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low ; Castle Bellingham {Tlwrnhill) ; Belfast, commoner than 

 C. vetasta (W.) ; Bally castle, and near Derry (IF. E. H.) ; Favour 

 Eoyal, Co. Tyrone ; Drumreaske, Co. Monaghan ; Enniskillen 

 {Col. Partridqe) ; Siigo {11.) ; Cross molina, Co. Mayo, common 

 {S. R. F.) ; Clonbrock, Co. Galway {R. E. D.) ; Killarney and 

 Kenmare ; Glandore, Co. Cork (D.) ; Cappagh, Co. Waterford. 



Calocampa solidaginis, Hb. — One specimen near Galway in 

 September, 1893 {R. E. D.). 



Xylina oRNiTHOPUS, Rott. — Generally scarce, but in a few 

 places numerous, as at Ashford, Co. Wicklow. It varies some- 

 what in ground colour and strength of design. The lightest 

 specimens are whitish, clouded with faint grey shadings, giving 

 a mealy appearance, even the costal black dashes becoming but 

 slightly marked. The basal streak is, however, always distinct 

 and black. The commonest form is of a pale grey, with 

 numerous darker shadings and fine black dashes and lines. 

 The darkest are of a grey ground, with an irregular black 

 central baad from costa to inner margin passing between the 

 stigmata, and a waved antemarginal black line. Otherwise as 

 the normal form, with darker shadings, and more pronounced 

 black dashes and markings. Some examples of this form have 

 the lower area of the reniform brownish yellow instead of the 

 pale ferruginous of ordinary fresh specimens. Where abundant, 

 it can be found by searching the trunks of trees in the daytime, 

 and especially those of birch, to the bark of which its colours 

 assimilate admirably. Localities: — Eathfarnham {Rev. J. G.), 

 Howth {G. V. H.), Carrickmines, Kill of the Grange, Co. Dub- 

 lin ; Powerscourt, Arklow, and Ashford, Co. Wicklow ; Cappagh, 

 Co. Waterford ; Killarney, not scarce ; Glandore, Co. Cork, not 

 scarce ; Markree Castle and L. Gill, Sligo ; Killynon, Co. West- 

 meath ; Farnham, Cavan ; Tempo {Langham) ; Castle Belling- 

 ham {Thornhill) . 



Xylina semibrunnea, Haw. — The only Irish specimens I have 

 seen are two from near Galway, and one from Clonbrock, which 

 were taken by the Hon. E. E. Dillon. Mr. W. Salvage informs 

 me that when collecting at Eossbeigh, Co. Kerry, at sallow, he 

 met with numerous specimens. 



Xylina socia, Rott. — ''Widely distributed and frequently 

 abundant. I once saw an ivy-bush near Tullamore swarming 

 with this insect" {B.). I can endorse this statement ; there are 

 few Irish localities where X. socia is not to be found. Hyber- 

 nated specimens are met with on sallow, and the ova so obtained 

 feed up readily on lime. The form most common is that of var. 

 pallida, Tutt, of pale ochreous grey, without any very definite 

 markings. More rarely var. umbrosa, Esp., is met with, having 



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