260 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



As it is, on account of the absence of these austral species, 

 the sunny South of Spain possesses fewer butterflies than 

 Switzerland, while boreal forms exist in the latter, which are 

 also unknown in the former locality. 



At the present day the Alps, the Caucasus, and the Pyrenees 

 constitute the richest hunting-grounds for Khopalocera in Europe, 

 for we here find many of the glacial species still existing, in 

 addition to numerous post-glacial modifications in the valleys 

 and on their southern slopes. 



Birmingham, August 14tli, 1895. 



A CATALOGUE OF THE LEPIDOPTERA OF IRELAND. 



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



(Continued from p. 217.) 



NocTUA soBRiNA, Gn. — Two specimens were taken at Clon- 

 brock, Co. Galway, by the Hon. E. E. Dillon. 



NocTUA CASTANEA, Esj). — Kilcomau {B.), and type and var. 

 ncglecta at Clonbrock {R. E. D.), Co. Galway. Both also occur 

 at Markree Castle, Co. Sligo, and at Knocknarea (It.), but are 

 scarce; Killarney (jB.). 



NocTUA XANTHOGRAPHA, Fb. — Everywhere common and vari- 

 able, grey forms predominating in many places. The var. rufa, 

 Tutt, with well-marked stigmata, is not rare, and the unicolorous 

 red form, which occurs at Castle Bellingham and about Belfast, 

 &c. Var. nigra, Tutt, is occasional at Castle Bellingham, Co. 

 Louth ; Bundoran in the West {W.), and elsewhere. 



Triph^na ianthina, Esjj. — Everywhere distributed, and often 

 common. 



Triph^na fimbria, L. — Widely spread throughout Ireland, 

 and of every grade of variation from the unicolorous pale buff 

 forms to deep greenish-brown. Usually only an occasional 

 species, but in some localities abundant. 



Triph^.na interjecta, Hb. — Decidedly a scarce species, though 

 widely spread. I have taken it at Killiney and Howth, Co. 

 Dublin; Kilcool and Arklow, Co. Wicklow; Cappagh, Co. AVater- 

 ford ; Minehead and Castlehaven, Co. Cork ; Castle Bellingham, 

 Co. Louth ; Killynon and Cromlyn (i)f rs. £.), Westmeath; Clon- 

 brock, Co. Galway, two {E. E. D.). It sometimes flies rapidly 

 in the afternoons in hot sunshine. 



Triph/ena orbona, Hufii. {subscqua, S. V., Hb.). — This has 

 been taken in the Co. Galway as follows : — Near the town in 



