1898.] , Notes. 149 



Neotinca intacta in County Galvvay, 



I found Neciinea intacta growing in the Count}^ Galway, May Sth, 189S, 

 about two miles E. of Kinvarra (to the S. side of Kinvarra — Ardrahan 

 road), four miles W. of Ardrahan station, and about four miles SAV. of 

 the " Hunting Course," Castle Taylor, where in 1864 Miss F. M. More, 

 when out botanizing with her brother, I^Ir. A. G. More, discovered it. I 

 also found it about three miles E. of Kinvarra (to the N. side of the 

 Kinvarra-Ardrahan road), five miles N.W. of Ardrahan, and about three 

 from the " Hunting Course," Castle Taylor. It was growing plentifully 

 in both localities together with Gentiaua 'verua and Gnaphalitiin dioiciim. 

 It was only just in flower, while the Gentian has been out since the 

 beginning of April, and Orchis Morio, of which there is quantities in 

 this part of Galway, is nearly over. 



Margaret E. Joyce. 



Craughwell. 



ZOOLOGY. 



INSECTS. 



Coleoptera f rom Valentia Island. 



During the past winter and early spring, Miss M. J. Delap has been 

 good enough to send to the Dublin Museum several small collections of 

 beetles from Valentia. Amongst these were examples of three species 

 that have not been previously recorded from Ireland. They are 

 PhUxocaris subtilissitna, Mannh., found in rotten Fuchsia sticks and in moss ; 

 Oligota puiictidata, Heer, and Lestcva piibcsccns. The Phlaocaris occurs as far 

 north as the Moray district in Britain. The Oligota is a rare species, but 

 I have met with it amongst shingle in the bed of the Dodder, Co. 

 Dublin. The following beetles are also worth recording from so remote 

 a locality.- — Leistiis fulvibarbis, Anchonienus fuligiitostts, Acupalpis exigtiits, var. 

 luridtis, Aleochara mcesta, Hoinalota liO'idipciiJtis, H. orbata, Tachyporus iiitidi- 

 collis, Philonthus cep/ialotcs, P. iniermedius, P. proxi/nns., Stcniis ossitcm, S. 

 paganiis, Haploderus ccelatiis., Lathrobiuin bomxle^ Cryptophagus saginatus, 

 Mycetcca hirta in moss, abundant, Oiibncs bicolor^ F., one specimen, /V/;/«j- 

 fur, Gtiorrhynchus blandus, Apioii niiniatuni. On Beginish Island Calathiis 

 nubigLiia, Qticdius se/niicneus, Philonthus sanguinolentus, and a fine series of 

 Omalium Ictviiisculum^ G^ylh? a new record for the south-west. 



J. N. Hai.berT. 



vScience and Art Museum, Dublin. 



Early Pararge megacra in Co. Tlppcrary. 



Is not March 20th phenomenally early to see this butterfly on the 

 wing ? On that day during service in Thurles Church, I observed one 

 flitting about, and several others on the sunny side of the road when 

 returning homewards, about three miles souih of Thurles. Is it possible 

 they could have emerged so early, or were they merely hibernated speci- 

 mens } Newman gives Ma}- as their earliest appearance. 



J. H. Johnston. 



Athlomen, Thurles. 



