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without any included costal patch. Sometimes the band is very 

 obsolete, only its edges being strongly marked. Occasionally it 

 is narrow, and deeply constricted towards the inner margin, so 

 as almost to divide the band in two. In some specimens the 

 waved strigae in the middle of the band coalesce, so as to form a 

 series of two or three ocelli below the black central spot. The 

 central band of the hind wings varies in strength, being occa- 

 sionally absent, except traces at the inner margin. 



Melanippe galiata, Hb. — Somewhat local, except on the 

 coast, where it is often extremely plentiful. It varies chiefly in 

 the colour of the transverse band of the fore wing, which is either 

 grey marked with faint waved strigae, or grey centrally edged with 

 brown bands ; or else wholly black, sometimes obliterating the 

 central spot. 



Melanippe fluctuata, L. — Here as elsewhere one of our 

 commonest Geometers. I know of no variation which is not 

 present in Great Britain, and of none that prevails to such an 

 extent as to be characteristic of our fauna. 



Anticlea cucullata, 'Hufn. — The only Irish example I have 

 seen is a beautiful specimen taken by myself from the wall 

 at Glenina Castle, Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare. Another was 

 captured, I believe, by Curzon at Ardrahan, a bare limestone 

 district of similar character about twelve miles distant in the 

 Co. Galway. 



Anticlea badiata, Hb. — Of frequent occurrence throughout 

 Ireland. Numerous at Drumreaske Monaghan, Galway, and 

 many other localities I have visited. It varies much. A very 

 dark form sometimes occurs with the pale central band very 

 bright and narrow. On the other hand, very unicolorous 

 specimens occur, with only the basal strigae and the costal 

 portion of the dark band which usually bounds the outer edge of 

 the pale band when present, thus closely approximating the 

 markings of A. rubidata. The insect is everywhere distributed 

 in varying abundance. 



Anticlea nigrofasciaria, Goze. — Not unusual, but local, and 

 far rarer than the preceding. It varies somewhat in the width of 

 the outer basal black band, as well as in the depth of the ground 

 colour of the base, and the shaded areas near the apical and anal 

 angles of the fore wing. " Common in Wicklow " (B.), Boebuck 

 (Mr. Hogan), and Phoenix Park (Bathborne) near Dublin ; Ard- 

 tully, Co. Kerry (Miss V.); Clonbrock (R. E. D.) ; Tempo 

 Manor (Langham), and Enniskillen ; Killynon, not scarce '( Miss 

 R.); Westmeath ; Drumreaske, Co. Monaghan; Favour Boyal, 

 Co. Tyrone; Armagh (J.); Collin Glen, Belfast (Jr.); Castle 

 Bellingham, not rare (Thoriihill) . 



