I902 Ykrbury. — Diptera from Cork and Kerry, 77 



L. lincola, Fab. — Kenmare, July 9. Waterville, July 28 and August i. 

 Darrynaue, July 31. Glencar, August 16. Common. 



Chrysopilus auratus, Fab. — GlengarifF, June 12. Common every- 

 where. 



Athcrix inargrinata, Fab. — Waterville, both sexes, August 3. Ken- 

 mare, female, August 26. Rare. 



ASILID^. 



Phllonlcus albiceps, Meig.— Waterville andDooks (Glenbeigh),very 

 common on the sand hills. A female taken at Dooks was preying 

 on a Lucilia, but at Waterville the usual quarry was Orygma luctuosum, 

 though now and again an Anthomyid was taken. On more than 

 one occasion instances of cannibalism were met with, and one (at 

 any rate) of these was that of a female preying on a female. This 

 was the only Asilid met with, and, speaking generally, predacious 

 flies [Scat$phaga stercoraria excepted) were uncommon. A few Empidae 

 and Dolichopidse, only one species of Cordylura (and that in small 

 numbers) and Scatophagin^ in some numbers, both in individuals 

 and species, were almost the only representatives of this group of 

 Diptera. 



BOIYlBYLIDi^E. 



Bombynus canescens, Mik. — GlengarifF, June 16, 18, and 19. Ken- 

 mare, June 27 and July 10. Common. As nothing has been put on 

 record regarding the hosts, ovipositing habits. &c., of this Dipteron 

 the following notes may be of interest : — Roughty Bridge, near 

 Kenmare, June 27. A female was observed hovering over a bit of 

 bare ground containing numerous burrows of small Hymenoptera ; 

 she was hovering about 12 inches above the surface of the ground, 

 and every now and again brought the point of her abdomen round 

 under her thorax, and gave a sort of "flick," which gave one the 

 impression that she was throwing off an ^^'g ; if such was the case, 

 the eggs must be cast about at hazard, the larvae finding their way 

 after hatching to the nest of the Hymenopteron, either by clinging 

 to the host, or else by crawling about until a suitable burrow is found. 

 The above female Bombylius was caught, and also several bees, the 

 apparent owners of the burrows over which she was hovering. The 

 . bees have been kindly identified for me by Mr. Saunders as Halictus 

 rubiaitidtis and H. nitidinscuhis, 



July loth. — South Bank of the Kenmare River, about one mile 

 below the Suspension Bridge. 



On this occasion Bombylius canescens was flying in some numbers 

 over a bank running alongside of a country road (a rough estimate 

 of the numbers made at the time was 40 specimens). In order to 

 ascertain what was going on, a length of about 4 yards was selected 

 and a watch kept on the insects working this stretch. The regulat 

 frequenters appeared to be 11 Bombylii, numerous bees, and a few 



