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Coenonympha typhon, Rott.— Common around Berehaven and 

 Adrigole, both on low-lying moors and on the mountains, often in 

 company with C. pamphilus. The presence of this butterfly, which in 

 Great Britain does not range south of North Wales and Derbyshire, in 

 the extreme south of Ireland is a striking instance of the northern 

 element in the fauna of the district. 



Cnophria rubricoll is, L.— Berehaven; a specimen of this local 

 moth was taken in the wood of Dunboy. 



Nemeophila russula, L,. — Berehaven; common on the elevated 

 moors of Slieve Mishkish and Adrigole. 



IVIamcstra furva, Hb. — Coolmore ; a northern locality for this 

 species is of interest as Birchall recorded it only for Co. Dublin. Dr. 

 Scharff took it at Bundoran in August, 1889, Mr. Johnson in July, 1890, 

 as well as at Carlingford in August, 1888. 



Apamea Ieucostigma, Hb. — Coolmore; apparently a local species 

 in Ireland, though widespread. 



Taeniocampa munda, Esp Cavan, Killarney is the only locality 



given by Birchall. 



Xylina ornithopus, Rott. — Cavan. This species also is only re- 

 corded for southern localities — Killarney and Wicklow — by Birchall. 



Camp-tog ram ma biIineata,L. — The ordinaryform of thiscommon 

 moth was taken at Coolmore and Castletown, but on Dursey a remarkable 

 melanistic variety was found, in which the yellow of both fore and 

 hind wings is largely replaced by a rich chestnut, a narrow transverse 

 ochreous band between the second and subterminal white lines alone 

 being left. 



Pelurgacomitata, L. \ Coolmore. Birchall recorded these moths 

 Scopula Iutealis, Hb. J from Howth. Also occur at Armagh. 



Platyptilia ochrodactyla, Hb. — Coolmore. Recorded from Cos. 

 Dublin and Cork. Occurs at Armagh. 



Argyrotoza conwayana, Fb.— Coolmore. Taken by Birchall 

 in Cos. Wicklow and Galway. Occurs at Armagh. 



Gatoptria cana, Haw. — Coolmore. Only recorded from Howth by 

 Birchall. Occurs at Armagh 



Eupcecilia atricapitana, Steph. — Coolmore. Apparently not 

 previously recorded for the coast of Ulster. 



HYMENOPTERA. 



The only family of this order to which any attention was given were 

 the Ants, of which the following four species were taken. 

 Formica fusca, Latr. — Killarney. Berehaven. 

 Lasius flavus, D. G.— Coolmore. Killarney. Berehaven. 

 L. niger, Iy. — Berehaven. 



IYlyrmica rubra, L., race ruginodis, Nyl.— Coolmore. Killarney 

 Berehaven. 



race scabrinodis, Nyl.— Coolmore. Berehaven. 



race Iaevinodis, Nyl.— Coolmore. 



