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Carpocapsa splendana. — Bred from acorns, and also beaten out of 

 underwood. 



Nannodia ncevlferella (stipeUa). — Rather abundant by brushing 

 along among herbage under hedges. 



Oracilaria tringipennella. — Two specimens ; this is a very scarce 

 species in this district. 



Gastropacha quercifolia. — One specimen, apparently only just out 

 of the pupa, beat from a stunted thorn-bush on a bare down. This is 

 only the second specimen taken here during many years. 



(Ecophora minutella. — One specimen on the window in my sitting- 

 room. 



Mixodia ratzburgiana. — Not infrequent on spruce firs about the 

 middle of August, but mostly rather worn. 



Elachista perplexella. — Several examples on a heath-bog, at the end 

 of May and beginning of June. 



A CATALOGUE OF THE LEPIDOPTERA OF IRELAND. 

 By W. F. de Vismes Kane, M.A., M.R.I.A., F.E.S. 



(Continued from p. 88.) 



Cidaria silaceata, Hb. — Local and occasionally numerous, 

 but with a wide distribution/ though I have no southern records. 

 Variation in three principal directions is observable, namely, the 

 breadth of the median band ; its being broken into two portions 

 by the connection of the parallel pale bands by either one or two 

 streaks across its area ; and the white ground colour of the 

 hind marginal area of the wing being richly tinted with yellow. 

 I have not seen any examples of the first of Newman's figures, 

 which has a pale portion in the centre of the median band. 

 Abundant at Clonbrock, Co. Galway ; also at Markree Castle, 

 scarce at Rockwood, Co. Sligo ; scarce near Enniskillen (Part- 

 ridge) and Strabane (C); abundant at Favour Royal, Co. Tyrone; 

 and at Collin Glen, Belfast (W.) ; Farnham, Cavan ; Killynon, 

 not rare, Co. Westmeath. 



Cidaria prunata, L. — I know very little of the range of this 

 species. I have only met with it about gardens, never in wood- 

 lands, and have found it generally scarce. It would, therefore, 

 appear that it is restricted to currant and gooseberry as food- 

 plants. Kingstown, in some numbers ; Derry, abundant (C.) ; 

 Armagh (J.); Killynon, Co. Westmeath (Miss R.). 



Cidaria testata, L. — Very common on the sides of mountains 

 throughout Ireland. Irish specimens are, by some collectors, 

 considered often to vary from the usual British type by having a 

 more purple tint. 



Cidaria populata, L. — Extremely common in ancient wood- 

 lands. Varies in strength of colour of the median band, as well 



