Insects. 



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Chrysomela Staphylaea, L. Local. 



„ Banksii, Ste. Roebuck, &c. ; 



abundant. 

 „ lamina, F. Clonskeagb, &c. ; 



scarce. 

 Helodes Beccabungse, Pz. Banks of the 

 Dodder. 

 „ auctus, F. Taken by Mr. 

 Tardy. 

 Phaedon marginella, Ste. Dodder banks. 

 „ Vitelline, L. Local. 

 „ Raphani, F. On docks ; comn. 

 „ Cochleariae, F. On cow-parsnips. 

 Coccinella septem punctata, L. Common. 

 „ variabilis, III. Ditto. 

 „ conglomerata, Ste. Local. 

 „ quatuordecim-punctata, L. 



Near Dun drum. 

 „ tredecim-punctata, L. Port- 



marnock ? on willows. 

 „ octodecim-guttata, L. Taken 



by Mr. Tardy. 

 Scymnus discoideus, F. Portmarnock ; 



very rave. 

 Rhyzobius litura, F. Baldoyle ; abundt. 

 Cacicula pecloralis, Ste. Portmarnock ; 



on dwarf willows. 

 Stene ferruginea, Ste. Taken by Mr. 



Tardy. 

 Tenebrio obscurus, F. Dublin ; in stables. 

 Phylau gibbus, F. Portmarnock. 

 Crypticus quisquilius, Pk. Ditto. 

 Blaps mortisaga, Ste. Dublin ; in cel- 

 lars and stables. 

 Helops striatus, Ste. Taken by Mr. 



Tardy. 

 Lagria hirta, L. Portmarnock and Killi- 



ney. 

 Melandrya caraboides, L. Malahide ; 



taken by Dr. Lloyd. 

 Anaspis frontalis, L. Phoenix Park ; on 

 hawthorn flowers. 

 „ ruficollis, Gffry. Same locality. 

 „ obscura, Gyl. Same locality. 

 Proscarabaeus violaceus, Mm. Roebuck, 

 Merrion, &c, ; very uncertain in its 

 appearance. 



Proscarabaeus vulgaris, Ste. Portrane sds. 

 Tschnomera melanura, Ste. Glasnevin 



Botanic Gardens ; on Scropbularia 

 Anthicus floralis, F. Powerscourt. 

 Scydmaenus tarsatus, Mull. Taken by 



Mr.Tardy. 



Pselaphus Heisii, Hbst. Malahide Hill. 

 Euplectus Karstenii, Rchb. P Local. 

 Autalia rivularis, Grav. Portmarnock, &c. 



„ impressa, 01. P Local. 

 Falagria sulcata, Pk. Portmarnock, &c. 

 Oalodera nigricollis, Pk. Malahide. 

 Tachyusa atra, Grav. Dodder banks. 

 Astilbus canaliculars, F. Portmarnock, 



&c. ; common. 

 Polystoma obscurella, Ste. Portmarnock 



and Malahide. 

 Calicerus obscurus, Ste. Same locality. 

 Bolitochara circellaris, Grav. Malahide; 

 very common. 

 „ analis, Grav. Ditto. 



„ socials, Pk. Local. 



Oligota subtilis, Er. Ditto. 

 Encephalus complicans, Wwd. Portmar- 

 nock ; rare. 

 Aleochara fuscipes, Grav. Not uncommon, 

 „ nitida, Grav. Portmarnock. 



„ lanuginosa, Gyl. Local. 



„ mcesta, Grav. Ditto. 



Oxypoda opaca, Grav. Portmarnock ? 

 Diglossa mersa, Hal. Baldoyle ; for 

 description of exact locality, &c, 

 see ' Zoologist,' (Zool. 3464). Sub- 

 sequent experience has, however, 

 convinced me that the insect is 

 much more abundant than might 

 be supposed from the account there 

 given. 

 Tachyporus thoracicus, Ste. Local. 

 „ chrysomelinus, L. Ditto. 



„ marginellus, Ste. Ditto. 



„ Hypnorum, F. Everywhere. 



Hypocyptus laeviusculus, Ste. Portmar- 

 nock ; on the bent-grass. 

 Conurus pubescens, Grav. Local. 



„ pedicularius, Grav. Killiney,&c. 



