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Mesotype virgata, Rott. — At a considerable elevation on 

 Mangerton Mount near Killarney [B.) ; and at Newcastle, 

 Co. Down (Bw.). 



Carsia paludata, Thnb. — Var. imbutata, Hb. Birchall gives 

 Howth as a locality on the authority of Mr. Shield ; but the food- 

 plant is not at present found there, nor a suitable marshy habitat; 

 and I should doubt the statement. The moth, however, exists 

 on the bogs bordering the Shannon near Banagher, and thence 

 to Ballinasloe ; but it is difficult to meet with, being scarce. 

 Some twelve miles further west, at Clonbrock, the Hon. R. E. 

 Dillon has taken two. The food-plant is, however, fairly abun- 

 dant in extensive bogs in that neighbourhood, not yet examined 

 at the proper season. At Killynon, Westmeath, Miss Reynell has 

 taken two specimens. Doubtless the species exists in many of 

 the Irish bogs. My series is more handsomely marked than the 

 usual Lancashire specimens, and far richer in colour than two I 

 have from Scandinavia, labelled by Sven Lampa var. sororiata 

 and var. obscurata respectively. The former seems to be the form 

 described by Staudinger as "forma dilutior, cinerascens, magis 

 unicolor." It is of a dingy grey, marked with rather washed-out 

 fuscous bands, and has no reddish tint. The latter, obscurata, is 

 a darker brownish grey insect, with costal traces of the bands, 

 the outer one more continuously indicated by a pale sinuous line, 

 and near the apex there is a flush of ferruginous. Neither speci- 

 men would be easily identified by anyone accustomed to our 

 strongly-marked form, which belongs to the var. imbutata. 



Anaitis plagiata, L. — Widely spread, and locally abundant. 

 The two dark bands which traverse the centre of the wing some- 

 times coalesce about mid-wing. They are also variable in depth 

 of marking, sometimes being very dark. The burnt sienna flush 

 near the apex of some specimens is very rich, while in others it 

 fails entirely. 



Chesias spartiata, Fues. — Apparently has been overlooked 

 by collectors. Near Derry, abundant (C.) ; on the slopes of 

 Slieve Beagh Mt., Co. Monaghan. I have also beaten the larvre 

 elsewhere, but have forgotten the localities. 



Tanagra atrata, L. — Local, but there plentiful. Widely 

 distributed. Kylemore {Ron. E. L.), Clonbrock, Glendalough 

 {Miss it!.), Ardrahan, &c, Co. Galway; Markree Castle, Co. 

 Sligo ; Belleek {J.) and Tempo {Langham), Co. Fermanagh; 

 Cromlyn {Mrs. B.), Co. Westmeath ; Stranolar, Co. Donegal ; 

 Ennis, Co. Clare ; Tramore, Co. Waterford ; &c. 



(To be continued.) 



