Insects. 



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Geotrupes putridarius, Er. Local. 



„ sylvaticus, F. Ditto. 

 Aphodius erraticus, L. Phoenix Park, 

 rare. 

 „ fossor, L. Eoebuck, &c. 

 „ scybalarius, F. Not uncommon. 

 „ foetens, F. Ditto. 

 „ fimetarius, L. Frequent. 



„ ater, Deg. Koebuck. 



„ sordidus, F. Ditto ; very rare. 



„ merdarius, F. Portmarnock. 



„ prodromus, Brahm. Abundant 



„ contaminatus, Hbst. Ditto. 



„ rufipes, L. Little Dargle, &c. 

 „ depressus, Kug. Phoenix Park 



„ marginalis, Ste. Common. 



^Igialia globosa, III. Portmarnock. 

 Serica brannea, L. Dodder banks. 

 Melolontha vulgaris, F. Near Rathfarn- 

 ham ; but I have not heard of its 

 being found of late years. 

 Phyllopertha horticola, L. On wild roses 



in flower. 

 Adrastus limbatus, Thbg. Not unfreqnt. 

 Dolopius marginatus, L. Ditto. 

 Agriotes obscurus, L. Ditto. 



„ lineatus, L. Ditto. 



Liraonius cylindricus, Pk. Taken by Mr. 



Tardy. 

 Agrypnus murinus, L. Local. 

 Hypolithus riparius, F. Ditto. 

 Cryptohypnus tetragraphus, Germ. Dod- 

 der banks. 

 Ctenicerus tesselatus, L. Taken by Mr. 

 Tardy. 

 „ cupreus, F. On long grass in 

 meadows, but does not appear every 

 year. 

 Aplotarsus testaceus, F. Local. 



„ rufipes, F. Taken by Mr. 

 Tardy. 

 Athoiis haemorrhoidalis, F. Abundant. 



„ hirtus, Hbst. Local. 

 Cardiophorus testaceus, F. Ditto. 

 Atopa cervina, L. Somewhat local, and 



uncertain in its appearance. 

 Scirtes hemisphericus, L. Taken by Mr. 

 Tardy. 



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Cyphon pallidus, F. Taken by Mr. Tardy. 

 „ marginatus, F. Local. 

 „ griseus, F. Ditto. 

 „ lividus, F. Taken by Mr. Tardy. 

 Lampyris noctiluca, L. Taken near Cas- 

 tle Knock, by M. J. O'Kelly, Esq. 

 Telephorus pellucidus, F. Not common. 

 „ bicolor, F. Ditto. 



„ flavilabris, Fall. Roebuck &c. 



„ thoracicus, 01. Local. 



„ nigricans, Mir. Ditto. 



Podabrus alpinus, Pk. Ditto. 

 Ragionycha melanura, L. Exceedingly 

 abundant. 



„ pallida, F. Local. 



„ testacea, L. Taken by Mr. 



Tardy. 

 Malthinus biguttatus, L. Local. 



„ brevicollis, Gyl. Portmarnock. 

 „ minimus, L. Taken by Mr. 

 Tardy. 

 Necrobia quadra, Mm. Local. 

 Ptilinus pectinicornis, L. College Park. 

 Ptinus fur, L. Local. 

 „ crenatus, F. Ditto. 

 „ hololeucus, Fald. Common. 

 Anobium castaneum, Kug. Taken by Mr. 

 Tardy. 

 „ striatum, 01. Abundant. 

 Ochina Hederas, Mir. Dunsink. 

 Cis Boleti, Scop. In Boleti on trees. 

 „ nitidus, F. Not common. 



Tomicus micrographus, L. Bray. 

 Hylastes ater, Pk. Near Rathfarnham ; 



very rare. 

 Cossonus Tardii, Cts. Not nearer than 



Powerscourt. 

 Meciuus pyraster, Hbst. Portmarnock. 

 Gymnaetron noctis, Hbst. Not common. 

 Cionus hortulanus, Mm. By Mr. Tardy. 

 Calandra granaria, L. Corn stores. 



„ Orvza3, L. Ditto. 

 Nedyus assimilis, Pk. Local. 



„ pollinarius, Forst. On nettles. 



„ troglodytes, F. Baldoyle. 

 Ceutorhynchus Erysimi, F. Local. 



„ contractus, Mm. Ditto. 



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