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At Lough Neagh, besides Dyschirius obscurus (vide Ent. Mo. Mag., II, rol. vi, p. 

 218) we took Bemhidium bipunctatum, Bledius subterraneus, B.fracticornis, and 

 Silpha sinuata. 



At Annaghroe, near Caledon, County Tyrone, on May 29th, Psylliodes chryso- 

 cephala was very abundant on young turnips ; I also took Rhizophagus crlbratus 

 and Corymbites quercus, var. ochropterus. 



On June 3rd I captured a nice specimen of Chwrocampa elpenor in the garden 

 at Winder Terrace, Armagh ; it was hovering at a turkcap lily. On the same 

 evening I also took Herminia grisealis, a species I had not obtained at Armagh 

 previously. 



At Lowry's Lough (June 5th) the Trichopteron, Molanna palpata, was in 

 abundance ; of Coleoptera my captures were Bayous alismatis, Litodactylua 

 leucogaster, Eubrychius velatus, and Bar idius T-album ; the Semipteron, Microvelia 

 pygmcBa, in the developed form, also occurred. On the following day I again visited 

 Lowry's Lough to obtain Philoiithus quisquilarius, var. dimidiatus, of which I took 

 a number by splashing water over the shore where they were hidden under stones. 

 On a subsequent visit I obtained a specimen of Cercyon aquaiicus, being the first I 

 had met with. I tried sugar several times, but the only moth worth mentioning 

 that I obtained at it was Qonophora derasa. In the autumn sugar was a complete 

 failure, night after night not a single moth appeared. In my garden I met with 

 PlusiafestuccB, P. pulchrina, P. iota, P. chrysitis, and plenty of Cucullia umbratica. 

 Sepiahis velleda, \a,r. gallicus, Gonophora derasa, Noctua plecta, Plusia chry- 

 sitis, Boarmia repandata, Cabera pusaria, Larentia viridaria, Aphelia pratana, &c., 

 occurred in Mullinare at a great mass of yellow bedstraw. 



On June 23rd I went over to Loughgilly to spend the afternoon with the Kev. 

 H. Harpur, and work at the insects of that locality. By sweeping in damp meadows 

 I took Microcara Bohemani and Anisotoma calcarata. As I was sweeping I 

 noticed on a thistle what I supposed to be a bright green beetle, and forthwith 

 whipped it off with ray net. To my surprise and delight it proved to be Procris 

 statices. I was unable to find other specimens, and as it was rather worn I was 

 possibly late. ' I hope, however, this summer to be more fortunate, as I am now 

 within walking distance of Loughgilly. 



Among some Coleoptera taken by the Rev. S. A. Brenan at Ballintoy, Co. 

 Antrim, were some very large Otiorhynchus atroapterus and a few of the large 

 white form of Atactogenus exaratus, similar to others I had taken on the Donegal 

 coast. 



July, which is usually a very productive month for me, as I have holidays, was 

 spoiled by rain. I was at Keady for a couple of days, and at Clay Lake took PeLophila 

 borealis, Bembidium atrocceruleum, B. punctulatuni, and B. bipunctatum ; also under 

 stones that I had turned in searching for beetles a couple of the Neuropteron, 

 Phryganea striata. Rain prevented a proper search for insects. 



I managed to capture some Rymenoptera Aculeata in my garden, a large plant 

 of Geranium pratense proving very attractive. Among my captures were Odynerus 

 parietarius, Halictus cylindricus, Andrena Gwynana, A.fucata, Ccelioxys acuminata, 

 and Megachile centuncularis. 



On the loth Mrs. Johnson and I took a trip to Greenore. Under stones were 



