A CATALOGUE OP THE LEPIDOPTERA OF IRELAND. 15 



{Miss R.) ; a series of eight, Ccastle Bellingham, Co. Louth 

 (Thornhill). 



Apamea ophiogramma, Esj). — Local, but widely distributed, I 

 think, in Ireland. Drumcondra, on the canal banks, not 

 infrequent (S.); Cromlyn, two {Mrs. B.); Killynon, one, Co.. 

 Westmeath ; Johnstown, Co. Kilkenny {S.) ; Markree Castle, 

 Co. Sligo; Clonbrock, Co. Galway ; not rare at Castle Bellingham 

 {Mr. W. B. Thornhill and myself), Co. Louth; Belfast marshes, 

 one {JV.). 



Apamea leucostigma, Hh. — Widely distributed and locally 

 abundant in Ireland. The type is often of a very dark sooty 

 black, occasionally with the stigmata almost wholly obliterated, 

 sometimes the reniform ochreous, but generally white. The 

 ground colour varies gradually to a bright ruddy brown, and the 

 markings and bands similarly increase in distinctness until we 

 reach the brightest form of the var. fibrosa, Hiib. I have taken 

 both extremes constantly at the same localities, and can find no in- 

 dication of any topomorphism in this species. Belfast {B. and W)., 

 Berry (C), Markree Castle and elsewhere, near Sligo, abundant ; 

 Killynon {Miss R.), Coolmore (/.), Stranorlar, Ards, and near 

 Donegal ; Favour Royal, Tyrone ; Armagh {J.) ; Brurareaske, 

 Co. Monaghan ; Faruham, Co. Cavan ; Clonbrock, abundant, 

 and Galway {A.); Castle Bellingham {Thornhill), Co. Louth; 

 Ballycotton {S.), Co. Cork ;' Killarney, abundant {B.), &c. 



Apamea didyma, Esp. — Very common in most localities. 

 The following aberrations are among those I have taken. 



A dirty-grey unicolorous form, Howth, Co. Dublin ; and 

 Toberdaly, King's Co. 



The same, with a whitish stigma ; ab. grisea-alba, Tutt. 



One similar, with the addition of an ^ mark, taken at 

 Clogher Head, Co. Louth. 



Ab. secalina, Hb. — Same locality, and elsewhere, rare. 



Ab. I-niger, Haw. — Pretty common. 



Ab. rava, Haw. — Not common. On the south coast, and at 

 Clogher Head, Co. Louth ; Loughrea, Co. Galway. 



Ah. fui'ca, Haw. — Common in most localities. 



Ab. lug ens, Haw. — Piare. 



Ab. leucostigma, Esp. — A common form. 



Unicolorous forms are numerous, ranging from dingy grey, 

 reddish, dark brown, to black ab. lugens. 



(To be continued.) 



