinus, SchaefF; 

 Marasmius rotula, Fr. ; Boletus chrysenteron, Fr. ; B. litridus, SchaefF (small 

 form) ; Polyporus squamostis., Fr. ; Poria vaporaria, Fr. , var. secernibilis, 

 B. & Br. The Gastromycetes comprised Lycoperdon Bovista^ Linn. {=gigan- 

 tium, auct. (A specimen 7 in. in diameter and 23 in. in circumference 

 was taken by Prof Johnson in a field near Braganstown House) Z.; 

 fyriforme, 1 Sch. (specimen immature) ; Phallus impudiciis, Linn, (on the 

 " Island," Braganstown). The Uridineae found were Puccinia centaurece. 

 Mart. ; P. prarufn, Neelsen (oecidia on Tussilago Farfara) ; P. viaveolus, 

 Pers. (on Carduus arvensis) ; P. iaraxaci^ Plow. ; Coleosporhim sonchi, Pers. ; 

 MelafHpsora lini, Pers. ; Triphragniium ulinarice, Lk. (The rare teleuto 

 spores found abundantly on the bog at Braganstown), The only Disco- 

 mycete was Phialea virgultoriim, Karst. Hypomycetes included Graphium 

 Grovei, Sacc. (on dead decorticated wood, the Island, Braganstown) ; Clado- 

 sporium epiphyllum. Mart., on Salix leaves, and Stysanus ulfnaritv, McW. 

 (nov. sp.), described and figured in the present number of the l7ish 

 Naturalist. This excursion will long be remembered as the occasion of 

 the discovery of this interesting new form. Plasnwpara densa, Schroet. (on 

 Euphrasia) represented the Phycomycetes, and Comatricha Friesiana, de By. , 

 the Myxomycetes. 



Mr. J. N. Halbert collected insects for the R.I. A. Flora and Fauna 

 Committee. Among the Coleoptera an addition was made to the Irish 

 records in Phalacris caricis, Strum., whilst Philonthus albipes, Crav., was 

 taken for the first time on the east coast. The following also occurred 

 in more or less abundance: — Aniara aulica, Pterostichtis vernalis, Oxypoda 

 longiuscula, Stenus ossium, S. pubescens, S. pallitarsis, Ccrcus rufilabris, Telma- 

 tophiltis caricis, Atoviaria basalis, A. pusilla, Donacia limbata, Panz., Galerucclla 

 lineola^ G. tenella, Lagria hirta, Apion subulatum, and Grypidius equesiti. The 

 local and northern species Anthonomus comai-i, Crotch., occurred in 

 abundance by sweeping. On the railway bank many common species 

 abounded, including Scymnus testaceus, Mots., Bruchiis atotnariuSf and 

 Ceuthoj rhynchus litura. Amongst Hemiptera the following are selected 

 for record : — Picromerus bidens, Cymnus grandicolor, Nabis Jlavomarginatusy 

 Tetratocoris saundersi, D. and S. (not previously recorded as Irish), 

 Calocoris roseomaculatus, Labops saltator, Cyrtorrhinus caricis, Campyloneura 

 virgula, and Psallus sanguineus, Fab. 



Mr. Carpenter found an interesting little crab-spider, Oxyptila praticola, 

 Koch, new to Ireland, and among other spiders, Bathyphantes pullatns, 

 Lycosa pulverulenta, and Pardosa ni^riceps. Besides the more common 

 harvestmen, Oligolophus tridcns, and the black unspotted form oiNetnasionia 

 lugubre were found. 



