LEPIDOPTEROLOGICAL NOTES FROM CO. FERMANAGH. 29 



Description of Plate IV. 

 Anterior claw of anterior tarsus of the six British species of Philydrus, Sol. 

 x400— 1. Pldlydrus testacens, F. 4. Philydrus nigricans, Zett. 



2. ,, maritimus, Thorns. 5. ,, minutm, F. 



4. ,, melanocephulus, 01. 6. ,, coarctatus, Gredl. 



In connection with the drawings it should be noted that the tooth of the tarsal 

 claw does not naturally lie in the same plane as the claw, but projects outwards to 

 the side, so that in mounting the claw for the microscope the cover-glass presses 

 the tooth slightly out of its natural position. 



Lepidopterological notes from Co. Fermanagh. 



By J. E. R. ALLEN, M.A. 



These notes, on the season of 1907, will not be very complete, 

 as I was away during August and part of September, and was com- 

 pelled by various engagements to neglect some methods of collecting, 

 e.(j., sugaring and sallowing. The captures, except where otherwise 

 stated, were in the neighbourhood of Enniskillen. 



The first capture worthy of note was larvse of Melitaea aurinia on 

 March 30th, one large nest, of which a few individuals had just 

 moulted. On April 7th, in a different locality, they were found in 

 clusters of a few, or singly, and of various sizes. On May 5th they 

 were still plentiful, and nearly fullfed. On May 6th, I made an 

 expedition to Correl Glen, a rather remote place among the hills, 

 chiefly for a night hunt for larvte. Callophrys rubi was found asleep 

 on the heath, and very conspicuous in the lantern light. A late- 

 flowering sallow produced I'achnobia rubricosa in plenty, Xylocampa 

 areola, and the commoner sallow-frequenting species. Kupithecia 

 pumilata was taken, and larvte of the following — Cosmotriche potatoria, 

 Triphaena conies, Xoctua t/lareosa, CrocaUis elinf/naria, and Boarmia 

 repandata. Another expedition to the same place on May 11th gave 

 the following additional species — Faran/e ef/eria, ^ anessa io, Eniatim/a 

 atomaria, Kupithecia nanata, Cidaria HKjf'umata, Larentia salicata, 

 Panaffra petraria, i'alocampa vetiista, and, among larvae, one of 

 Oporabia aiitumnata, quite small, found accidentally on a sallow catkin. 



The weather about this time was wet and cold, but sandwiched in 

 the bad weather were two fine, hot days. May 18th and 19th, of which, 

 fortunately, I was able to take advantage. On Benaughlin, another 

 remote locality in a diflerent direction, I took larvas of Oporabia 

 auttwinata var. filu/raininaria in plenty, dark-green larvae with 

 conspicuous stripes, feeding chiefly on heath on the hillside; also larvae 

 of Cidaria iniinanata, (_'. testata, Larentia caesiata, L. didymata. A 

 pair of Aylais urticae, in cop., came unexpectedly tumbling into the tray 

 from a clump of heath. 'I'ephrosia crepxsctdaria {biundidaria) was first 

 taken on fir-trunks on May 20th, a very late first appearance. Larva- 

 beating on May 24th produced, among other things, Oporabia diltitata, 

 H[/ber!iia rupicapraria, ( '/teiiiiatobia bnonata, ('leora licJtenaria. In a 

 day-expedition to Correl Glen, on May 2oth, Celastrina an/iolus was 

 taken, and larvie of O/mrabia antininiata, O. boreata, Hi/psipetefi sordidata, 

 Himera j'cnnaria, Hi/bernia aurantiaria, and Lasiocaiiipa t]i(erci(s, in 

 addition to many previously mentioned. A new foodplant for Oporabia 

 autumnata, namely, bilberry, was added to the list, one larva being 

 beaten from a bush overhanging the road. This larva was almost 

 uniform apple-green, like those taken from the neighbouring birches. 

 I may here mention that (>. var. filii/raDiinaria emerged from August 

 10th to September 11th, while (>. autidnnata, from wild larvae, did not 

 begin to appear till September 25th. The mountain-bred var. 



