82 The Irish Nafuralist. March, 



Syrphus triclnctus, Fall.— Glengariff, female, June 15. Rare. 



S« torvus, Osten-Sacken— Valencia Island, male, Aug. 7. Rare ; the 



only specimen. 

 Si grossulariae, Meig,— Kenmare, male, July 10; female, July 7; 

 Valencia Island, male and female, Aug. 7 ; female, Aug. 10. Common 

 at Valencia Island. 

 S. ribesli, Linn. — Valencia Island, female, Aug. 10 ; Loo Bridge, 



female, Aug. 28 ; Parknasilla, female, July 12. Probably common. 

 S. vltripennis, Meig.— Glengariff, Kenmare, Loo Bridge, Parknasilla, 



and Valencia Island. V. common, 

 &• coroHae, Fab. — Waterville, male, July 27. Darrynane, July 31, 



Caragh Lake, Aug. 14. Apparently not common. 

 S, luniger, Meig.-- ^Glengariff, male, June 15, Loo Bridge, Aug, 24. 



Caragh Lake, Aug. 13. Apparentl}' uncommon. 

 S. bifasciatus, Fab.— -Kenmare, male, June 30. Glengariff, female 



June 16. Appears to be uncommon. 

 S< balteatus, De Geer^-Kenmare, male, June 30. Waterville, male, 

 Aug. 3. Caragh Lake, male, Aug. 14, Probably common, though 

 only foVir males have been brought away. 

 S, cincteUus, Zett.— Glengariff, male, June 14; female, June 12. 



Parknasilla, July 24. Uncommon. 

 Si auricollis, Meig.; var. maculicomis, Zett— Valencia Island, 



male, Aug. 8 ; female, Aug. 7. Apparently uncommon. 

 Si umbcllatarum, Fab.— Parknasilla, female, July 23. Only speci- 

 men. 

 Si arcticus, Zett. — Kenmare, male, Aug. 26. Rare. Only specimen 



taken sitting on a leaf of Alder, near Drumnassig Bridge. 

 Sphaerophoria menthastri, Linn. var. picta, Meig.— Loo Bridge, 

 male, Aug. 28. Kenmare, male, June 26. Probably common, though 

 only two specimens of Sphgerophoria have been brought awa3% 

 Baccha obscuripennis, Meig. — Glengariff, June 23. Singleton. 

 B. clongata, Fab.— Loo Bridge, June 29. Valencia Island, Aug. 8, 



Uncommon. 

 Sphcglna clunlpes, Fall. — Parknasilla, July 24. Only specimen. 

 Ascla podagrica, Fab. — Kenmare. June 26. 



A. floral is, Meig. — Glengariff and Parknasilla, both sexes, July 12. 

 Ardgroom, July 20. Waterville, Aug. 8. These specimens apparentl}^ 

 all belong to Verrall's interpretation of Ascia fleralis, though all 

 agree better with Meigen's description of A. dispar. Still, having 

 due regard for Verrall's remarks under the head of Synonomy 

 {I.e. p. 473), the former name has been preferred. 

 Rhing'la campcstrls, Meig. — Glengariff, June 12. Kenmare, June 28. 



Common everywhere. 

 Volucella bombylans, Linn. — Kenmare, Parknasilla, and Valencia 

 Island. Very common. The common form in Co. Kerry appears to 

 be var. phunata^ typical bombylans is not common, while var. 

 haemorrhoidalis was not met with. 

 V. pelluccns, Linn. — Glengariff, June 16. Kenmare, July 9. Commpu 

 everywhere. 



