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Chcerocampa porcellus, L. — Distributed throughout the 

 islanfi, and fairly numerous in some localities. On the Dublin 

 coast, Killiney, Kinp;stown, Howth, and Malahide {Biv.). I have 

 also met with it at Tramore, Dunmore, on the Waterford coast, 

 as well as in Co. Cork, Sligo, &c. Inland it is found in West- 

 meatli, at Cromlyn {Mrs. B.) ; and near the Lakes of Derrevaragh 

 and Belvidere, and at Killynon {Miss 11.). In Galway it abounds 

 at Ardrahan, and in central and eastern localities of that county 

 is not scarce. 



Ch(erocampa elpenor, L. — This handsome species is every- 

 where to be met with, and very abundant in many localities, 

 and is more numerous inland than the preceding, which is more 

 frequently found on the sea-coast. Near Belfast it is not scarce 

 {Biv.) ; in the Co. Tyrone, at Favour Royal, abundant ; at Farn- 

 ham Cavan, and Drumreaske Monaghan. In Westmeath, at 

 Cromlyn {Mrs. B) and at Killynon {Miss R.), it is abundant. In 

 the Cos. Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford, Waterford and Cork ; at 

 Killarney and Sneem, Kerry ; at Ennis, Co. Clare ; in Co. Galway, 

 Castle Taylor and near Ballinasloe ; at Markree Castle, and else- 

 where in Co. Sligo, &c. 



Smerinthus ocellatus, L. — This handsome species seems to 

 be widely distributed, but usually scarce. Single specimens have 

 been taken as follows : — Near the Phoenix Park, Co. Dublin {Mr. 

 Piathhorne) ; Tinahely, Co. Wicklow [Bw.), three in the fens of 

 Wicklow, by myself; Cromlyn, Westmeath {Mrs. B.) ; Limerick 

 {Biv.) ; Ennis {Br.); Cappagh {U.). In Co. Galway it is very 

 abundant locally {R. E. D.). 



Smerinthus populi, L. — Abundant throughout Ireland, from 

 Malin Head {W. E. H.) to Cork. Some handsome varieties are 

 often bred, suffused with lavender on the bases and oblique ante- 

 marginal band. Mr. Fetherston H. has specimens of this from 

 Mayo ; and Mr. M. Fitzgibbon, from Howth. The latter has 

 also bred specimens with rich olive-green central band and hind 

 margin, and similar lavender suffusions, and the discoidal mark 

 very white and prolonged to the costal nervure. Another, in 

 which russet takes the place of the green, and the lavender is of 

 a warmer tone. All these possess the usual fuscous basal patch 

 on the hind wing. I have seen very similar aberrations from mid- 

 Galway (E. £. D.). 



Smerinthus ii-lim, L. — The only locality for this species 

 that I know in Ireland is in the Co. Galway, where it is scarce ; 

 but I have seen several specimens, one of which has the hind 

 wings very pale russet, and the central band of the fore wing 

 large and continuous, and the green replaced by an olive-brown. 

 This accession to the Irish list, together with a large number of 

 others of most remarkable character and importance, is due to 



