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exceedingly pretty. They are easily collected, mostly by day, 

 either as imagines or larvae. In the latter stage they are, with 

 a few exceptions, not difficult to rear, and the moths can be set 

 with less trouble than many species of Macro-Lepidoptera. The 

 task of identifying some of the more obscure species is some- 

 times rather perplexing perhaps, but certainly should not deter 

 oiie from making a collection of Tortrices. The concise descrip- 

 tions in the second volume of Stainton's 'Manual' are excellent, 

 and should enable the beginner to determine the majority of his 

 captures without any serious difficulty. In cases where he finds 

 himself puzzled he may always rely on the help of those who are 

 better acquainted with the group. He must, however, endeavour 

 to work out the species for himself as far as possible, as the 

 more practice he has in this kind of thing the more readily will 

 he be able to determine his captures. A good plan to facilitate 

 the work of identification would be to obtain types of all the 

 more or less common species ; but of course it would be 

 necessary to have only specimens in fine condition, and equally 

 of course there should be no doubt about these being correctly 

 named. 



Although the volume of Stainton referred to admirably serves 

 as an introduction to the study of our Tortricina, it is unques- 

 tionable that a new work on the subject is much needed. A large 

 amount of information concerning the family has been published 

 during the past thirty or forty years; but this is to a large 

 extent scattered through many volumes, and awaits collation by n 

 a specialist to render it of practical use to the student. Figures > ' ' 

 of the species would be desirable; but these, to be of any 

 value for identification, need to be produced in the best possible* 

 manner, which of course would mean at considerable cost ; \ • 

 consequently a good illustrated work would be beyond the means ) 

 of most of those to whom such a work would be of the greatest/ 

 service, even if anyone should feel disposed to incur the heavy? 

 expense of bringing it out. 



EiCHARD South. 



A CATALOGUE OF THE LEPIDOPTERA OF IRELAND. 



By W. F. de Vismes Kane, M.A., M.R.I.A., F.E.S. 



(Continued from p. 202.) 



NocTUA DAHLii, Hh. — Very widely spread but local, and occa- 

 sionally very numerous. The pale ochreous brown form taken 

 in England, much mottled and with distinctly marked band and 

 strigfe, I have not seen in Ireland. A Scandinavian speci- 

 men, sent me as a type by Sven Lampa, of Stockholm, is of a, 

 very faded ochreous colour, much mottled and faintly banded. Ij 



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