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in Ireland, or are rare ; and some notes on the distribution of others, 

 which may j)rove of interest : — 



Deiopeia pulchella. — Ardmore, Co. Waterford, by Mr. TJssher. 

 ,, ,, Bandon, Co. Cork, by Mr. C. Donovan. 



Heliothis peltiger. — Castlehaven and Crookhaven. 



Sesia muscseformis (philanthiformis). — S. Saltee Island, county 

 "Wexford. 



l^yssia zonaria. — Ballycastle, county Antrim, by Mr. Campbell. 



Epunda glauca. — Kilderry, Londonderry; also in Killynon, by 

 Miss Heynell. 



Dianthoecia barrettii. — Coast of Waterford. 



D. csesia. — Dunmore, Tramore, BaHycotton Bay, Eoche's Point, 

 Mine Head, Castlehaven, Crookhaven, and Dursey Island. 



D. capsophila. — Lough Foyle, Eathlin Island, Howth, Bray 

 Head, the coast near Wicklow, Dunmore, Tramore, Bally- 

 cotton Bay, Ptoche's Point, Grail ey Head, Mine Head, Old 

 Head of Kinsale, Castlehaven, Crookhaven, Castletown-Bere- 

 haven, Dursey Island. 



D. conspersa. — Rathlin Island. 



jS'euria saponariee.— jSfear Queenstown. 



Brjophila glandifera. (v. Par.) — Near Queenstown. 



Caradrina morpheus. — Lough Poyle, by Mr. Campbell ; islands 

 in Kilkerran Bay, county Galvpay, by Lieut. Walker, R.JST. 



Aporophyla australis. — Wexford. 



Ellopia faseiaiia. — Mine Head, Crookhaven, Glengariff. 



Cidaria pyraliata. — Mine Head : and Lough Poyle, by Mr. Camp- 

 bell. 



Pelurga comitata. — Ballyfotton Bay, Waterville, Eoche's Point. 



Luperina cespitis. — Mine Head, Eoche's Point. 



Acidalia immutata. — GlengarifE. 



Emmelesia blandiata. — Glengariff. 



Miana arcuosa. — Eoche's Point. 



Cymatophora duplaris. — Eoche's Point and Glengariff, identical 

 with the English type. 



Larentia salicata. — Kinsale. 



Tephrosia biundularia. — Glengariff. 



Agrotispraeeox. — Yery abundant at Tramore, Wexford, Waterville. 



Ag. cursoria. — Waterville. 



Ag. lucernea. — Dunmore, Mine Head, Crookhaven, Dursey 

 Island, Eoche's Point. 



Leucania littoralis. — Waterville, abundant. 



Melitsea artemis. — Tramore ; a distinctly Irish form. 



Agrotis lunigera. — Eoche's Point. 



Hepialus lupulinus. — Eoche's Point. 



H. velleda, and H. hectus, abundant and widely distributed along 

 the south coast. 



