21 & THE ENTOMOtiOGISf. 



rather larger than average specimens of H. thaumas. H. sylvanus and 

 H. comma, — Occurred singly, but not in any abundance. 



The limited time at our disposal, and the absence of facilities 

 for night-woi'k, prevented us giving much attention to the Hete- 

 rocera, though, of course, some of the commoner species thrust 

 themselves upon our notice. The handsome Smerinthus quercus 

 was found at rest in the Schwabenberg locality ; and several 

 species of Zygcena, including the local Z. brizce, were common in 

 various places. We understood from Herr Pavel that the larvse 

 of Acherontia atropos was not uncommon in the autumn on 

 Lycium harharum. 



Among the Bombyces, the larvse of Ocneria dispar occurred 

 in extraordinary abundance on some small willows, growing in a 

 piece of marshy ground bordering on the Danube. The willows 

 were, in many cases, entirely stripped of their leaves, and the 

 hungry larvse were hurrying up and down the naked stems 

 searching for food ; while the central portion of the bushes was 

 a tangled mass of web and cocoons. The larvse of Saturnia sjnni 

 were scarcely less abundant in some places on blackthorn. 



Among the Noctuse, a single specimen of Cloantha perspicil- 

 laris was taken at Budafok, where the larvse oiCucull'ia chamomillce 

 were common on a species of Matricaria. While for the Geometrse, 

 the sight of the pretty little Lythria purpuraria, which was abun- 

 dant in open spaces by^ the sides of the roads, was somewhat novel 

 for an English collector. 



Lewes, March 22, 1893. 



A CATALOGUE OF THE LEPIDOPTEEA OF lEELAND. 



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



(Continued from p. 190.) 



SATYRIDJE. 

 Erebia epipheon v. cassiope, Fh. — " Croagh Patrick near 

 Westport, Mayo. The locality for this species is about half-way 

 up the mountain on the Westport side, in a grassy hollow, where 

 a little hut is erected for the shelter of pilgrims. I captured a 

 fine series here in June, 1854 " (B.). I have seen no Irish speci- 

 mens, nor have I heard that any visit to the above locality has 

 been made since for the purpose. It would seem probable that 

 other habitats may be found for the species on the range of 

 mountains extending from Achill towards Nephin. Were it not 

 that the alpine flora and entomological fauna have not usually, 

 so I understand, a parallel distribution in Ireland, we might 

 expect that the heights of Slieve League, Benbulben, and Mount 

 Brandon, would reward an entomologist by interesting discoveries 

 in this direction. 



