290 REPORT—1843. 
Finally, it should be stated that the various Classes of the Vertebrate and 
Invertebrate animals of Ireland contained in this and the former Report are 
not treated of for the first time. They were all studied by Joun TEmPLeE- 
TON, and catalogues of the species they embrace, with the exception of Mol- 
lusca (omitted only because others had written on it), were published from 
his manuscript by his son (who is likewise most favourably known to zoolo- 
gists) in the ninth volume of Loudon’s Magazine of Natural History, and in 
the first volume of the same work conducted by Charlesworth: the former 
volume contains the Invertebrata; the latter, the Vertebrata. 

The only portions of the Animal Kingdom as displayed in Ireland and 
not included in this Report (two parts), are Insecta (including Myriapoda, 
Arachnoida, &c.) and Infusoria. That the Insecta have not been altogether 
neglected, the following summary, kindly contributed by Mr. A. H. Haliday, 
will show. This distinguished entomologist remarks,— 
‘My catalogue, which has lain untouched for several seasons, contained of 
named and described species— 
“ Coleoptera, about 950. A good many of these from Mr. Tardy’s MSS., 
and as his health for some years previous to his death had not allowed him to 
follow the progress of science, the additions from this source may require 
some revision. 
“Some particulars as to Irish Coleoptera are given in Entomologist, Annals 
of Nat. Hist. vol. ii. _Entom. Magazine, vol. iv. 
‘* Strepsiptera, 2 species. 
“ Orthoptera, about 50. See Ent. Mag. vol. iii. iv. 
“ Hemiptera, under 150. The order very little examined yet. 
“ Diptera, about 1050. Annals Nat. Hist. ii. & iii. Zool. Journal, v. Ent. 
Mag. i. iii. iv. 
“ Hymenoptera, about 1100. Annals Nat, Hist. ii, Ent. Mag. 1—5. F. 
Walker, Monographia Chalciditum ; A. H. Haliday, Hymenoptera Britannica. 
“ Lepidoptera, about 4.50, chiefly from Tardy’s MSS. and collection, and re- 
quiring revision, as they had fallen into confusion. I had the liberty of avail- 
ing myself of these from the late possessor, Dr. Coulter. 
“ Thysanura, about 22, collected by me. See Templeton in Trans. Ent. 
Society, vol. i. p. 89. 
“ Neuroptera, about 70. 
“ Total number of Irish Insects known, about 3850. 
“ Some additions in each I owe to W. Clear, Esq., and the collections, &c. 
of the late G. Hely and — Hafield, but I suppose nine-tenths of the whole 
(except Lepidoptera) were taken near Belfast; so that independent of the 
numbers unexamined and unnamed the selection affords no clue to the num- 
bers of Zrish Fauna. I have had opportunity however to judge that the south 
of Ireland does not afford the same increase of forms which we find in the 
like change of latitude in Great Britain. 
* Stephens and Curtis both give, scattered throughout their principal works, 
information about the insects found in Ireland. There are also a few detached 
notices elsewhere which I cannot just now refer to.” 
To the above from Mr. Haliday it may be added, that some species found 
in the north of Ireland are incidentally noticed in Patterson’s volume on the 
‘Insects mentioned in Shakspeare’s Plays; and that in Mr. Denny’s work 
entitled ‘ Anoplura Britannica,’ the Irish species are included. Mr. Robert 
Templeton, in addition to the Thysanura already mentioned, has published a _ 
