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brought to light this plant, which, in ordinary years, is probably nearly 

 always under water, and has thus escaped the notice of botanists. The 

 discovery now is a welcome and valuable addition to the Flora of Ire- 

 land. — H. C. LEVINGE \Ci.\i Journal of Botany for Octo])er). 



ZOOLOGY. 



ARACHNIDS. 



Phytoptus greranll at Howth.— We have received from Mr. F. W. 

 Burbidge, shoots of Geranium sanoithicum injured by this mite, which has 

 been identified by Dr. Maxwell T. Masters {Gardmers' Chronicle, i6th vSep- 

 tember, 1893). The leaves are swollen and rolled round at the margins, 

 thus forming shelter for the mites; while the unhealthy stimulation 

 which these produce on the growth of the plant, provides their food- 

 supply. Mr. Burbidge informs us that plants injured in this way were 

 common at Howth this year. 



INS E C TS. 



The Clouded Yellow Butterfly (Collas edusa) at Cork.— 



While walking on the cliffs at the mouth of Cork Harbour on the 4th 

 instant, I saw a good many of Colias edusa. I could not catch any, as I 

 had no net with me. — S. Westropp, Cork. 



Additional Coleoptera from Courtown, Co. Wexford. — 



The following additions were made last August, to the list of Coleoptera 

 published in the Irish Nat., vol. i., p. 168 : — Cicindela campcstris, Pterostichus 

 aipreus, Haliplus confinis, Hydroporus rivalis, Leistotrophus murinus, Choleva 

 fusca Saprinus inai-itimus, Byrrhus dorsalis, Cytilus varius, Aphodius rufescens, 

 Phratora vulgatissima, Galerucella tenella, Crepidodera helixines, Apion miniatum, 



Otiorrhynchus scabrosus, Helops pallidus. 



This is a small list, but beetles are not plentiful anywhere about the 

 middle of August. Cicindela campestris was scarce, though its larv^ae were 

 very abundant. Helops pallidus has not, I believe been hitherto recorded 

 from any Irish locality. Adimonia tanaceti was apparently abundant last 

 August, though scarce in the district in August, 1892. — H. K. Gore 



CUTHBERT. 



MOLLUSCS. 



Rare Shells from Co. Sligro. — Mr. W. Kennedy of Londonderry 

 has just sent me three of our rarest species of Land Mollusca, which he 

 took in Co. Sligo as far back as 1863. Two of these have never been 

 taken before in the West of Ireland, and the third is new to district IX. 

 (see my List of Land and Fresh-water Mollusca in Irish Naturalist, 1892). 

 The following are the three species : — Clausilia laj?iinata, Mont., from an 

 island in Lough Gill, near Sligo ; new to district IX. and to the West 

 of Ireland. Btdiminus obsctirtis, Mull., from the south slope of Knock- 

 narea, near Sligo ; new to district IX. and the West of Ireland. Helix 

 lamellata, JefFr., from an island in Lough Gill, near Sligo ; new to district 

 IX.— R. F. SCHARFE, Dublin. 



Helix rufescens in the North of Ireland.— In the last number 

 of the Irish Nattiralist there is a note by Dr. Scharfif on the occurrence of 

 Helix rufescens in the north. This reminds me of what my cousin, Mr. 

 Taylor, told me some years ago, in reference to this shell being procured 

 near Belfast. He said that in his boyhood H. rufescens was never found 

 in the neighbourhood until it travelled there amongst some rose-trees 

 sent to his mother from Castlewarren, Co. Cork, and planted m her 

 garden in Cliftonville, from which locality it was supposed to have 

 spread. The time was about 1848.— Amy Warren, Moyview, Ballina. 



