192 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



specially careful not to be misled by the common but most 

 unphilosophical delusion, of imagining that a rich fauna is a 

 credit to a country and a poor one a disgrace, and constantly 

 to bear in mind that at best the discovery of a new species 

 is the least fact in connexion with it. 



Sesia cnliciformis. — Omitted accidentally in copying the 

 list. I possess specimens from Killarney. 



Notodonta dromedarins, var. perfusca. — I have received 

 specimens from Scotland barely to be distinguished from the 

 Irish insect, which I think is merely a dark (northern ?) 

 variety of N. droraedarius. I have not met with the typical 

 form of N. dromedarins in Ireland. 



N. bicolor. — Doubt has been cast upon the native 

 origin of the specimens said to have been captured at Kil- 

 larney by the late Peter Bouchard. I can only say I saw 

 two specimens in his hands there, which had certainly been 

 alive M'ilhin a few hours, and I do not know any ground to 

 suspect a deliberately planned fraud ; still the fact that the 

 most determined search, year after year, by some of our best 

 collectors, failed to produce further examples, was a dis- 

 couraging circumstance, and, considering the temptation 

 which the capture of so fine an addition to our native insects 

 offered to a man in Bouchard's circumstances, perhaps jus- 

 tified the scepticism which has existed. I have, however, 

 the pleasure of stating that Mr. John Hardy, jun., of Man- 

 chester, has this season captured a male specimen of N. 

 bicolor near the spot which Bouchard pointed out to me as 

 that in which he took the insect ; and there is therefore now 

 no reason why we should refuse to include the species in our 

 lists. 



Eupilliecia subumbrata, W. V. (piperata, Slephens), — I 

 have taken this insect in some numbers on the wing near 

 Galway in June, generally in the corners of rough pasture- 

 fields amongst mixed herbage. I have met with the larva. 



E. Virgaureata. — I omitted to give localities for this 

 species. It occurs at Powerscourt, also at Killarney. I have 

 frequently taken it on the wing, but never seen the larva. 



E. arceuthata. — I possess a solitary example, captured on 

 the wing, at Killarney, in 186*2. It was named for me by the 

 Rev. li. U» Crewe, who kindly presented me with English 

 examples of the insect, with which it perfectly agrees. 



