PSITHYRUS VESTALIS 209 



probably occurs wherever B. terrestris is abundant. 

 In the north, however, it is displaced by its close 

 ally Ps. distinctus, with which many collectors have 

 hitherto confused it. 



The only Irish specimen I have seen is a female 

 in the Irish National Museum, taken by Mr. Pack- 

 Beresford at Fenagh, Co. Carlow. 



