62 NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF DUBLIN. 



Maia squinado, 



Eurynome aspera, 



Pirimela denticulata, 



Portunus holsatus, 



Gonoplax angulata, 



Ebalia Pennantii, 



Cranchii, 



Corystes Cassivelaunus, 



Pagurus Bernhardus, of large size, unprotected by shell. 



Prideauscii, 



Galathea Squamifera, 



Strigosa, 



Nesca, 



Hippolyte varians, 



Palsemon servatus, in 60 to 80 fathoms, also met at that depth in 

 the stomach of the cod, 



Pandalus Annulicornis, similarly met. 

 Gonoplax angulata was brought up with coarse sand in 40 fathoms, 

 and Galathea nexa was frequent in 15 to 20 fathoms, among coarse 

 shingle and nullipores. 



Dr. Akthue "Wynne Foot then read the following 

 c< Brief Notes on Entomology." 



On the 12th of April, 1870, I left town to spend a few days in the 

 neighbourhood of the town of Graig-na-managh, in the eastern part of 

 the county of Kilkenny ; and with this date commenced my entomo- 

 logical season for the year. The record of my proceedings contains 

 nothing that is very novel — at least so far as I have been able to 

 identify my captures — and I only bring forward these observations 

 because, from their practical nature, they are such as may be of use 

 to those in pursuit of insects at a similar time of the year. Professor 

 Wilson has accurately discriminated (see Christopher in his " Aviary," 

 Cant, i.) between the two orders of naturalists — those self- formed 

 amongst the fields and forests on the one hand ; on the other, the dry, 

 sapless students of books in a closet or a museum. It is only for the 

 former that these unscientific remarks can have any interest. 



The afternoon of the 12th was so wet that nothing could be done 

 but remain in doors, and unpack the materiel of insect warfare, set up 

 land and water-nets, prepare laurel tins and spirit bottles. The 13th 

 was also a very unfavourable day, rain falling almost without inter- 

 mission, the wind S.W. In such weather dredging for water beetles 

 can be resorted to, if you do not mind having to change your clothes ; 

 and a short examination of some of the back drains running parallel to 

 the Barrow, above the town of Graig, produced a considerable number 

 of the commoner Hydradephaga. I may notice that the advantage of a 

 piece of indiarubber cloth for kneeling on while examining the contents 



