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Anaspis rufilahris, A. maculata on the flowers of Fool's 

 Parsley. We were so pleased with this new locality that 

 we returned to it next day, July 7th — and last day of our 

 stay in Lismore, and by searching under stones at the 

 edge of the water, the following beetles came to light : — 

 Bembidium decorum, B. atrocoeruleum, B. tihiale, Orechtochilus 

 villosus (common), AnaccBua limhata, Homalota {Atheta) 

 currax, Ocypus compressus, Stenus canaliculatus , Hydrocyphon 

 deflexicollis (common). The flowers of Fool's Parsley were 

 very attractive to insects of different orders — chiefly 

 hymenoptera and diptera and also coleoptera — and to the 

 list of those latter already taken the preceding day may 

 be added the * longicoms ' Grammoptera tahacicolor, Rhagium 

 hifasciatum, Leiopus nebulosus. Had the weather been 

 warm and sunny, it is quite possible that other species of 

 this interesting group — so poorly represented in Ireland — 

 might have been taken, for the locality was eminently 

 suitable. We separated after an hour or so collecting here, 

 as one of us was anxious to try a nice-looking spot higher 

 up the river beyond the Glen, which we had singled out 

 during our memorable motor drive on the 4th. But this 

 ground proved most disappointing, producing only a few 

 common ' Bembids ' and single examples of Carabus 

 catenulatus and C. granulatus. On returning to Lismore, 

 a specimen each of Cychrus rostratus and Staphylinus 

 erythropterus were obtained under stones in the Glen, and 

 these were our last captures in Ireland. We left Lismore 

 in the late afternoon and arrived in Waterford rather 

 late the same evening. We remained the night there, 

 and next evening embarked for England in the same steamer, 

 ss. Waterford, which had brought us over, and so our holiday 

 came to a close. 



To the Dean of Lismore and Captain Penrose, and 

 their amiable consorts, we feel deeply indebted for ser\dces 

 rendered and kind hospitality which contributed much to 

 the success and pleasure of our holiday. We tender to 

 them our grateful thanks, with the hope that the friendship 

 so pleasantly begun may be renewed some day in the 

 near future. 



We find after having sorted out our captures that they 

 comprise some two hundred and eighty species of coleoptera, 



