I9IO. Hai^berT. — Notes on New Irish Beetles, .33 



LiMNOBAKIS PIUSTRIATA, Steph. 



Mr. G. C. Champiou has recently pointed out that there are 

 two species of Linmobaris in Great Britain, and at the same 

 time recorded the structural characters by which they 

 may be separated {Entom. Monthly Mag.^ xli. 1905). A com- 

 parison of the available Irish specimens of this genus shows 

 that they are all to be referred to Limnobiuis pilistriata, Steph., 

 and not to L. T-albuni which they were formerl}^ supposed to 

 represent. Amongst other characters the present species may 

 be recognised by its larger size and more elongate shape, the 

 irregular punctuation of the wing-cases, and the evidently 

 coarser pubescence. L. pilistriata is widel}^ spread in Ireland, 

 having been found in the Counties of Antrim, Down, Armagh, 

 Maj'o, Galwa}^ Westmeath, King's County, Wexford, Clare, 

 Limerick, Waterford, Cork and Kerry. It is recorded from 

 various localities in England, and seems of more local 

 occurrence there than L, T-album. According to Reitter it 

 is found in northern and western Europe. 



National Museum, Dublin. 



NOTES. 



ZOOLOGY. 



Stork at Tuam. 



A common White Stork was seen by me flying over just outside 

 Tuam on December 19 last. It was a solitary specimen going S.E,, and 

 flying low. I do not remember ever seeing one of these birds by itself 

 before ; they are common in Rhodesia (and in other parts of Africa) at 

 certain seasons of the year, usually in flocks 20 to 50, but sometimes in 

 immense numbers, and go by the name of "Large Locust Bird." They 

 are ver}' fond of hanging about the towns. 



J. FFOI.I,IOTT DaRI^ING. 



Tuam. 



Jays in Ireland. 



With regard to the comparatively recent increase of Jays in Ireland 

 {supra, p. 13), it may be worthy of remembrance that Jays were introduced 

 to parts of the S.E. of Scotland some years ago, and I understand have 



