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there, uor has it occurred elsewhere in Ireland. On the other 

 hand O. auropituctatus is common near Baldoyle. It is interesting 

 to note that the species has not yet been detected in either England 

 or Scotland. 



O. muscorum, Bris.— Portmarnock, along with O. ovaliis, L., which 

 is a much rarer species in this localitv. 



TrachyphKDBus scaber, L. — Taken near Tallaght by Dr. ScharfT. 



Caenopsis WaltonI, Schiiu. — Ovoca, in wooas. 



Brachysomus echinatus, Bonsd — Local. 



Orobltis cyancus, L. — Portmarnock. 



Acalles turbatus, Boh. ) 



A. ptinoides, Marsh. JDundrum. 



*Ccuthorrhynchiclius mixtus, Muls. — A specimen of this insect 

 occurred on the Laytown sandhills, coast of ]\Ieath. This specimen 

 which was taken by sweeping plants, remained in my collection for 

 two or three years, until Mr. Champion identified it as the above 

 species. In Great Britain it is only known to occur in Devon and 

 Lincolnshire. 

 *C. Dawson I, Bris. — Found by searching about the roots of plants on 

 the shore at Portmarnock. 



Eutorychius velatus, Bech, — Grand Canal, Dublin; and near 

 Monasterevan. 



Rhopalomesitcs Tardyi, Curtis. — Taken abundantly near Dundrum 

 and Balbriggau. 

 *CauIotrypis aeneopiceus, Boh. — Mr. C W. Buckle got a nice series 



of this local weevil out of an old ash tree at Portmarnock. 

 ♦Codiosoma spadix, Herbst — South Bull, found in a piece of wood, 

 lying on the shore, by Mr. lUiUock. 



The following vSpecies occur among some insects presented 

 to the Dublin Museum by Mr. H. G. Cuthbert. They were 

 all taken by him in south I^outh : — 

 Hclophorus rugosusi 01. — Termonfeckin strand. 

 Procadius ferrugincus, F.— Clogher Head; found in a "puff- 

 ball." 

 Laemophloeus ferrugineus; Steph. — One specimen. 

 lYIalthinus fasciatus, Ol. 

 *IVlezium affJnc, Boield. — This curious insect occurred in an old 

 fishing-tackle box, which had been lying by for years. It would 

 seem to be an introduced species in some localities. 

 *Ano)t)iuin paniceum, L. 

 Lema septentrionis, Suffr. 



Science and Art ?Iuseum, Dublin. 



