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The MoUuscan fauna points to a cold sea of moderate 

 depth, and an adjoining shore-line. But the smashed con- 

 dition of even the strongest shells, their polish, striation, and 

 frequent rounding, are very remarkable features, and, coupled 

 with the rounded and polished nature of the grains of sand in 

 the clay, suggest that they have been exposed at some period 

 of their history to beach conditions, and to the grinding and 

 pounding of shore ice. 



COI^EOPTERA COIvLECTBD IN CO. CAREOW. 



(For the R.I. A. Flora and Fauna Committee.) 

 BY J. N. HAI^BERT. 



Towards the end of last March the Royal Irish Academy 

 Fauna and Flora Committee arranged for a short trip to the 

 west of Co. Carlo w, the objects of which were various. Dr. 

 R. F. Scharff wished to confirm the reputed occurrence there of 

 two rare species of newts (see Irish Naturalist (current volume) 

 p. 319), and at the same time to see what could be done in 

 certain other groups, while Mr. David M'A.rdle collected the 

 liverworts and mosses. During our stay of three days we 

 worked the sheltered and pleasantly diversified Barrow valley 

 between Goresbridge and Graiguenamanagh, and as all our 

 captures were made sufficiently near Borris special localities 

 are in most cases unnecessar}^ Unfortunately our visit was a 

 little too early in the season, for the previous severe frosts 

 would seem to have retarded the spring species, notably the 

 Hydradephaga, which were decidedly rare, and in the terres- 

 trial groups a little hard work was necessary to search them 

 out from their yet undeserted winter quarters. There was a 

 heavy flood in the Barrow and great numbers of Coleoptera 

 were found in the refuse swept down and accumulated in low- 

 lying places. The only records from the district are a few made 

 by Dr. A W. Foot in the Proceedi?igs of the Diibliji Natural 

 History Society for 1870. Dr. David Sharp has kindly given 

 me much help with the difficult genus Honuilota, and I am also 

 indebted to Mr. G. C. Champion. 



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