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and one of the Agrioninse, it seems that dragonflies, so long as 

 they are kept in damp air, are able to live for many days out of 

 water. They appear to remain in good health, and, when put into 

 water for a time, seem perfectly happy, and feed as if nothing had 

 happened. It will be interesting to see if this change in their 

 manner of life has any effect on their final development. 



Explanation of Plate IV. — A. Sympetrum striolatum var. ( x 3) ; a, 

 pterostigma ( x 6) ; aa, metasternum and first and second segments of abdo- 

 men (x 6). B. Platycnemis pennipes, middle caudal lamella (x 7) ; h, por- 

 tion of margin (highly magnified). C. Lestes sponsa, middle caudal lamella 

 (X 10) ; c, portion of margin (highly magnified). 



LEPIDOPTERA OCCURRING IN COUNTY CORK. 



By R. J. F. Donovan. 



As I have seen so few records of Irish Lepidoptera in the 

 'Entomologist,' I thought the following list, enumerating captures 

 since the autumn of 1896, might be of interest. Except where 

 otherwise stated, all the species referred to were taken in or 

 about the Ummera Woods. These woods, which are not very 

 extensive, consist mostly of larch, Scotch fir, and oak, intermixed 

 with elm, birch, ash, and beech, and lie within two miles of the 

 village of Timoleague. All doubtful captures, comprising nearly 

 all the Eupitheciae and Acidaliae, were very kindly named for 

 me by Mr. Kane. As will be seen on consulting Mr. Kane's 

 'Catalogue of Irish Lepidoptera,' my best captures were Leucania 

 extranea (second record for Ireland), Sterrha sacraria (also second 

 record for Ireland), and Laphygma exigua (first record for Ireland), 

 with Hadena dissimilis, Eupithecia virguareata, E. valerianata, &c. 



Pieris brassicce, P. rapcB, P. napi, and Euchlo'e cardamines. All more 

 or less common. 



Colias edusa. One or two seen each year. Plentiful in 1899. 



Argytmis aglaia. A few specimens seen each year. — A. paphia. 

 Plentiful about the woods. 



Melitaa aurinia. A colony near Incby Bridge. 



Vanessa urticce. Common. — V. io and V. atalanta. Not so common 

 as V. urtica. — V. cardui. A few in 1897 ; plentiful in 1899. 



Pararye egeria. Common. — P. meyara. Somewhat scarcer. 



Satyrus semete. Not uncommon along the railway. 



Epinephele ianira, E. hyperanthus, and E. tilhonus. Common. 



Ccenonympha pamphilus. Fairly common. 



Thecla quercus. Not common. — T. rubi. One specimen on May 19th, 

 1898. 



Polyommatus phlaas. Common. 



Lyccena icanis. Common. — L. minima. Two specimens near Cool- 

 maine Castle, Harbour View, June 20th, 1897. 



