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perhaps unfortunate nights were chosen, and we can record the 

 capture of no rare or local Noctuse.— P. H. Maddock; Marlboro' 

 College, January 22, 1882. 



Lepidoptera at Ivy in Ireland. — I may perhaps supple- 

 ment the recent notices of captures at ivy bloom by the 

 following notes of insects taken on this side of the Irish 

 Channel during the autumn. In September I hardly took any 

 insects at sugar in Lord Howth's demesne — a localit}^ which I 

 expected would have proved prolific of valuable insects. Any I 

 took were at light — namely, Ennomos erosaria, Epuncla lichenea, 

 Eubolia cervinaria, luperina, testacea, and Hydrcecia mlcacea. The 

 magnificent crop of yew berries proved equally unattractive, only 

 a couple of Phlogophora meticulosa having been seen. In 

 October, however, Xanthia ferruginea and Miselia oxyacanthce 

 came freely to sugar and light, and near Kingstown at ivy later 

 on in the month; and in November I took the following — one 

 Agrotis saucia, a few Xylina fhizolitha, Cidaria miata, and C. 

 psittacata ; Anchocelis pistacina and Xylina petrificata more 

 abundantly ; while X. ferruginea and P. meticidosa were ex- 

 ceedingly numerous ; and not less so M. oxyacanthce, but the 

 latter seems to be attracted rather by light than ivy ; Scopelosoma 

 satellitia was also very common, and Calocampa vetusta not rare. 

 C. exoleta seems not to occur in the neighbourhood ; while 

 neither Orthosia macilenta, 0. lota, Anchocelis rafina, A. litura, 

 nor Cerastis vaccinii put in an appearance. Cheimatobia hrumata 

 abounded in the hedges in November. During the summer I 

 took Stilhia anomala on cliffs by the sea, or pastures beside the 

 shore. I sought unsuccessfully for it in Howth Castle demesne, 

 where the larva should occur if Newman's description of its 

 favourite haunts is correct, namely, " open parts of woods." It 

 would be interesting to know whether my observations can be 

 confirmed by those who have taken this insect in other localities, 

 in the South of England or at Kinloch Rannoch, in Scotland. 

 One of my specimens is of a deep blue-black on the fore wings. — 

 \Vm. F. de V. Kane; Kingstown, Ireland, February 10, 1882. 



Entomological Evening at the Royal Aquarium. — At the 

 "Entomological Evening," held at the Royal Aquarium, on 

 Monday, February 6th, about forty gentlemen attended. The 

 more interesting exhibits included a new Coleophora from Wicken 

 Fen, also fine series of Eupithecia Helveticaria ; the former taken 



