A CATALOGUE OP THE LEPIDOPTERA OP IRELAND. 81 



obscure sooty brown to almost black colour, parallel to ab. 

 cethiops, of the preceding species, I have frequently taken in 

 many localities. It is not scarce at Howth and Drumcondra, 

 near Dublin; at Drumreaske (occasional), Co. Monaghan ; 

 Favour Royal, Tyrone ; Armagh (J.) ; and occurs at Shannon 

 Harbour, King's Co. 



MiANA LiTEROSA, Haw. — A slioro species, frequently abundant 

 on the Irish coasts ; but very rarely met with inland. It has 

 been taken in the Co, Westmeath, at Killynon {Miss R.) and 

 Cromlyn {Mrs. B.) ; Belfast, abundant (IF.) ; Portballintrae (J.), 

 Co. Antrim ; Culmore, near Derry, abundant {C.) ; and on the 

 shores of L. Swilly, at Carrablagh {G. V. Hart), and elsewhere ; 

 Inver, Co. Donegal ; near Shgo ; Waterville, Co. Kerry ; Mine- 

 head and Glandore, Co. Cork ; Arklow and Greystones, Co. 

 Wicklow; Killiney {S.\ and Howth, Co. Dublin; Castle Belling- 

 ham, Co. Louth {ThoniJiiU) . 



MiANA BicoLORiA, VUl. — Local, and sometimes very abundant 

 on the sea coast. In sparse numbers, where found, in inland 

 localities. Newman was in error in stating it to be so generally 

 distributed in Ireland. I have rarely met with it; and have never 

 seen but one example of the type strongly marked, which was sent 

 me by Mr. Dillon, taken at Clonbrock, with other lighter speci- 

 mens. It has the basal half of the wing of a deep sepia-brown. 

 At St. John's Point and Clogher Head the type occurs sparsely 

 in very light colouring ; and Mr. Thornhill takes it at Castle 

 Bellingham on the same coast, Co. Louth. The most numerous 

 form seems to be the var. albicans, Tutt, a pale grey unicolorous 

 insect, which is found very large and fine on the southern shores 

 of Dingle Bay in Kerry ; but very small at Kinsale, Arklow, and 

 Kilcool, Co. Wicklow, Howth, and the Louth localities above 

 mentioned. The var. rufancida, Haw., is equally dwarfed, and is 

 usually found at Howth in abundance with the grey form, and 

 on the Louth coast sparingly. It occurs also at Clonbrock, and 

 Killynon [Miss B.), Co. Westmeath, rarely. Var. pulmonaria, 

 Dup., is not a rare form at St. John's Point and on the Louth 

 coast and Howth. Haworth's terniinalis, a brownish unicolorous 

 form, is frequent at Clogher Head, and occurs rarely at Howth. 

 It will be seen, therefore, that Irish specimens are generally very 

 dwarfed, and are frequently unicolorous, always faintly marked 

 and coloured. Even where the type occurs it is usually charac- 

 terised by faded tones. 



MiANA ARCUOSA, Haw. — Very widely spread, and in some 

 localities abundant. The males vary from a dingy putty colour 

 to white, which appears to be var. morrisii, and is not uncommon 

 in Ireland. A more richly-marked form sometimes, but rarely, 

 occurs too ; but I have never taken it myself. Localities : Derry 

 and the Giant's Causeway {(J.) ; Castle Rock, Co. Antrim, and 



