4436 Insects. 



Mr. H. Milner, — it seems probable that Zygasna Minos has also an extensive range 

 through the district inhabited by these alpine plants, that is, in this county as far 

 north as Galway and throughout the limestone district of the north of Clare: how 

 far it may reach inland remains to be ascertained. An insect, too, which inhabits 

 Germany, Switzerland and France, can hardly be expected to remain long peculiar 

 to Ireland only of the British Isles, whether we look to Teesdale, from its botanical 

 similarity, or to the Southern and Western counties for its occurrence in England. — 

 A. G. More ; Castle Taylor, Ardrahan, Ireland, July 15, 1854. 



Captures in Sutherlandshire. — As some of the readers of the ' Zoologist,' may like 

 to know the result of a month's collecting in Sutherlandshire, I enclose a list of my 

 captures. The locality in which I collected was about two miles in length, between 

 Shin Bridge and Achany, and consisted chiefly of a birch wood, with a few alders 

 and white poplars, and thick heather below. The whole of May was most unfavorable 

 for collecting, as cold cloudy weather, with incessant wind all day, prevailed through- 

 out the month. My primary object was salmon-fishing, but as I was out early and 

 late I worked the place fairly. I have little doubt that any entomologist who would 

 examine the mountainous part of Sutherlandshire would be well repaid for his 

 journey. In birds, there was nothing particular to be noted. The woodcocks were 

 very abundant, and flew round the woods regularly at dusk ; but they appeared to 

 have hatched their young very early, as, although I saw very many young birds, I did 

 not meet with any unable to fly. There were several pairs of the red-breasted mer- 

 ganser flying up and down the river all day, but I did not succeed in finding any of 

 their nests. The following is a list of the insects taken by me: — 



Sesia bombyliformis. 



Phragmatobia fuliginosa. Abundant both as larva and imago. 



Orgyia fascelina. Larva abundant. 



« Coryli. 



Lasiocampa Quercus. Larva on heath. 



Odonestis potatoria. Larva. 



Platypteryx lacertula. Very common on birch trees. 

 falcula. One specimen. 



Cerura vinula. Very abundant. 



Ceropacha duplaris. Larva. 



Hadena adusta. Common on sugar. 



rectilinea. Common on sugar, as early as May 22. 



glauca. Common on sugar, and on sallow-bloom. 



Scopula . One specimen, very near S. decrepitalis, but Mr. Doubleday 



considers it a distinct species. 

 Maesia favillacearia. 

 Tephrosia laricaria. Common. 

 Phaesyle psittacaria and miaria. On sallow-bloom. 

 Lobophora lobularia. Abundant on sallows. 



hexapteraria. Abundant on white poplar. 



Ephyra pendularia. Abundant on birch. 



Eupithecia Callunaria. Abundant on heath. 



Peronea Lipsiana. On sallows; mostly worn specimens. 



ferrugana. 



Penthina pralongana. 



