1897.] Motes, 303 



Entomolog^ical Notes from Poyntzpass. 



LepidopTERA.— In the latter part of June and earlier part of July, 



sugar was fairly productive, among my captures were \—Hadena oleracea, 



H. pisi, H. thalassina, H. dentina, Eurois adusta, a fine series, several very 



dark ; Rusina tenebrosa quite plentiful ; Euplexia hicipara, a nice series in 



beautiful condition, Acronycta psi, and A . rutnicis ; Grammesia trilmea ; 



Leucania comma, and Z. lithar-gyria ; Gonophora derasa, a fair number, in good 



order ; Thyatira batis, only one occurred ; Phlogophora meticulosa, also only 



a single specimen ; Axylia putris, Noctua /estiva, N. plecta, N. c-nigrum, 



plentiful, N. triangulum, only a solitary specimen ; N. riibi, Miana strigilis 



and M. fascuincula, as usual of varied colouring ; Habrostola triplasia with 



Agrotis segetum and A, exclamationis. Since the middle of July sugar has 



been quite useless, nothing coming to it but the ubiquitous X. monoglypha 



and T. pronuba, and even they not in numbers. Besides the above I met 



with Crocallis elinguaria and Boarmia rcpandata on the wing, and when 



driving between this and Tanderagee observed and captured Etibolia 



palnmbaria in the hedge on roadside. At Loughgilly, in some marshy 



ground, I took Hydrocampa nymphealis. August was almost a blank. On 



the few sunny da3's that we had, Pararge egeria and P. megcera along with 



Vanessa iirticce were to be seen in my flower-garden, the first-named is 



remarkabl}' abundant in my flower-garden, and seems to be about 



from May till the present time (Sept.) I also took Pseudoterpua pruinata, 



Tortrix fosterana, and a Peronea which seems to be P. sponsana. The 



weather is improving novv' (Sept.), but the nights are cold and moths 



despise sugar. I ohsevv 0:6. Chry sop hamis phlceas, Vanessa atalanta, Q.ndi Plusia 



gamma flying in the bright sunshine. 



CoivEOPTERA, — vSince my last note (p. 171 supra), I have had but little 

 success with this Order. I made an expedition to Camlough Lake to obtain 

 Pelophila borealis, and was successful in obtaining both larva and imago, 

 but as the day turned out wet I left the lake as soon as I had obtained 

 sufficient specimens of these and hurried back to shelter in Bessbrook. 

 Also I have taken Hister neglectus, Rhynchites minimus, Anthonomus pedicularius. 

 In turning out a pantry where meal and oats had been kept I found a 

 specimen of Cychrus rostratus; what it could have been doing in such a place 

 I cannot imagine. In my hen-house I met with Pristonychus terricola which 

 escaped the gallinaceous beak only to fall a victim to the cyanide 

 bottle. 



HymenopTERA. — In July I was given a female specimen of Sirex gigas 

 which had flown into a gentleman's house in Newry, and caused much 

 consternation by its ferocious appearance. Bombus smithianus again 

 occurred in my lawn as well as in one of my fields. There was no great 

 difficulty in finding their nests for as soon as one was disturbed they 

 made a most ferocious onslaught on any person at hand. They showed 

 a particular dislike to me, and one bee more active and cunning than the 

 rest came up from behind and stung my hand. I found several nests, 

 and was able to send a good example to the Science and Art Museum. 



