270 [November, 



RE-DISCbVERY OF AGRYFNETES CliASSICOIiNIS, McLacii. 

 BY ROBERT McLACIILAN, F.R.S., &c. 



To me the re-discovery of a lost or little-known species is often 

 of more interest than the acquisition of a new form. The following 

 is a case in point : — 



In JVovembei', 1876, I described in my " Monographic Revision 

 of Trichoptera of the European Fauna," Suppl. Pt. i, p. ii, pi. xxiv, a 

 very singular Phrygaueid, apparently allied to Agrypnia, Ct., under 

 the name Agrypnetes crassicornis ; only one specimen, a ^ , was known. 

 It was captured near Helsingfors in Finland (July 3rd) by Prof. J. 

 A. Palmen, and is now in the Helsingfors Museum. It may be noted 

 that the insect is of considerable size, and not likely to be over- 

 looked on the score of being inconspicuous. 



Time went on, and nothing further was heard of the species, 

 notwithstanding that considerable attention was being paid to these 

 insects. And in my "First Additional tSupplemeut," 1884, I went so 

 far as to suggest (p. 2, foot-note) that the type might be " an un- 

 natural hybrid." 



Under these circumstances my surprise and delight may be 

 imagined when this morning (a quarter of a century after my original 

 publication of the species) I received a specimen of Agrypnetes 

 crassicornis from my old and esteemed correspondent Prof. John 

 Sahlberg, together with a letter' that throws a flood of light on the 

 subject, and confirms the validity of genus and species. It seems 

 that three examples are known, all males. The type 1 have already 

 alluded to. A second was found by Miss Elen Elmgreu, on July 

 29th, 1891 (?) on liamso Island ; this example I think has not been 

 previously recorded. And last summer Prof. Sahlberg captured a 

 third example (which he has most generously presented to me) at 

 Haugo on July 9th, on a loamy sea-shore overgrown with Weocharis 

 and grasses. All the localities are on the shore of Southern Finland. 

 It now remains to know what the $ is like, and what are the habits 

 of the larvae. 



Lewishani, London : 



October 5tk, 1901. 



COLEOPTERA IN THE SOUTH-WEST OF IRELAND. 

 BY G. C. CnAMPION, F.Z.S. 



During a recent visit to Ireland my friend Colonel Yerbury was 

 kind enough to collect a large number of beetles for me, on the 



