fo The Irish Naturalist. February, 



down the limited extent of marshy ground on which one 



of us first met with it more than twenty years ago, this 



most interesting of Irish butterflies failed to gladden us 



with its presence. This may have been due to the weather 



or perhaps to the complete clearance within recent years 



of an extensive fir-plantation which sheltered the locality 



from the north wind. After our fruitless search, we thought 



it more profitable to divert our attention to the coleoptera, 



and by looking under stones and sweeping various plants, 



several common species were obtained, of which perhaps 



the best were — Taphria nivalis, Oxypoda longiuscula, 



Actohius cinerascens, Stenus flavipes, S. bifoveolatus, Cercus 



rufilahris, etc. Next day being Sunday, little work was 



done, but in the m_orning a visit was paid to Roanmxore, 



the old home of the Wyse family, and in the demesne the 



only noteworthy capture was a specimen of the handsome 



Shield-bug Pentatorna prasina. In the afternoon we went 



to Tramore and called upon Captain W. Penrose, who 



made us stay to tea and promised us letters of introduction 



to the Dean of Lismore and to the agent of the Duke of 



Devonshire to view the famous old castle. On Monday, 



June 26th, we commenced work in earnest, and spent 



the whole day collecting on Kilbarry marshes in close 



proximity to Wateriord City. The weather was fairly 



sunny, and a good many beetles were taken of which the 



following may be enumerated : Anchomenus marginaius, 



A. vidutis, Bemhidiuni aeneum, Hydroponis vittula, Och- 



thebius pygmcsus, 0. hicolon, Gnypeta lahilis, Tachyusa atra, 



Stenus incrassatus, S. canaliculatus, Adalia hipunciata, 



Donacia simplex, Chrysometa polita. Two visits were paid 



to the sandhills near Tramore, on the 27th and 30th, and 



numerous beetles were taken or observed. We found the 



sea-shore leading to the sandhills rather more productive 



than the hills themselves. By lifting stones many beetles 



were ■ discovered, mostly common species, of course, but 



the following are worth recording : — Notiophilus substriaius, 



Harpalus rubripes, H. tardus, Amara curta, A. similata, 



Dichirotrichus pubescens (varying from pale yellow to 



quite black), Pogonus chaluus, Metabletus foveola, Quediits 



boops, Ocypus ater, Bledius spectabilis, Nacerdes melanura, 



