,94 The Irish Naturalist. [April, 



Crammoptera ruflcornls, F.— The var. pallipesy Steph., occurred 

 ou Hawthorn, the type is abundaut. 



C. tal^aclcolor, De G. — Taken with the preceding, but much rarer. 

 Leiopus net^ulosus, I^. — Mote Park, on Oaks. 



Donacia Impressa, Pay k.— Frequent, especially on bogland, also at 

 Lough Ree. 



D. discolor, Panz.— Abundant on heaths. 



*D. clavlpes, F. — I took a single specimen of this species by sweeping 



aquatic plants on an islet in Lough Ree. 

 Lochmsea crataegi, Forst. — Mote Park, on Hawthorn. 

 *OaIcruccIIa viburni, Payk. — Taken by Mr. G. H. Carpenter on 



the Guelder Rose at Clonbrock, and subsequently in numbers by 



Mr. Dillon. We now have the six British species of this genus 



recorded from Ireland. 

 C. sagrittarlas, Gyll. — Frequently, by sweeping rushes on river-bank, 



occurs at Clonbrock. 

 Longltarsus holsaticus, L. ) common. 

 L. pellucldus, Foudr. ) 



Haltica oleracea, L. (var. lugubris, Weise). — Mote Park. Both the 



type and the variety have occurred at Clonbrock. 

 *H. palustris, Weise.— I found several examples of a rather large dark 



blue Haltica by sweeping herbage on the sides of drains at Mote 



Park and Mount Talbot. Specimens sent to Herr E- Reitter were 



referred to this species. 

 Psylliodes picina, Marsh. — Common. 

 Rhlnosimus viridipennis, Steph.— Rarely under bark, also at 



Mount Talbot. I have taken it near Dublin, in moss on old tree 



stumps. 

 *Lytta vesicatoria, L. (Spanish Fly).— A single specimen taken by 



Mr. R. E. Dillon on Mountain-Ash, in Cloonca Wood, Co. 



Roscommon. Extremely local in the south of England, where it 



has occurred at Colchester, Cambridge, Hampshire, and a few other 



places. (Fowler, Brit. Col., vol. v.) 

 Apion Cyllenhali, Kirby. — Common. 

 Brachysomus cchrnatus, Borsd. — Mote Park, sweeping herbage 



in woods. 

 Polydrusus tcreticollis, De G. \ Abundant on young Ash and 

 P. ccrvinus, L. ^ other trees. 



Phyllobius calcaratus, P\— Frequent on willows. 

 P. pyri, L,.— Occurred commonly on Sweet Gale, and willows in boggy 



places. 

 Alophus triguttatus, F.— Not common. 

 Orchestcs ilicis, F.— Ou Oaks. 

 O. rusci, Ilerbst.— Abundant on willows. 

 Hylobius atoietis, L,.— A few specimens of this, the destructive "pine 



weevil " were taken at Mote Park. 

 Erlrrhlnus aethlops, F.-Not uncommon in boggy places, but 



evidently local. Rare in England, where it occurs in Yorkshire and 



also iu the south of Scotland. 



