14 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



looked. Belfast (IF.), abundant ; in Wicklow on the little Sugai 

 loaf Mfc., abundant (S.) ; Killjuon {Miss IL), Cromlyn {Mrs. B. 

 Westmeath ; near Cork ; Killarney, Kenmare, Co. Kerry 

 Eenvyle and Ballynahinch, Connemara, at Dalyston, Louc^hrea 

 and at Clonbrock {R.E.D.), Co. Gal way ; Altadiawan am 

 Gallagh Wood, Tyrone, abundant. I observed this species ii 

 the act of copulating, and as it has been stated that the femah 

 flies up to the male, I append the note I made in my diary or 

 the occasion, so that the action above referred to is not invariable 

 "June 28th, 1888. Saw a female in the herbage shaking hei 

 wings incessantly, and at length one of the males hovering^'neai 

 flew down and found her, and immediately copulated, hanginr 

 motionless head downwards suspended by the anal extreniity^ 

 and the vibrations of the wings of his mate ceased. Also sa\\ 

 the males hovering numerously about, and noticed apparently 

 one male fly against another, when they fell together in the 

 herbage." 



COSSIDM. 



Cossus LiGNiPERDA, Fb.—A local species, not often met with 

 in Ireland. Wicklow, apparently scarce {B.) ; Leixlip {S.), Co 

 Dublin ; Charleville Forest near Tullamore, King's Co. ; also at 

 Curraghmore, Co. Waterford; and abundant in certain demesnes 

 m Co. Carlow. It is said to infest the trees at L. luac^h 

 Connemara. ^ ' 



Zeuzera pyrina, L.— The only Irish locality is Clonbrock, Co. 

 Galway, where two or three specimens have occurred in the garden 

 {R. E. D.) . Mr. Sinclair's former record proved to be erroneous. 



Macrogaster CASTANB.E, Hb.—Mi: Dillon has a single speci- 

 men, which fell into a boat which was being pushed throucrh the 

 reedy margin of a lakelet near Ahascragh, Co. Galway. "^ 



COCHLIOPODWM. 



Heterogenea limacodes, Hufn.—Mv. Dillon took a speci- 

 men in 1892, at Clonbrock, flying at dusk, and again two 

 similarly in 1893 ; altogether two females and one very dark 

 male. I have never captured this moth ; but Newman seems to 

 say that the females were not taken by him in flight Probably 

 they only fly at dusk. ^ 



LIPAPdDJE. 



[Liparis similis, Fues.—lt is curious that Mr. Birchall 

 reports this species and L. clinjsorrhoea as common in Ireland. 

 1 think it must have been a slip of the pen, as they have never 

 turned up m my experience, nor reported by correspondents, 

 with this single exception.] 



Leucoma salicis L.-Mr. Birchall reports this also common. 

 Ihe only locality I know is near Ahascragh, where Mr. Dillon i 

 reports that he has taken a good many specimens. I 



