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A collection of the smaller fuii^i Avas made. The more interestiug 

 have beeu kiudly identified by Dr. Plowright as follows : — Uredo 

 hyperkoyurn, Stcnitm hirsutmn, Hyposcylon /uscii/N, H. nibiginosum, Peziza 

 virginea. Marasmus rottila, Agria pjiirnt'a, Pcziza fn'i/iisf>ora, Meuispora ciiiata, 

 and .Etka/iiim septiLiim. 



Ground beetles were abundant on Hare Island, though referable to but 

 few species ; the following occurred under stones on the lake shore : — 

 Elaphrus ciipreits, Cludlnius vestUiis^ Auchoincniis albipes abundant ; .-/ 

 inarginatus, A. vidiiiis var. i/iastits, xtvy common, no specimens of the 

 bronze-coloured type form of this species were observed : less common 

 were A,riifesiens, Ptcrosfick^is vernalis, Harpalta nifibarbU^ Bembidiiijii ni/cscens, 

 B. atrocceruleum, and Bradycdliis distinctiis. In the weed-grown inlet at the 

 landing-place, the following water-beetles were noted in company with 

 many commoner kinds; — Ccclambus v.-lineatiis, Dcronectes\ assimjlisy D. 

 dcpi-essus. Hydroporns lineatus, and //. timbrosiis. Numerous examples of 

 Orectochilus villosus, and a few of the rare beetle Philonthtis quisquUia)-iits, 

 were disturbed from under stones at the water-edge. By sweeping, the 

 following wei;e found more or less commonly on the island •.—Tclcplwrus 

 thoracicus, Graminoptera ru/icorfiis, vars'ing greatly in size : Phyllodtcta 

 vitellince, Galcrucella nyinphaw, G. lineola, G. fend/ a, and Brachyso/niis 

 echinatus. Mr. Dillon found a beautifully fresh specimen of the local 

 longicorn Rhagiuni iiiquisUoy, along with the wood-boring beetle 

 Sinodendron cylindriciun iu an old tree stump, and Mr, Cuthbert got 

 Rhopalomesitcs Tardy I in Alder, an unusual home for this weevil. 



On Inchcleraun Mr. Cuthbert collected three species of beetles of 

 great interest, on account of their occurrence at such an inland locality ; 

 these are : — Aleochara obsciirella, P/iylosus baltuus, SlwA Siio)ies griscus. Up to 

 this they had only been detected on the sea-coast. Philonthus cephalolcs, 

 Bkdiiis opaciis, and Orchestes saiicis are also noteworthy from this locality, 

 being somewhat local species. Ou Priest's Island the most interesting 

 captures were Gyropha-na hvvipcfinis, common in fungi ; Halyzia conglobafa, 

 E/urca dcleta, Aiiobiuiii strialiim^ Elinis ]'o!k?nan, Chrysoiiicla hypericin and 

 several specimens of the rare weevil Miaris campanuloi were swept off 

 flowers, this being the second Irish record for this species. 



Some interesting insects were found on the bog and meadow lands 

 about Clonmacnoise, notably the following species of beetles : — Euconnus 

 hirticallis^ Corticaria fcnestralis^ Chihcoris bposttilatiis^ Lci/ia scptentrionalis, 

 Haltica ericcti, Phacdon cochlcaria^ Doiiacia imprcssa, swept commonly off 

 reedson th e Shannon bank ; Eiibrychiiis velatiis and LUhodactylia 

 teucogaskr in weedy drains ; Phytobins couiari^ Miaris cainpanulac^ &c. The 

 stony shores of Fin Lough yielded three rather local rove-beetles 

 i.e. Lathrobiiifu inuUipiinctatiiin, L. terniinatufn, type form, and Z. longulidn. 

 Perhaps the most interesting insect captured near Clonmacnoise was 

 a caterpillar of the rare noctuid moth Dasypolia le//ipli. taken by INIr. 

 Dillon and identified by Mr. Kane. 



The Hymenopterous faunawas disappointingly scanty, owing principally 

 to the broken weather. Prosopis /lyalitiata, one of the short-tongued bees 

 of a genus very poorly represented in Ireland, was taken on Quaker Island 



