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working to be proved very nearly, if not quite as rich as that of England. 

 . . . The Hill of Howth [he continues] alone produces two species 

 of Lithosia, two of Dianthcecia, two of Nepicula, and Eupcecilia atri- 

 capitana, almost unknown on the English side of the Channel; and 

 even that little spot has only been hunted for a few summer days. I 

 wish I was back among you to continue the investigation. "Without 

 resident collectors but little good can be done." This study Mr. An- 

 drews had not time to give attention to, but wished merely to give these 

 few notes, to induce a thorough investigation by others. 



Dr. E. Perceval "Wright congratulated Mr. Andrews on adding to the 

 Fauna of Ireland two such remarkable insects as Limenitis sibylla, and 

 Chrysophanus dispar, though the unset specimen did not look like sibylla. 

 The latter insect was very rare, and was one which was eagerly desired 

 by all collectors. It was wanting in the collection of the Royal Dublin 

 Society, though the University collection was fortunate in possessing 

 two pairs of magnificent specimens. In former times it was taken plen- 

 tifully in the fen districts of England ; but Dr. Wright did not remem- 

 ber that a specimen had been taken for the last fourteen or fifteen 

 years ; and though it was said to be but an English variety of C. Hip- 

 pothoe, a common Continental species, yet the variety was so distinct 

 that there was no mistaking it, so that an entomologist might be per- 

 fectly sure of possessing genuine English specimens of the insects. Dr. 

 Wright did not agree with Mr. Andrews that it was difficult to convince 

 English naturalists of the worth of the work done by Irish zoologists 

 and botanists. 



Mr. J. Haughton wished to state that he had taken specimens of 

 Colzas edusa, and of the Humming Bird Sphynx Moth, in the county of 

 Wexford, the latter so late as the 16th of December last. 



Dr. E. Perceval Wright then moved, and Dr. J. Barker seconded, 

 the following alterations in Eule 7 and Eule 38, notice of which he 

 had given at last General Meeting : — 



SECTION II. 



Eule 7 That the form for the Election of Members of the Society 



shall be as follows : — 



" Notice shall be given to the Secretaries ten days before the stated 

 Monthly Meetings, of the name and residence of the person proposed, 

 with the names of the proposer and seconder ; and that said names shall 

 be printed on a separate balloting paper, and be forwarded to all the 

 Members along with the usual summonses convening the next ensuing 

 General Meeting." 



SECTION IV. 



Eule 38. — The last clause to be thus altered : — 



" And the Secretary shall cause a copy of such Notice to be forwarded 

 to all Members along with the usual Notice of Meeting;" which, 

 having been put from the Chair, were declared carried. 



