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The Irish iVatmalisi. 



December, 



\Lepis7na saccharina occurs in some Dublin houses, and I have received 

 specimens from Mr. R. J. Ussher, taken at Cappagh, Co. Waterford. 

 Probably the insect is widely distributed in Ireland. It may occasionally 

 devour food-stuifs, but I believe its usual food is old paper and wood- 

 work. 



G. H. C] 



Phyllodromia germanica at Poyntzpass. 



I was very much surprised to find a specimen of this cockroach in ni}^ 

 dairy. It had evidently been brought in an egg bcx from I^ondon, for I 

 had just opened the box previous to observing the insect. I am the 

 more confirmed in this opinion as Mr. Eland Shaw, F.K.S., in his 

 Synopsis of the British Orthoptera (^Ent. Mo. Mag., xxv., p. 370), states that 

 he has met with it in large numbers in London restaurants, and in 

 the Zoological Gardens ; and the same gentleman records it from Lincoln 

 {Ent. Mo. Mag., 2nd Series, vol. xiv., p. 92). It appears to be a native of 

 woods in Central Europe. This occurrence gives a good example of the 

 manner in which insects are spread. 



W. F. Johnson. 



Poyntzpass. 



[Some years ago I saw Phyllodromia germanica swarming in the kitchen 

 of a certain Dublin hotel ; I have also receiver! it from Strabane. 



G. H. C] 



Convolvulus Hawk-moth at Sligo. 



In Nature of October 27th, 1904, the Rev. J. Meehan recorded the 

 capture of a "Striped Hawk-moth " at Sligo. Having been recently in 

 correspondence with Father Meehan on the subject, I learn from him 

 that the insect is not (as might be inferred from the above name) 

 Deilephila livornica, but a worn specimen of Sphinx convolvuli. 



Geo. H. Carpenter. 



Dublin. 



Geomalacus maculosus on Deenish Island, Co. Kerry. 



While ashore on Deenish Island on July 22nd, a friend drew my 

 attention to a slug which he had found. The specimen proved to be 

 Geomalacus maculostis, Allman, the Kerry Spotted Slug. This species has 

 several times been taken on the mainland near Derrynane, but, so 

 far as I know, has not hitherto been found on any of the islands. 



Stani^Ey W. Kemp. 



Dublin. 



