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Jno statices, L- — I found this pretty species rather commonly at 

 Curraghmore in various different localities during the month of June. I 

 took a single specimen near Mileport, Co. Kilkenny. 



Nemeophila russitla, L- — This moth occurred in abundance in the same 

 bit of marshy ground which Melitiva aiirinia frequented near Mileport. I 

 took a single specimen of it near Curraghmore towards the end of June. 



CUsiocainpa 7ieiistrja, L. — I found a larva of this species on the Youghal 

 road, about a mile from Dungarvan, on the ist June. I mention this 

 because this moth does not seem to be of common occurrence in 

 Ireland. 



Saturnia pavonia, I/. — I captured two specimens, male and female, of 

 this beautiful moth on June 3rd in an open space in a small fir-wood 

 near Mileport, Co. Kilkenny. I subsequently observed several male 

 specimens of it darting over the heathy land adjacent to the wood, but 

 was unable to make any captures. I was surprised to meet with this 

 moth so late in the season. 



Macaria lihvata, CI. — I took a rather worn example of this " Geometer" 

 on June 3rd near Milepost. 



Fidonia {Biipalus) piniaria, L. — I took a male specimen flying round a 

 fir-tree on June 3rd near Mileport, Co. Kilkenny, and saw a few others. 

 I believe there are onl}- two previous records for this insect in Ireland. 



Coi^EOPTERA. — Cicindela campestris, ly. — I found this beautiful beetle in 

 abundance in a certain locality at Curraghmore. The Rev. W. F. 

 Johnson, to whom I sent a few specimens, writes me that it has not been 

 previously recorded from Co. Waterford. 



Carabus granulatus, L. — I found one specimen crawling on a bye-road 

 in Curraghmore demesne. 



Calathus nidanocephalus, Iv. — Two specimens under stones at Roanmore, 

 Co. Waterford. 



Amara liinicollis, Schoidte. — I took a single specimen of this scarce 

 beetle under a stone at Roanmore on June 20th. 



Geotriipes sylvaticus, Panz. — I found a specimen of this dung-beetle 

 drowning in a rut full of water on a bye-road in Curraghmore demesne. 



Malachhis virtdis, F. — This beetle I believe has not been previously 

 recorded from Ireland. I took a single specimen at Curraghmore, in a 

 bit of marshy ground bordered by trees, on June 5th. 



Agriotes sputator, L- — I took a single specimen of this insect under a 

 stone, on the sand-hills near Tramore, on June 21st. There is a slight 

 doubt about this beetle, Mr. W. F. Johnson, to whom I sent this insect 



for identification, and several other species of Coleoptera, wrote me : 



" I am not very sure of Agriotes sputator, but cannot make it anything else." 



Cassida viridis, L. — I took two examples of this curious beetle in a 

 marshy bit of ground near Tramore, Co. Waterford. 



I am greatly indebted to the Rev. W. F. Johnson for kindly identifying 

 the majority of the beetles mentioned above, together with several other 

 commoner species I had sent him to name for me. 



Iv. H. Bonapartk-Wyse;. 



