(56 The Irish Naturalist. [March, 



The action of the waves has formed numbers of caves, sea- 

 stacks, and natural arches ; and in some places blow-holes or 

 spray-pipes. One very pretty peculiarity of this coast is due 

 to the cascades formed by the streams, which fall over the 

 cliffs perpendicularly to the shingle below. Near one of 

 these is shown a resting-place of those early tourists, Diarmuid 

 and Grania. 



To an entomologist the most attractive portion of this region 

 is covered by the sand-hills, the peat-bogs of Knockanore, and 

 the grassy glens of the Glennachoor, Carrigarone, and Kil- 

 conly rivulets. Prominent among the wild flowers of North 

 Kerry is the Common Ragweed or Bohalatm, most abundant of 

 plants — an unlovely sight to agriculturist or botanist, but a 

 mine of wealth to the insect- hunter. These masses of flowers 

 yielded Diptera in abundance ; also many Hymenopterous 

 species, including several of the solitary and social bees, with 

 their allied parasitical genera ; and a profusion of sand-wasps 

 in eager quest of the flies and spiders on which they prey. 

 The latter were also abundant on UmbelliJercB on the sand 

 hills, with several of the commoner ants. The slopes of 

 Knockanore yielded various interesting members of the same 

 Order, being particularly rich in humble bees, at least as to 

 specimens, if not species. The tracts of heather (I^ing) 

 around the top of the mountain were also swarming with hive- 

 bees, honey being abundant everywhere in the district. 



The glens or narrow valleys of the Glennachoor and other 

 streams gave the collector other Hymenoptera from flow^ers 

 of Hawkweed and Knapweed, Bramble and vScabious. These 

 include various solitary Apidce, and small bees of the general 

 Halidus and Sphecodes. These sheltered spots are also the 

 home of many butterflies of the coloured kinds, especially the 

 Peacock, the Small Copper, and the Grayling. 



Beetles were not scarce wherever sought for, although most 

 of those taken were common things. Knockanore, as the only 

 elevated ground of any importance, naturally claimed most of 

 a coleopterist's attention. The most abundant species here 

 were a ground-beetle, Nebria Gyllcnhali, and a heteromeron, 

 Hclops striaius. Both simply swarmed over every part of the 

 mountain. Many small rove-beetles find shelter under and 

 near the peat-stacks, dotted over the mountain sides and sum- 

 mit J and many weevils find cover, — with the companionship 



