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demesne. Most of my plants, however, were scratched up by 

 rabbits at Drumreaske, so that probably I have failed in my first 

 attempt at colonization. 



Amblyptilia acanthodactyla, Hb. — Near Sligo (R.), alight 

 reddish form which Mr. Tutt refers to this species rather than to 

 the cosmodactyla of Hiibner, which they more nearly approach 

 in colour (Pterophorina of Britain). About Belfast they are 

 generally distributed, though rare (W.) ; Wicklow (G.V.H.); 

 Killarney (?) ; see below. 



[Amblyptilia cosmodactyla, Hb. — Birchall records " puncti- 

 dactylus " from Killarney. Probably referable to the above.] 



Oxyptilus parvidactylus, Haw. — Knocknarea, near Sligo 

 (R.) ; and Carrickfergus, Co. Down, abundant (W.). 



Mevleseoptilus bipunctidactyla, Haiv. (plagiodactylus, Sta.). 

 — A very common scabious plume throughout Ireland, where 

 scabious is extremely abundant. 



Mim^seoptilus pterodactylus, L. — Widely spread and 

 common. Kingstown and elsewhere in Co. Dublin. On the coast 

 near Wexford ; Cappagh and Dunmore, Co. Waterford ; Kil- 

 larney ; Sligo {R.) ; Clogher Head, Co. Louth, &c. Birchall 

 gives " Howth and Belfast," but it is questionable whether this 

 refers to this species or to Pterophorus monodactylus, L., of which 

 this was formerly considered a synonym. Mr. Watts has taken 

 it plentifully on Black Mountain, Belfast. 



CEdematophorus lithodactylus, Tr. — This species does not 

 seem common in Ireland. Galway, (B.) ; Fermanagh (G.V.H.) ; 

 Queenstown, Co. Cork ; Drumreaske, Monaghan. 



Pterophorus monodactylus, L.— Everywhere distributed and 

 apparently not solely a convolvulus-feeder, as it is very numerous 

 in many wild barren districts, from which this plant is absent. 

 I have often met with the imago at ivy blossom in October and 

 November, so that it doubtless hybernates. 



Aciptilia tetradactyla, L. — Local, and in some places not 

 uncommon. It is to be found in many localities in the County 

 of Galway, as at Moycullen, Clonbrock, where it flies in some 

 numbers with Platyptilia tessei'adactyla ; Ardrahan, &c. Also 

 not rare at Dromoland Castle, Co. Clare ; Island Magee, Co. 

 Down (W.) ; Castle Bellingham, Co. Louth. 



Aciptilia pentadactyla, L. — This insect, so numerous and 

 generally well known in England, is only occasionally taken in 

 Ireland so far as I have experience, and I have never met with it 

 in any numbers. Single specimens for the most part have been 

 taken at various places in the southern half of Ireland, namely, 

 Howth {S.) ; Wicklow Mountains (B.) ; Cappagh, Co. Water- 



