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Lissonota dubia Holmgr. — Mainland : Lough Namucka, one 2 in July, 1910 

 (Halbert). 



Phytodiaetus coryphaeus Grav. — Mainland : two $ S near "Westport, July, 

 1911 (Halbert). 



Lampronota melancholiea Grav. — Mainland : a S swept in peat bog, Louis- 

 burgh (Morley). 



Oedematopsis scabricula Grav.— Clare : Island, 2 2 swept at "the wood," 

 Portlea, July (Morley). 



Banchus pictus Fab. — Mainland : a <? in the Curraun district, June, 1909 

 (Halbert). 



Tryphoninae. 



Exochus nitidifrons Thoms. — Mainland : a $ at Achill in June, 1909 



(Halbert). 

 E. pallidipes Holmgr. — Mainland : a 2 at Achill Sound in June, 1910 



(Johnson). 

 E. pictus Holmgr. — Mainland : a 2 at Mulranny in June (Johnson). 

 Orthocentrus cubiceps Thorns.— Clare Island, two 2 2 in July, 1910 (Morley). 

 Bassus tricinctus Grav. — Clare Island, not uncommon (Johnson and Morley). 



Mainland : Carrowmore Hill at 500 feet (Morley). 

 Homocidus lateralis Grav. — Mainland : a 2 at Brackloon Wood, 4th August 



(Grimshaw). 

 H. tarsatorius Panz. — Mainland : one of the var. imlchellus, Desv., in July, 



at Belclare (Halbert). 

 H. signatus Grav. — Clare Island, a 2 in June, 1911 (Johnson). 

 Zootrephus rufiventris Grav. — Clare Island, two in June, 1909 (Halbert). 



Mainland : both sexes somewhat common at Louisburgh, July (Morley). 

 Promethus sulcator Grav. — Mainland : a 2 at Louisburgh in July (Halbert). 

 P. laticarpus Thorns.— Mainland : a<?at Achill, 7th June, 1909 (Halbert). 

 P. dorsalis Holmgr.— Mainland : a $ at Louisburgh, 17th July, 1910 (Morley). 

 P. albicoxa Thoms. — Mainland : Achill in June, 1909 (Halbert). 

 Mesoleius semicaligatus Grav. — Mainland : a 2 at Achill, June, 1911 



(Johnson). 

 M. armillatorius Grav. — Mainland: a g at Carrowmore Lough on reeds 



(Morley). 

 M. maculicollis Steph. — Mainland : one at 500 feet on Carrowmore (Morley)- 

 M. aulicus Grav. — Clare Island; and on mainland on Carrowmore Hill (Morley). 

 Tryphon brunniventris Gr. — Mainland : twenty specimens, all 2 2 were taken 



flying to the door and doorposts — which were very hot in a blazing sun — 



of the chapel at the extreme top of Croaghpatrick, 2,510 feet, on 1-ith July, 



