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Howth {G.V.H.), Co. Dublin; Castle Bellingham, Co. Louth, 

 occasional (Thornhill) ; Derry (C). 



Emmelesl\ minorata, Tr. — Mourne Mountains, very local 

 {B.) ; Clonbrock, Co. Galway, four specimens {R. E.D.). 



"Emmelesl^ adjequata, Bork. — Widely spread throughout 

 Kerry and Galway. Glengariff, Kenmare, Cloonee L., and Kil- 

 Jarney, Kerry; Kilcornan [B.), Ballinabinch, Kylemore, Aasleagh, 

 Ardrahan, and Eoundstone {Lt. Walker), Co. Galway. 



Eupithecia venosata, Fh. — Generally distributed ; very com- 

 mon at Howth, where a very light form prevails. At Clonbrock, 

 Mr. Dillon has met with a darkish form. At Glandore, Co. Cork, 

 Mr. C. Donovan took numerous specimens of the smoky form 

 similar to those from the Orkneys and Shetland, but devoid of 

 whitish lines ; and from a larva taken near Ardrahan, Co. Galway, 

 I bred a blackish brown unicolorous specimen without any reticu- 

 lated pattern, except on the costa. These melanic variations of 

 E. venosata therefore do not appear to be connected with insular 

 segregation, but to be local varieties. 



[Eupithecia linariata, Fh. — Birchall reported a specimen 

 from Howth, but as the food-plant is not indigenous there, though 

 common in districts in the South of Ireland, it may perhaps 

 have been a small specimen of E. pulchellata.] 



Eupithecia pulchellata, St. — In many parts of Ireland, and 

 sometimes emerges in autumn, but is disappointing to breed 

 owing to the large proportion of larvae stung by ichneumons. 

 Kingstown {Greene), Howth? {B.), Co. Dublin; Castletownsend, 

 and Cork (S.) ; near Ardtully and Killarney Upper Lake, Co. 

 Kerry ; Clonbrock, Co. Galway {R. E. D.) ; Knocknarea, Sligo 

 {Riiss) ; Cloghan near Stranolar, Co. Donegal, abundant ; near 

 Derry (C.) ; Altadiawan, Co. Tyrone ; Errigal, Co. Monaghan ; 

 Tempo Manor, Enniskillen (Langham). 



Eupithecia oblongata, Thnh. — Widely spread and common. 

 The ground colour of some specimens is slightly yellowish. 



Eupithecia succentaureata, L. — Decidedly local, and re- 

 stricted to narrow bounds, and somewhat scarce where found. 

 Howth {B.), near the coastguard station on Lambay Island I 

 have found it in some numbers, Co. Dublin ; Castle Bellingham, 

 Co. Louth {Thornhill), scarce; Armagh {J.). 



Eupithecia subfulvata. Haw. — Mr. Birchall seems to have 

 met with it in many localities. I know it only from the east 

 coast, at Arklow, Co. Wicklow ; near Dublin and Balbriggan ; 

 Clogher Head and Castle Bellingham, Co. Louth. 



Eupithecia scabiosata, Bork. — Apparently a local insect, 

 sometimes pretty numerous. Widely spread throughout the 



