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vars. congener, variegata and rufa Tutt, several, and one 
var. nigrescens-variegata, Tutt. 
An afternoon spent in overhauling beds of Typha on 
the bogs gave me a number of the pupae of Nonagria 
typhae, as many as three pupae being found in one stem 
of Typha. Late in the month an unexpected addition to 
the local lepidoptera was made, by the capture of "^Agrotis 
vestigialis on the sandy shore at Washing Bay ; this 
littoral species has been recorded inland from the Breck- 
sand district of Norfolk, a coast-Hne of bygone days. Its 
occurrence on Lough Neagh is in keeping with the mari- 
time character of a group of the local fauna. At the same 
place nigricans and a puzzHng species of Hydroecia 
were common on the Ragwort. 
Towards the end of the month Agrotis agathina began 
to appear on the heather and was plentiful early in 
September, and I captured in various localities some nice 
forms such as rosea Tutt, hebridicola, Stand., and scopariae 
Mill. This is another species whose Irish distribution is 
very little known, being only recorded from Howth, Derry 
(rare), and Clonbrock. In this district it is widely spread 
and abundant in suitable seasons ; it is also sometimes 
frequent at Churchill, Co. Armagh. 
While searching for A. agathina after dark on the Lough 
Neagh bogs I happened to find a larva of "^Acronycta 
menyanthidis at rest on the heather, and a visit on the 
following afternoon showed them in numbers feeding 
solely upon Calluna vulgaris, although Myrica gale also 
grows abundantly on the bogs. This area of bogland 
will soon be cut away to supply turf for the mills at 
Portadown and the interesting species which occur there 
will disappear. I tried " treacle " for the first time in 
September, in Killymoon demesne and captured a 
pair of ^Amphipyra pyramidea, another addition to the 
local list. Vanesso io has appeared again in numbers 
here this autumn and seems to be increasing. 
In the foregoing rambling account I have only men- 
tioned the more noteworthy species. The season's work 
has resulted in the addition to the county list of the six 
insects marked with an asterisk, and of eight new to the 
local list of lepidoptera. 
Stewartstown, Co. Tyrone. 
