1924. Notes. 47 



tenieraia is also plentiful in the Rostrevor woods, Co. Down, a more 



northern locality than any recorded by Barrett. At Caragh, Semiothisa 



notata was also abundant at the end of May and beginning of June, 191 2, 



which is interesting, as Barrett's note runs, " In Ireland it was said by 



the late Mr. E. Birchall to be plentiful at Killarney, but I can find no 



recent confirmation of this statement." However, I beat several specimens 



out of the birch trees. Eurymene dolohraria is also to be found in the 



same locality. 



(Rev.) G. Foster. 

 Strangford, Down. 



Records for Choleva Nigrita, Cassida Nobilis, and other 



Beetles in Co. Dublin. 



During the 1923 Season I collected Coleoptera in Clontarf, Kilbarrack, 

 and Howth. 



The following list may be of interest as it contains some records of 

 rare and local species, taken by me : — 



Pristonychus tevricola Hbst. In field, Kilbarrack, 27-4-23. 

 Tachypus flavipes L. Clontarf and Kilbarrack. 

 Conosoma pubescens Grav. On footpath, Clontarf. 

 Bledius spectabilis Kr. North Bull (Salt Marsh) 16-7-23. 

 Rhizophagits perforatiis L. Clontarf, under stones. 

 Gastroidea polygoni L. Field path, Baldoyle. 

 Lochmaea suturalis var, nigrita Weise. Howth. 

 Otiorrhynchus auropityictatits. Gyll. Six or seven taken in 

 Kilbarrack, 25-3-23. 



Choleva nigrita Er. Was taken by Mr. Hugo Boyle, from under 

 a log on Dunbo Hill, Howth, 25-3-23, and Cassida nobilis L. by 

 me at Kilbarrack, 27-8-23. 



I am indebted to i\Ir, Tomlin for the identification of the Choleva, 

 Bledius, and Cassida and to ^Nlr. Halbert for the others. 



Eugene O'^NFahgny. 

 National Aluseum. 



BOTANY. 

 Hieracium pellucidum and H. serratifrons in Co. Down. 



In 1920 I found numicrous Hawkweeds growing on a bank which 

 faced west at " Dick's Hole " in Hillsborough Demesne. Specimens of 

 these were submitted to Rev\ ^^^ R. Linton who pronounced them 

 Hieracium pellucidum Laestad. In June, 1923, I noticed another colony 

 on a bank facing east, also in Hillsborough Demesne, at about 300 yards 

 distance from the Dick's Hole situation. The plants in this latter place 

 looked different — more robust and with flowers of a different yellow- — 

 so specimens from both colonies were sent to Miss Knowles, who submitted 



