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though it has been stated to occur at Waterford ; of which con- 

 firmation is desirable.] 



Hybernia aurantiaria, Esp. — Apparently rare. Drumreaske, 

 Monaghan ; Favour Royal, Tyrone ; Clonbrock, Co. Galway 

 {R.E.D.). 



Hybernia marginaria, Bork. — Widely distributed and common 

 in most localities. It varies much in markings. A brown 

 aberration, not so dark as vav.fascata, occurs at Mount Bellew, 

 Co. Galway. A very dark bordered form is frequent near Ennis- 

 killen and Drumreaske. Clonbrock, common ; Leenane, over 

 1300 ft. above sea-level, Co. Galway ; Killynon, Westmeath ; 

 Favour Royal, Tyrone, very abundant ; Armagh (J.) ; Castle 

 Bellingham {Thornkill) ; Enniskillen ; Markree Castle, Sligo, &c. 



Hybernia defoliaria, Clerck. — Apparently widely spread, but 

 I know little of its distribution in the South of Ireland. Abun- 

 dant at Killarney, and at Mallow, Co. Cork {Stajrell) ; Clonbrock, 

 strongly marked forms {R.E. D.), and near Galway (.4.) ; Pon- 

 toon and Enniscoe, on the shores of Lough Conn, Mayo, abun- 

 dant ; also at Mote Park, Roscommon ; Derry, fairly common 

 (C.) ; Glenarm (Brunton, Ent. vii. 43), and Ballycastle, where 

 handsome banded forms occur, Co. Antrim ; at Rockabill Light- 

 house, three miles off shore, it came to the light ; and at Howth 

 suffused ruddy brown specimens occur, and others with strongly 

 marked bands and spotted outer margins ; Wooden Bridge, 

 Wicklow {M.E.); Enniskillen {A.). 



Anisopteryx .ESCULARIA, Scliiff. — Everywhere spread, and 

 often numerous. 



Cheimatobia brumata, L. — Abundant universally. 



Cheimatobia boreata, Hh. — Clonbrock, numerous {R. E. D.) ; 

 Drumreaske, one pupa taken by I\fr. Thornhill. 



Oporabia dilutata, Bork. — Very numerous everywhere. 

 Handsome banded forms occur at Killarney and elsewhere ; also 

 the var. ohscurata, Stand. 



Oporabia filigrammaria, H. S. — Limerick (S.); Clonbrock 

 (R. E. D.), one, Leenane and Aasleagh abundant [Chapman, 

 E. M. M. XXV. 213), Co. Galway ; Magilligan {R. C), and at Kil- 

 derry (C), Co. Derry; Belfast hills {W. ; see following species). 



Oporabia autumnaria, Gn. — Mr. Watts sent a series of 

 Oporabias from the hills near Belfast to Mr, Barrett for identifi- 

 cation, who selected certain small narrow-wdnged specimens as 

 being similar to the Lancashire and Yorkshire 0. filigrammaria. 

 Others from wooded slopes at a lower elevation he was of opinion 

 were probably Guenee's 0. autumnaria. 



