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The Irish Naturalist. 



January, 



for the greater part of its length ; a well marked nerve reaches to the 

 somewhat broad apex. The plant is restricted in its distribution in 

 Ireland. In Dr. Moore's work on the mosses of Ireland {Pyoc. R. 1. Acad. 

 vol. i., Science, 1873, p. 137) under additional species he notes Dicranella 

 Schreberi. " Hab. moist clay banks, near Dunsink, Dublin, D. Orr, October 

 1869. Not hitherto observed elsewhere in Ireland." Since that period 

 we know it has been found in North Kerry and in the Counties 

 of Down and Antrim, and it has been recently found growing on clay 

 banks in the Glen of the Downs, Co. Wicklow, extending the distribution 

 to the south-east. 



NOTES, 



ZOOLOGY. 



The Death's-head Moth in Ireland. 



I am able to add another locality to those mentioned by Professor 

 Carpenter in his note on this moth last month. This is Coolmore in Co. 

 Donegal, where a specimen flew into the Strand View Hotel at the end 

 of September and was brought to me. I have looked up the records of 

 its occurrence in Ireland as far as I am able, and find that it has been 

 met with in the following counties : — Antrim, Londonderry, Donegal, 

 Tyrone, Monaghan, Armagh, Down, Louth, Meath, Westmeath, Sligo, 

 Gal way, Dublin, Wicklow, Wexford, Waterford, Cork. That is in 17 

 out of the 32 counties of Ireland. From the distribution thus disclosed 

 I should say that the moth is probably to be found in every county in 

 Ireland were it looked for. It has a great fancy for fl^ang into houses, 

 and it is thus most of the captures have been made. Unfortunately 

 most people are afraid of it and it thus escapes, I am sure, on many 

 occasions. Its great size, peculiar markings and power of squeaking 

 have invested it with superstitious terror. It would be interesting to 

 know if any additions can be made to the list of counties I have mentioned. 



W. F. Johnson. 



Poyntzpass, Co. Armagh. 



Becords of Lepidoptera from Enniskillen. 



The following species of Moths taken last year are worthy of record : — 



Hydroecia crinanensis, Burrows. — Abundant at night on ragwort 

 flowers, at Florencecourt, August, 19 14. 



Larentia flavicinctata, Hb. — On rocks at the head of a remote mountain 

 glen near Florencecourt, beginning of August, 19 14. 



Phihalapteryx lapidata, Hb. — Discovered by me near Florencecourt, on 

 the slopes approaching Cuilcagh, September 20th, 1914. 



Chesias spartiata, Fues. — One specimen, October 17th, 1914, found at 

 rest on the wall of a lighted room about 11 p.m. 



J. E. R. Allen. 



Portora, Enniskillen. 



