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Additions to the Lepidoptera of Ireland. — The following 13 species have been 

 observed in Ii-eland since the completion of my list in this Magazine for January, 

 1867. 



Several of the species have already been noticed separately ; but I think it 

 will be convenient to publish a complete list of the additions made during 1867. 



Syricthus alveolus — Galway, Miss Nugent. [_Vide supra. Eds.] 



Sesia muscxformis — Howth, C. S. Gregson ; Ent. Mo. Mag., August, 1867. 



Lithosia complana — bred by myself from larvae captm-ed at Howth, June, 1867. 



Bombyx quercHs — at Queenstown, by Mr. Bond. Mrs. Battersby, of Rathowen, 

 Co. Westmeath, has also bred specimens exactly corresponding with the B. quercHs 

 of Southern England, 



Apatnea fibrosa — captured at Killamey by myself; Ent. Mo. Mag., Feb., 1867. 



Diantlicecia coisia — bred by Mr. Warren Wright from larvas found feeding on 

 Silene maritima at Tramore, July, 1866 ; " Entomologist," October, 1867. 



Ennomos tiliaria — Hon. Emily Lawless, County Kildare ; Ent. Mo. Mag., Jan , 

 1867. 



Plusia interrogationis — Mrs. Battersby, Eathowen, Co. Westmeath. 



Ennychia anguinalis — Galway, captured by myself. 



Phycis subornatella — Howth, C. S. Gregson, Ent. Mo. Mag., August, 1867. 



Halias quercana — Galway, Miss Nugent. Was included in original list on 

 doubtful authority ; now ascertained to be indigenous. 



Peronca hastiana — Mrs. Battersby, Rathowen, Co. Westmeath. 

 Ephippiphora tetragonana — Howth, Mr. Barrett. — Edwin Bikchall, Airedale Cliflf, 

 Leeds, March 9th, 1868. 



Early occurrence of Hydradephaga. — The following list of water-beetles, taken 

 by me on the 18th inst. , appears to me rather curious ; whether as shewing that 

 the present season is very forward, or that they come out of their winter quarters 

 sooner than I have hitherto supposed : Colymbetes exoletus and Qrapi; Ilybuos guttiger 

 and sesD-dentatus ; Agabus agilis, uUginosus, and abbreviatus ; Noterus semipunctatus ; 

 Hydroporus decoratus, dorsalis, erythrocephalus, rufifrons, plamis, nitidus, angustatus, 

 umbrosus, Scalesianus, palustris, lineatus and granularis. 



I have not met with H. nitidus (oblongusj for two or three years ; and I only 

 got six examples in several hours workings, and but one solitary H. Scalesianus. 

 I suppose it is true that H. nitidus is a very early insect, but T am surprised to find 

 so many others equally early. — W. Hey, Clifton, York ; March, 1868. 



Occurrence of Agabus Solieri near Dumfries and Clova. — Last year I captured 

 a single female specimen of Agabus Solieri near Dumfries, at an elevation of over 

 1800 feet. Two Agabi were taken, one of which was A. bipustulatus. The water 

 was only about three yards long, and full of weeds. In Augnwt, 1865, 1 also took 

 a single ^ of A. Solieri near Loch Brandy, Clova. — W. R.McNab, Southern Counties 

 Asylum, Dumfries, 7th April, 1868. 



Note on a new British Eyd/roporus. — Amongst some Coleoptcra taken on a moor 

 near Laucrcoat, Cumberland, I have found a male specimen of Hydroporus 



