42 The Irish Naturalist February, 
should be referred to under the name L. parvithis, Payk. It is a species 
of economic importance, and is well known in the north-east of Ireland, 
on account of the injury it causes to the flax crops. The authors record 
it as occurring in abundance on low trees in a wood near Ballycastle, 
Co. Antrim. 
A rove -beetle new to science {Bledius secerdendiis) has been recorded 
{Entom. Month. Mag. (2) xxii., p. 269) by Dr. Joy, being an addition to 
the known beetle fauna of Ireland. The species is probably mixed with 
the common Bledius arenarius in British collections. The Irish specimens 
were captured by Dr. Joy three years ago at Cloghane in County Kerry. 
Insects at Coolmore, Co. Donegal. 
Mrs. Johnson and I spent from August 19th to September 20th at 
Coolmore revisiting our old hunting-grounds there, but not with our 
previous success. Insects were decidedly scarce, owing, no doubt, to the 
cold and wet of the summer. However, we worked away, taking full 
advantage of any sunshine that we were favoured with, and succeeded 
in getting a few insects, though very far from what we had hoped for. 
Beetles were anything but plentiful. Seaweed, which generally yields a 
rich harvest, was almost a blank. I did not see a single Dyschirius, and 
hardly any Bledii, the only species met with being the common B. arenarius. 
Other denizens of the seashore were Bemhidium atrocoeruleum Steph., B. 
hruxellense Wesm., B.saxatile Gyll., Aleochara succicola Thorns., Homalota 
vestita Grav., and Cafiiis xantholoma Grav. On the sandhills, in dead 
rabbits, I found a good many Choleva grandicollis Gr., and with them a 
couple of C. Watsoni Spence. There were very few Aphodii about, but 
Mrs. Johnson obtained a specimen of A. foetens F., a few examples of 
A. scyhalarius F., and A. fimetarius L., ab. castaneus, Bouskell. On Iris 
there were a number of Aphthona nonstriata Goeze, and a few Chalcoides 
smaragdina Foudras, occurred on sallow. Chrysomela Banksi F., was 
very common, even crawUng on the window-sills. The only Weevils that 
I obtained were Apion haematodes Kirby, and OHorrhcynchus rngifrons 
Gyll. 
As might be expected in such a season, Lepidoptera were not abundant. 
I was therefore agreeably surprised on one of the fine sunny days we had 
in September to find two fine fresh specimens of Vanessa io. On ragweed 
I took Hydraecia nictitayis, one of which had the stigmata bright orange, H. 
micacea, and Chareas gramiins. At night a few moths came to the lamp 
in the sittingroom, the most plentiful being Orthosia limosa, besides it 
I may mention Helotropa fibrosa and Noctua glareosa. I found a nice 
specimen of Ennomos alniaria sitting on a window. Cidaria testata 
occurred pretty freely, and I took a couple of Teras caiidana by beating 
hedges. The larvae of Cerura vinula were pretty common on willows and 
sallows, and those of Lasiocampa ruhi were quite plentiful ; besides these 
I met with single specimens of the larva of Smerinthvis popiili and 
Acronycta rumicds. 
W. F. Johnson. 
Poyntzpass. 
