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an aberration from Altadiawan, Co. Tyrone, in which the whitish 

 sinuate band of the fore wings is of a ferruginous tint near the 

 costa, but becomes obsolete toward the inner margin. A smoky 

 form with obsolete band (ab. unicolorata, Gregson) occurs at 

 Magilligan, Co. Derry {B.C.). Farnham, Co. Cavan ; Favour 

 Royal, Co. Tyrone ; Cookesborough, Co. Westmeath ; Hollybrook, 

 near Boyle {Miss ^f.) ; Inishowen {W. E. H.) and Drumawen 

 {G. V. H.), Co. Donegal ; Sligo {R.) ; Dalyston and Clonbrock, 

 Co. Galway. 



Emmelesia alchemillata, L. — Local like the preceding, but 

 sometimes abundant. Killynon, Westmeath {Miss R.) ; Favour 

 Eoyal, Co. Tyrone ; Tempo Manor near Enniskillen, abundant 

 (Langham) ; Athlone (Wilcoa-), Clonbrock, Dalyston, and Eecess, 

 Co. Galway ; Ballycastle, Co. Antrim ; Derry, abundant (C.) 

 Ardara (J.), and Inishowen, Co. Donegal ; Sligo {R.), abundant 

 Bryansford, Mourne Mountains (IF.) ; Clogher Head, Co. Louth 

 Killarney. 



Emmelesia albulata, Schif. — Abundant throughout Ireland 

 wherever the food-plant flourishes ; varying from an almost 

 unicolorous greyish white form (var. griseata) to strongly banded 

 ones with varied tones of grey ground. This is one of the 

 Geometers which come to sugar. 



Emmelesia decoloeata, Hh. — Very local. I have never taken 

 any Irish examples. Near Belvoir Park, Belfast {Bw.) ; Magil- 

 ligan, Co. Derry, a very rich form {R. C.) ; Tore, Killarney. 



Emmelesia t^niata, St. — This interesting local species has, I 

 believe, a much more wide distribution than is indicated by our 

 present information. It is likely to turn up in most districts in 

 which relics of old forest survive. Numerous in a few places like 

 Killarney, but notoriously difficult to procure in fair condition. 

 It varies much in size, suggesting difficulty in procuring a regular 

 food supply, or contingent on larval hybernation. It frequents 

 hedges or foliage on the sunny side of w^oods or open glades, 

 whence it can be beaten on hot days. The median band of the 

 fore wing varies in breadth, sometimes being narrow and very 

 dark, with the elbowed line only slightly angulated near the 

 costa. A curious specimen was taken by Mr. Watts in Donard 

 demesne, Mourne Mountains, Co. Down. Of large size, with 

 uniform buff ground colour, like that of Anticlca hadiata, all over 

 the fore wing, traversed by a narrow dark central band, the 

 edges of which were not defined with the usual pale strigse. 

 Beside the above localities, it occurs not infrequently at Favour 

 Royal and Altadiawan, Co. Tyrone ; Rockwood, Sligo ; and 

 Belvoir Park, Belfast (Biv.). 



Emmelesia unifasciata, Hmv. — Kingstown {Greene), and 



