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Colias Hyale. — In same localities as preceding species, but less fre- 

 quently. 

 Argynnis Paphia. — Common. Is very abundant at Killarney, and in 

 the county of Wicklow. 

 ,, Aglaja. — Common; especially so on the sea coast near Dublin. 

 ,, Lathonia. — Killarney. I took a specimen in the lane leading 

 from Muckross to Mangerton, near a limestone quarry on 

 the left of the road, August 10, 1864. 

 Meletaea Artemis. — Common. Galway, Killarney, county of Wicklow. 



,, Athalia. — Killarney, abundant. 

 Vanessa Urticae. —Common. 



,, Polychloros? — A specimen seen near Galway in 1861 ; but as 

 the insect was not captured, and has not been observed else- 

 where, I insert it doubtfully. 

 „ Io. — Common in Leinster, Munster, and Connaught, but appa- 

 rently rare in Ulster. 

 ,, Antiopa. — A specimen captured near Killarney, July 21, 1865, 



by "W*. G. Battersby. 

 ,, Atalanta. — Common everywhere. 



,, Cardui. — Ditto. Often to be found on the summits of moun- 

 tains. 

 Erebia Cassiope. — Croagh Patrick, near Westport. The locality for this 

 species is about halfway up the mountain on the "Westport 

 side, in a grassy hollow, where a little hut is erected for 

 the shelter of the pilgrims. I captured a fine series here in 

 June, 1854. 

 Satyrus iEgeria. . 



jV'Tpcrfp'pQ I 



" s & 1 ' I — G" enera Uy abundant throughout the island. 



,, Janira. ' 



,, Tithonus. — County of Wicklow, and near Cork. 



,, Hyperanthus. — Rather local. I observed it in profusion near 

 Galway, and in Malahide Park. 

 Chortobius Davus.— Common in Galway, Mayo, and Kerry. All the 

 Irish and Scotch examples of this insect which I have seen 

 are the typical form of Davus of Fab. They may be distin- 

 guished from the variety which occurs on the bogs of the 

 North of England by their larger size, and the more or less 

 complete absence of the ocelli on the under surface of the 

 hind wings. The English variety is the Rothleibii of Ger- 

 man authors. 

 ,, Pamphilus. — Common everywhere. 

 Thecla Rubi. — Common in Dublin, Wicklow, and Kerry. 



,, Quercus. — Do. do. 



,, Betulse — Very common in the lanes and roadside hedges of the 

 South and West of Ireland in August, frequenting the 

 flowers of the bramble, and settling the moment the sun is 

 obscured, when it may readily be taken with the fingers; 

 has not been noticed in Ulster or Leinster. 



