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Boinbyces al the close of his list, with probably some 

 addenda and corrections. Under this impression I am de- 

 sirous of making, in my own list, one or two alterations or 

 remarks, in the hope that Mr. Bird) all will kindly incor- 

 porate them, in some shape or another, at the conclusion of 

 his paper. 



" Notodonta dicta3oides. One pupa at R;\thfai-nham." — 

 This from my list. In addition to this I have occasionally 

 taken the larva. 



" N. Dromedarius. There are beautiful specimens of this 

 insect in the University Museum." — In the autumn of 1851, 

 when in the Coimty Longford, I took eleven pupae at the 

 roots of a single alder. These all produced splendid moths, 

 but so different from the typical Dromedarius that at the 

 time I did not think they belonged to that species at all. I 

 gave a pair to Mr. Bond, who was much struck with their 

 beauty and peculiar appearance. He considered them to be 

 the var. ? Perfusca. Is this latter a species, or only the Irish 

 form of Dromedarius ? I have never seen anything like them 

 elsewhere. It is worthy of notice that the late Mr. Stephens 

 considered Perfusca a distinct species, and built his opinion 

 on the examination of specimens all of which were captured 

 in the neighbourhood of Dublin. 



N. tritophus. — 1 have represented Mr. Shield as saying 

 that he took a larva at Howth, feeding upon alder, which 

 he felt confident was this species. I have, however, no 

 doubt whatever that he was wrong, and that the larva was 

 only Dromedarius. I had fallen into the same error myself 

 previously. (See Zool. 1851, p. 3494). 



Before leaving the Bouibyces I would ask Mr. Birchall 

 if he has anything to tell us about the reputed N. bico- 

 lora ? 



Ceropacha ocularis. — T speak of having taken a pupa at 

 the roots oi oak. It should have been poplar. 



There are three species of Noctuae — viz., Concolor, Sapo- 

 nariae and Ravida — inserted in Mr. Birchall's list on my 

 authority. In each instance 1 have added a note of interro- 

 gation, as expressing doubt, though I see no reason why the 

 two latter should not occur in Ireland. One other remark 

 and I have finished with my own list. 



Eurymene dolobraria. — This species is given doubtfully, 



