158 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



atid without any locality. 1 subsequently took a few pupa? 

 under moss on beech trees in the Comity Longford. 



Ere 1 close I have one or two remarks to make upon the 

 species of Eupithecia as given in Mr. Birchall's list. 



Subumbrata. — Mr. Birchall speaks of this as common. 

 Does he mean by Subumbrata the Dodongeata of our old 

 lists, or the Subumbrata (Piperata, olivi) of our present list ? 

 If the latter, I am surprised to hear of its being " common." 

 It is unquestionably a rare and local species in this country. 

 I never met with il, except at Halton, in Bucks. Did Mr. 

 Birchall take the perfect insect or the larva ? If the latter, 

 upon what did ii feed ? 



Virgaureata. — This is also described as common and in the 

 neighbourhood of Dublin. I have never met with the larva, 

 though I have searched many hundred plants of ragwort and 

 golden rod, in that locality. 



Arceulhata. — This is said to occur at Killarney. Is Mr. 

 Birchall certain that it is that species ? If so, how does he 

 distinguish it } 



Innolata (Fraxinata ?) ; Expallidata. — These are given on 

 the authority of Mr. Bristowe. Here, again, I must ask is he 

 certain of his species ? I have diligently searched for the 

 pupae of the one and the larvaj of the other, without finding 

 the slightest trace of either. I ask these questions about the 

 Eupitheciae, knowing by past experience the extreme diffi- 

 culty of determining many of the species, especially in the 

 perfect, or rather the often ifwperfect, state. 



To conclude, I feel sure that Mr. Birchall and I are much 

 too old friends for him to take exception to these few 

 remarks, or to consider them made in a captious spirit. Far 

 from it. 1 consider this list as a most valuable and inte- 

 resting acquisition, and, as I have already said, it will be for 

 years to come the sole source from which we can derive any 

 reliable information as to the Lepidoptera of Ireland. 



J. Greene. 

 Sudbury, Derby, Sept. 18, 1866. 



Tjife-hlfitory of Acidalia veterata (Gregson). — This is an 

 old and well-known Lancashire species, although not hitherto 



