3o8 The Irish Naturalist. [Nov., 1897. 



Amongst the fungi collected were: — Amanita rubescens (large and 

 abundant), A. phalloides, A. vaginata, A. mtiscaria (one small specimen), 

 Lepiota procera (very large), Armillaria mellea, A. mucida (on dead Beech), 

 Collybia conjluens, C. radicata, Mycena galericulaia, A/, sangiiinolenta (new to 

 the county), Hebeloma criistuliniformis^ Lactarius blennius, L. stibdulcis, L. 

 exsticcus, Russula adusta, R. t libra, R- nigricans (and several other species), 

 Boletus editlis (very large and abundant), B. luridiis^ B. satanos, B. chryseuteron, 

 B' lariciujis, Polyporiis perennis, Peziza onotica, P. cinerea, Chlorosoplenium 

 ccruginosumy Calloria chrysostigma, Ramiilaria urtia?, one or two undeter- 

 mined Myxomycetes and a minute discreet Nectria, Puccinia violc^^ 

 Melampsora hypericoruvi, M. betiilina, Lycoperdon gemmatiim^ L. pyrifortne, 

 Icpedoniicmchyysospermun. Mr. Halbert collected the following Coleoptera: — 

 Halyzia xiv.-ptcnctata {^congobata) off Hazel, Cht2tocnema hortensis and Bapto- 

 phila riibi by beating brambles. The handsome green Shield-bug 

 Pentatoma prasina occurred in the larvae, nymph, and imago stages by 

 sweeping the under-growth in the woods along the bank of the Avonbeg. 

 Homoptera (Frog-hoppers) abounded, one of the best captures being 

 Allygus viixtus. Both sexes of the pretty little spider Pachygnatha Lisieri 

 w^ere found; this species had been taken the previous week for the first 

 time in Ireland by Mr. G. H. Carpenter at Clonbrock, Co. Galway. 



IvIMERICK NaTURAIvISTS' FIEI.D ClUB. 



The Limerick Field Club have recently issued the first number of 

 their [onrnal — a well printed pamphlet of 48 pages, prefaced by some 

 introductory matter. Four papers are published, "Limerick during 

 the Reign of Queen Elizabeth," by James Greene Barry (2 plates); "the 

 Shannon Legends," by Rev. J. V. Lynch ; " Eugene O'Curry," by Rev. T. 

 Lee; and " Adare and some of its Ancient Buildings," by George J. 

 Hewson. There is no title-page or index, but a half-title bears the legend 

 "Vol. I." 



