44 The Irish Naturalist. February, 



Large Lepidoptera at Wexford. 



A perfect specimen of Sphinx convolvuli was given me on the 29tli 

 September by two boys, who found it resting ou a post on the railway 

 embankment, near Wexford terminus. It was freshly emerged. 



In September I was given, by the Chief Warder, Wexford Prison, a 

 caterpillar of the Death's-Head Hawkmoth, Acherontia atropos, which he 

 found in the garden feeding on the potato plant. It is now pupating. 



Close to the River Slaney, and about a mile from Wexford, I found, 

 feeding on sallow (5th October), some hundreds of caterpillars of the 

 Oak-Egger moth, Lasiocampa qiierciis. I took some of them, and they 

 continued to feed for about a week, but are now hiding under moss. 



J. H. Johnston. 



Wexford. 



Marine MoUusca of Achill. 



The following species are additional to the list of Achill moUusca 

 given by Mrs. Tatlow and Mr. Praeger in /. N., June, 1898. Dr. Chaster 

 has kindl)' identified the critical species. The two marked with an 

 asterisk are new to Province V. (From Loop Head to Erris Head). 

 Vclsella phaseolina.* Scala clathratula. 



Modiolaria costulata.* Aclis minor. 



Thyasira flexuosa. Odostomia plicata. 



Tellimya ferruginosa. Brachystomia albella. 



Spisula subtruncata. Pyrgulina indistincta. 



Cardium fasciatum. Spiralinella spiralis, 



nodosum. Leiostraca biliueata. 



Dentalium vulgare [ = taren- Mangilia striolata. 

 tinum ]. Diaphana hyalina. 



All were obtained last September from the bay near Lough Nambrack. 

 On the sandy shore of Sruhill Lough (tidal), on the east coast of the 

 island, the predominant species were Cardium edule and Skenia planorbis, 



A. L. Massy. 

 Malahide. 



Porbeagle Shark in Killala Bay. 



On the 20th November, when walking along the Enniscrone sands, I 

 found two specimens of the Porbeagle Shark {Lafuna conmbicd) thrown 

 up by the surf, they had been evidently ashore for some days. The 

 largest measured 7 feet from point of snout to end of longest lobe of tail, 

 the other specimen about 6 inches shorter. Each had a double row of 

 teeth on sides of upper and lower jaw, and three rows in front of each. 

 They were apparently females, for I saw no claspers on either specimen. 



Robert Warren. 

 Moyview, Ballina. 



