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A LIST OF THE XEUEOPTEEA OF IRELAND. 



By JAMES J. F. X. KING, F.E.S., and J. N. HALBEET, M.R.I.A. 



(being the eighth ueport froji the fauna and flora coxcuittee.) 

 (communicated by prof. g. h. carpenter, b.sc.) 



Eead June 14. Ordered for publication June 16, 1909. Published Januauy 7, 1910. 



Introduction. 



It is now more than twenty years since one of us issued the first general list 

 of Irish Neuroptera.' 



This catalogue contained records of some 211 species, comprising Dragon- 

 flies, May-flies, Stone-flies, Psocids, Planipeuuia, and Caddis-flies. It was 

 largely the result of original work, as comparatively little had been pre^dously 

 known concerning the occurrence of these interesting insects in Ireland. 



Since then several additional species I'see page 31) have been observed 

 which did not find a place in the old list. Many changes of nomenclature 

 and arrangement are necessary in order to bring the Irish records into line 

 with recent work on the Neuroptera. At the same time, our knowledge of 

 the distribution of the great majority of the species has been considerably 

 extended. It is hoped that the present list, including all the previous 

 records, wiU form a useful standard of reference for futm-e observers of 

 Irish neiu-opterous insects. 



It is to be regretted that the study of the Neuroptera has been greatly 

 neglected in this country. Indeed we have had no resident collectors either 

 in the south or west of Ireland, so that our knowledge of the fauna of those 

 parts which we should expect to be the most interesting is almost entirely 

 due to the excursions carried out from time to time by a few enthusiastic 

 entomologists. 



It is therefore not surprising that records of Neuroptera are distributed 

 in a very unequal manner in Ireland. In order to show what has been done, 

 we have prepared a list (page 37), giving the various localities, under the 

 thirty-two Irish counties, where collecting has been carried on. In not more 



' a full bibliogra|/ny of papcra and uoUs referring to Irish neuiopterous insects will be iound 

 on pages 39-42. 



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