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Termonfeckin and Carlingford, '95 Cr. 2 ; ]S"ewtown and Blackball 

 C.).— Meath ('95 Cli. ; Laytown, '95 Cr. 2).— Dublin ('95 Ch. ; Santiy' 

 Eabeny, Portmarnock, Donabate, '95 Cr. 2; '00 Ht. 3; Skerries, C). 

 — Wicklow (BaUybrood, '00 Sr.). 



Locally common on bedges fi'om Marcb to October. Tbe bead- 

 quarters of tbis interesting weevil would seem to be in tbe counties of 

 Dublin, Meatb, and Loutb, wbere it is locally abundant on mixed- 

 bedges of bawtborn, asb, and privet, as a rule not far from tbe 

 coast. Mr. Cutbbert bas taken it on beecb and alder. Abroad tbis 

 insect bas only been recorded from Prance (Auvergne), and tbe 

 Pyrenees, and up to tbe present time it bas not been found in eitber 

 England or Scotland. Mr. Gr. C. Cbampion informs us tbat be bas 

 taken it commonly on the Pyrenees, on bedges, and under stones, at 

 elevations between 2000 and 7000 feet. 



0. atroapteriis, De G. 



Ulster. Connaught. Leinstee. Mtjnstek. 

 All round tbe coast in suitable localities, and abundant. 



0. blandus, Gyll. 



UlsTEK. Coi^NAITGHT. MlOTSTEE. 



Donegal (Greencastle, '00 B. ; Buncrana, '95 Wr.). — Deny (Ma- 

 gilligan, '00 B.). — Antrim and Down (Belfast dist., B. ; Kilkeel, at 

 roots of Thymus serjjyllum, '75 Cb. 1 ; Helen's Bay, abundant, B.). — 

 Sligo (Glencar, Cs.).— Mayo (Acbill, '98 Ht. 2).— Galway (Kilkerran 

 Bay, "Wr. ; Gentian Hill and Inisbmore, '95 Ht. 6 ; Eoundstone and 

 Inisb MacDara, Ht.). — Clare (Labincb, coll. Gr.). — Waterford (Ard- 

 more, '97 C.).— Cork (Bosscarbery, '95 C. 1; Bantry).— Kerry (Bally- 

 bunion, '98 C. ; Dingle, Beginnisb, and Valentia, Ht. ; Sybil Head and 

 Great Blasket, 'b^ Hn. 2; Waterville, '01 Cb., coll. Yr.). 



Locally common under stones on tbe coasts of tbe nortb, west, and 

 soutb, but we cannot find any record of its occurrence on tbe eastern 

 side of tbe island between tbe counties of Down and Waterford. 

 Common in Scotland, but it bas not been recorded from England. 

 Elsewbere tbis species seems recorded only from Lapland. 



0. maurus, Gyll. 

 Ulster. Connatjght. 

 Derry (Caby Glen and Kilderry plantation, '00 B.). — Down 

 (Slieve Donard, '75 Cb. 2). — Mayo (Slievemore, Acbill Island, '98 

 Ht. 2; Croagb Patrick, Wr.). 



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