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near Derry (C). Irish specimens for the most part seem very 

 dark. 



Mamestka brassicjE, L. — Extremely common. The insect 

 varies in the intensity of the ground colour, occasionally being 

 of a deep blackish brown ; and at Howth and elsewhere on the 

 sea-coast I have met with specimens of a smooth brown colour, 

 with the pattern very well defined, with paler marbling. The 

 var. albidilhiea, Haw., occurs. 



Mamestra persicari^, L. — Eare in Ireland, and almost 

 absent from tlie Northern counties. So far as my knowledge 

 extends it does not vary appreciably, the subterminal row 

 of dots being always present in the Irish specimens I have seen 

 or taken. The most northern occurrence that I know of is a 

 specimen taken by Mr. C. Langham, at Tempo Manor, near 

 Enniskillen. Another is reported by Mr. G. Foster from Co. 

 Down (Irish Nat., Jan. 1893) ; Sligo one (M'C). It is not rare at 

 Clonbrock, where Mr. Dillon found the larvae on elder, or Castle 

 Taylor {Miss N.), Moycullen {Miss R.), Co. Galway ; Cross- 

 molina, Co. Mayo ; Kenmare and Killarney, Co. Kerry ; near 

 Cork (Sandford, Ent. xviii. 321) and Glandore {D.), Co. Cork; 

 Portlaw, Co. Waterford {Rev. JV. F. Flemijnq) ; near Dublin 

 {Mr. Shield). 



Apamea basilinea, Fb. — Everywhere abundant. The most 

 usual form, at least in the central part of Ireland, is of a pale 

 brownish grey, unrelieved by any ferruginous tint or defined 

 markings, except the pale stigmata and the basal streak ; agree- 

 ing generally with Mr. Tutt's description of his var. cinerasceus. 

 Near Mullingar and elsewhere (Kenmare, Co. Kerry ; Favour 

 Royal, Co. Tyrone, &c.) occurs a much better delineated form, 

 sometimes with ferruginous clouding on the central area of the 

 fore wing, the orbicular and reniform stigmata clearly marked, 

 especially the latter, which has its lower portion darkly suffused. 

 A modification of this strongly marked form rarely occurs, 

 having a dark shading from costa to inner margin, passing 

 between the two stigmata. This appears to be var. finitima, Gn. 



Apamea gemina, Hh. — Very common everywhere. Occasionally 

 very dark specimens occur with the type, of a mottled greyish 

 black. I have taken Mr. Tutt's var. intermedia-riifa in Tyrone, 

 and the intermedia-grisea frequently in various localities. The 

 var. remissa, Hiib., is not by any means uncommon at Howth, 

 and near Kenmare, where splendid examples of it are to be met 

 with. Also, but sparingly, at Drumreaske, Co. Monaghan ; and 

 Favour Royal, Co. Tyrone ; Lambay I. near Dublin, and else- 

 where. 



Apamea unanimis, Tr. — Very rare in Ireland. Mr. Barrett 

 took it near the Phcenix Park, Dublin ; Killynon, Westmeath 



