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on all the bogs and mountain tracts of Ireland. The whitish 

 strigge are sometimes not very conspicuous, but I have seen no 

 specimens approaching var. obscurata, Stgr., in which they are 

 almost obsolete. 



EupiTHECi.'V suBNOTATA, Hb. — Mr. Birchall met with it in 

 some numbers. I have taken it on the Dublin coast, at Howth, 

 Lambay Island, and Skerries. 



EupiTHECiA vuLGATA, Hciw. — Everywhere common. Variable 

 in colour and strength of markings. I have seen nothing like 

 the Hebridean form, 



EupiTHECiA ALBiPUNCTATA, Haiv. — LarvBB taken at Queens- 

 town, Co. Cork, by Harper-Crewe. Knocknarea {Russ). 



EuPiiHECiA EXPALLiDATA, Gw. — Wicklow (Biv.) ', Howth and 

 Skerries, Co. Dublin; Castle Bellingham, several {Thornhill) ; 

 Killynon, Westmeath, one; Magilligan, Co. Derry (Curzon). 

 Great difficulty exists in identifying this species unless it is fresh, 

 and some doubt having been expressed as to the captures of my- 

 self and Mr. Thornhill at Castle Bellingham, I have carefully 

 compared the series with bred specimens from the collections of 

 the late F. Bond and the Rev. Joseph Greene. 



EupiTHEciA ABsiNTHiATA, C^erc^'. — Generally common. 



EupiTHECiA MiNUTATA, G)i. —Rather common in most places. 



EupiTHECiA AssiMiLATA, Dbl. — Dubliu {B.) ; Roches Point, 

 Co. Cork ; Markree Castle, Co. Shgo ; Clonbrock, Co. Galway ; 

 Favour Royal, Tyrone. 



EupiTHEciA TENui.ATA, ii^^.— Widely spread, and often not 

 uncommon. Killarney (B.) ; common in Co. Wicklow, at Ark- 

 low, GlenmaluL-e, and Wooden Bridge {G.V.II.); Knockdrin, 

 near MuUiugar ; Markree Castle, and Knocknarea (Russ), Co. 

 Sligo ; Derry (JV.E.H.); Castle Bellingham, abundant, Co. 

 Louth [Thornhill) ; Armagh, and Belleek, Co. Fermanagh (J.). 



EupiTHECiA LARiciATA, FtT. — When I first added this species 

 to the Irish list, I had little idea that it would subsequently 

 prove so widely spread as subsequent observation has indicated. 

 It would seem extremely improbable that Birchall could have 

 overlooked it if it existed in his time with the same distribution 

 and numerical proportions. His last su^jplement to the ' Cata- 

 logue' was published many years after its discovery in England. 

 I am therefore of opinion that this moth is a recent introduction 

 to our fauna, consequent on the extension of planting operations, 

 especially of larch, since his time. The imago varies a good 

 deal in size and marking, some specimens being small and 

 obscurely marked, and approaching E. castigata in general ap- 

 pearance. Knockross, on the shore of L. Derrevaragh, Co. 

 Westmeath, numerous; Altadiawan, Co. Tyrone, numerous; 



