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Demas corth — Common. 
Trichiuka ceatjbgi — Killarney ; but seems a scarce insect. 
P(ECiLOCAMPA POPULi— Very common. 
Eriooasteb lakestbis — Not scarce. 
BoMBTX NEUSTEiA — Common. 
„ CASTEENSis — Dr. Ball. I do not know any locality for this 
insect, and I tliink it possible Dr. Ball mistook a variety of 
neusfria for it, as no Irish specimen is extant. 
„ EUBi — Common. 
„ QUERCUS (Vae. callun^) — Abundant. I have not met with 
the true quercus in Ireland. 
„ TEiFOLii — Mr. Tardy is said to have found the larvae. I have 
not met with the insect myself. 
Odonestis potatoria — Common. 
Endeomis tersicolora — Larvse on alder at Powerscourt. 
Saturnia carpini — Common. 
70 species only of the 108 British Nocturni appear to have yet 
been noticed in Ireland. The poverty of the list is most marked in 
the Sesidce and Lithosidcs, of which. 8 and 11 respectively of the Britiah 
species are absent. 
It may also be noted that all the fen insects — 
Macrogaster arwidinis Arctia urticce 
Nudaria senex Orgyia coenosa 
Litliosia muscerda 
appear to be absent. 
GEOMETER. 
Ouraptertx sambucata — Common. 
Epioke vespeetaria — Wicklow ; Mr. Bristow. 
,, apiciaria — do. Powerscourt. 
Eumia CRATiEGATA — Commou everywhere. 
Venilia maculata — Common, especially at Powei'scourt. 
Angerona prunaria — Common. 
Meteocampa maegaeitata — Very common. 
Ellopia fasciaria — Howth and Killarney. 
Euetmene dolobraria — Mr. Haliday's list ; locality unknown. 
Selenia illunaeia — Generally distributed. 
„ liUNAEiA — Powerscourt, by Mr. Barrett. 
Odontopera bidentata — Common. 
Ceocallis elinguaeia — do. 
