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Apataaia fimbriata (Pict.). ^lountains of ceiitml Europe ; Ireland. Xot 

 known to occur in Great Britain. 



Silo nigricomis (Pict.). Central Europe. 



Crrmoecia irrorata (Curt.). Central Europe. 



Molanna palpata McLacli. Lapland ; Finland ; Russia ; Siberia ; 

 X. Scotland ; Ireland. 



Adicella reducta (Steph.). Central and southern Europe. 



Setodes argentipunctella McLaeh. Belgium ; Germany ; Switzerland ; 

 Spain ; Britain. 



PMlopotamus montanus (Donov.) var. scoticus McLach. Perthshire 

 N. Wales ; Kerry. 



Wormaldia mediana McLach. Central and southern Europe. 



Polycentropus King^ McLach. Britain ; Portugal ; Sardinia ; and probably 

 other places. 



Setodes maculicomis Pict. Ireland ; Switzerland ; France ; Portugal. Not 

 known to occur in Great Britain. 



Ljrpe fragilis (Pict.}. Ireland ; Switzerland ; France ; Spain. Not known 

 to occur in Great Britain. 



Agapetns delicatulus McLach. Ireland; Arran (Scotland); Pyrenees. 

 Probably overlooked in other localities. 



Our acknowledgments are due to the Fauna and Flora Committee 

 appointed by the Royal Irish Academy, and also through the same Committee 

 to the Royal Society, for enabling us to organize expeditions to visit remote 

 parts of the countr)-, tlius considerably extending our knowledge of the range 

 of many species. 



For much kind help in the identification of difficult insects we desire to 

 i-ecord our thanks to the late Mr. Robert McLachlan, F.R..S. ; the Rev. A. E. 

 Eaton, M.A. ; Mr. K. J. Morton, F.K.s. ; and Mr. H. L. F. Guermonprez. 



We are also indebted to the following gentlemen for help rendered 

 in the collecting of specimens of Irish Neuroptera : — Denis R. Pack- 

 Beresford, m.r.i.a. ; Prof. G. H. Carpenter, B.sc, m.r.i.a. ; G. P. Farran, b.a. ; 

 D. Freeman, M.A. ; P^ev. W. F. Johnson, m.a. ; W. F. de Vismes Kane, .m.a., 

 -M.R.I.A.; S. W. Kemp, b.a. ; C. B. Moffat, m.a. ; R. LI. Praeger, b.a., m.r.i.a. ; 

 R. F. Scharfi; ph.d., m.r.i.a. ; J. ScharfT; R. Standen ; R. Welch, m.r.i.a. ; and 

 M. S. Dudley Westropp. 



With regard to nomenclature and systematic arrangement, we have made 

 use of C. W. Dale's " Catalogue of British Neuroptera and Trichoptera " 

 (Harwood, 1907) , as revised and corrected by Me.s.srs. W. J . Lucas, K. J. Morton, 

 and others. 



