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Notes on Lepidoptera at Howth and Wicklow. — Having a few days holiday, I 

 thought that I could not do better than spend them in the *' Emerald Isle." I 

 arrived in Dublin on June 19th last. After breakfast, I walked down to the Sand 

 hills at Dallymount. I worked them during the whole afternoon, but took nothing, 

 perhaps in consequence of the rain which came down steadily all the time. 



On Monday, June 21st, I went to Howth, after receiving instructions from 

 Mr. More (of the Royal Dublin Society), to whose disinterested kindness in pointing 

 out localities I am indebted for a comparatively successful campaign in a bad 

 season. I tried the Bailey Hotel, but found I could not be " taken in," so made 

 out a most comfortable and reasonable lodging at a house just above the hotel, 

 where I would advise any entomologist to stay, as it is close — for Howth — to the 

 hunting ground. Ask for " Oabena's," at the top of the hill. In due course, I 

 went to work, and got a few Eupozcilia albicapitana and Sericoris littorana in the 

 afternoon. In the evening there was more rain. As I took up my position for 

 the night on the side of the cliff, I had the pleasure of meeting Messrs. Meek and 

 Smith, of London. We watched the Silene maritima flowers most of the night, 

 despite the teeming rain. When we gave up, I found I had taken one Bianthcecia 

 Barrettii amongst a few other things. We spent our days in setting our insects, 

 and in hunting the cliffs and searching for pupa? of Sesia philanthiformis ; of 

 which, although Mr. Meek and I worked hard for many hours, we found no 

 trace. The nights were devoted to the Silene flowers from "dusk to dawn." 

 Without further comment on Howth, I give a list of species caught during the 

 short time I was there. Mr. Meek will send you an account of his usual good 

 luck, so I will not refer to his capture. 



M. bombyliformis (fine series), Hepialus velleda, V. maculata. Eurymene 

 dolobraria in a wood adjoining the Old Bridge near Lough Dan. Melanippe tris- 

 tata, E. palumbaria (highly coloured), Thyatira batis, A. rumicis (fine var.), M. 

 anceps, P. mnea, Argyrolepia Baumanniana, and several common species. 



June 24th. This afternoon, Mr. More and I set off for that lovely county 

 Wicklow. After some three hours ride on an outside car, we arrived at Murphey's 

 Hotel, Roundwood, which we made head quarters. During the next four days we 

 visited and collected in or near to Roundwood, Lough Dan, Lough Luggala (L. Tay), 

 several woods and bogs on the banks of the River Armamoe (which river and the 

 lakes afforded us some nice trout fishing), Glendalough, Seven Churches, &c. I 

 sugared each evening, but with poor success. The locality is a very likely one, 

 and if worked well, would, I am sure, repay ; it is easy of access, and not expensive. 

 Considering this is the worst season I have known, I think I did pretty well there, 

 as follows : Acidalia subsericeata, Larentia salicata, Eup. venosata (very large), Eup. 

 nanata, and an Eupithecia I do not know, (perhaps Eup. distinctata), M. galiata, 

 D. capsophila, D. Barrettii, P. subornatella, Eupcecilia albicapitana, &c. 



After our return to Dublin, we spent one evening in the Botanical Gardens, 

 at Glasneven, which are a great feature of the Royal Dublin Society. I got little 

 in them, but the night was very cold. — T. J. Cajriungton, York, July, 1869. 



Note on Lithosia caniola. — On the 1st March Mr ; Stainton kindly sent me 

 from Milan, five larva? of Lithosia caniola, about one-third grown. They did not 

 reach me for a week, and having been without food, air, or light during the interval, 

 were in a sickly condition, and all except one shortly died. 



