N'OTKS ON COIXKCTING. 861 



dark can be retarded, and late eraerc^ences of butterflies, at least, can 

 be thus in part accounted for. On June 6th last, Mr. Donisthorpe and 

 myself started for the extreme southwest of Kerry. At New INlilford 

 we were joined by Mr. Bouskell, and all three of us were aj^reed that, 

 although the weather previously had been miserable, thins^s would 

 improve. After twenty-five hours' journeyinc^ we arrived at our 

 destination, and although not actually raining there were ample signs 

 that atmospheric depressions and their consequences were at hand. 

 The scene of our operations. Rossbeigh, was wild and uncultivated. 

 We looked out over a very extensive range of sandhills, that almost 

 stretch across the entire width of Dingle Bay. Away behind us were 

 steep mountain sides, and in one small corner was a mixed bit of 

 woodland, with plenty of bilberry and holly. In every meadow the 

 yellow flag was always present, in some places occupying by far the 

 greater part of the field. For several days nothing was seen moving 

 at all save an Kmaturfja atomaria. In fact, we generally returned 

 home early to thaw ourselves over a great fire ! On the 9th, we 

 journeyed over Seafin down to Caragh Lake. While the sun shone, 

 and one was protected from the biting wind, it was very pleasant to 

 view the clear outline of the hills on the opposite side of the bay, and 

 E. atomaria showed up in numbers, but nothing else was flying. 

 Once over the top of the hill and we were again shivering. Ijow 

 down, near the shore of the lake, a fine yellow ('/iryaoplianus phlaeas 

 was taken at rest, and on the way back, in the wood mentioned, 

 Cidaria cort/lata, C. riissata. and Pnipta tciinrata, were disturbed and 

 netted. Whenever the sun did appear Callopltri/x ruhi was about, and 

 generally in excellent condition, and occasionally Paran/e mefjaera 

 attracted attention. Mr. Donisthorpe, in assiduously sweeping for 

 coleoptera, took two larvfe of Plusia chnjdUx oft" nettle growing in a 

 declivity on the mountain side near the sea. On the 14th and 17th 

 Mr. Bouskell found specimens of Tephrona crepim'ularia {bittudnlaria). 

 The specimen taken on the later date strongly suggests T. histortata, 

 but, as our authorities declare that T. bistortata does not occur in 

 Ireland, one acquiesces in calling this particular specimen erepiiscii- 

 laria. The two coleopterists in turning over stones frequently came 

 across Xylena mono(jltipha. On the 16th Glencar was visited. On the 

 summit of Windy Gap, about 1000ft. (the pass across the mountains) 

 a ? Scoilonia bdijinria was netted. On the bogs around Glencar the 

 first real good day's collecting was enjoyed. ILipirelia iincnla, Anpil- 

 atea striffillaria, Kraatria fascia)ta were all plentiful, and the day was 

 genial. Callop'trys riibi swarmed on the lousewort, one or two very 

 ordinary Cayiipioiirainma hiUneata, and last, but not least, a fine speci- 

 men of Coenonympha typ/ion. Having taken N. behjiaria less than an 

 hour before, it was somewhat of a surprise to take ( '. typlam. The 

 situation was very difterent, but hardly sufticient, one would consider, 

 to account for two species, separated by quite three weeks, to be 

 brought together. The fine weather of the 16th soon gave place to 

 the old order, and it was difficult to get anything, much less speciali- 

 ties. On the 21st, on the railway bank, Pyralis octcnnaculata was 

 secured, and, later in the day, an excursion was made to Kenmare. 

 While we were travelling (some six hours to cover a direct line distance 

 of less than thirty miles) the sun shone brilliantly, but, as soon as we 

 were free lo collect, rain and strong wind put a new complexion on the 



