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The Irish Naturalist. 



May, 



R. J. Welch obtained it in 1909. At I.aurencetown in the course of half 

 an hour I observed probably 200 specimens of this species, while only 

 I Trichoniscus pusillus, 4 Phiio^cia muscorum and about 12 Oniscus asellus 

 were seen. 



Xevin H Foster. 



Hillsborough, Co. Down. 



Chelifer scorpioides Herm., a False-Scorpion new to the 



Irish Fauna. 



Through the kindness of Mr. Denis R. Pack-Beresford I have recentlj'- 

 seen this Chelifer, a single specimen, taken by him during the past winter 

 from vegetable debris from one of his woods at Fenagh, Co. Carlow. The 

 Irish list, rich both in Obisium and Chthonius, is remarkably poor in 

 Chelifer, so that the addition of the present species is of much interest. 



H. Wallis Kew. 



London. 



Lepidoptera at Dollymount, Co. Dublin. 



During the summer of 1920, I spent some time collecting Lepidoptera 

 in this locality, and append some records of the more interesting species 

 met with. 



Like nearly all seaside places, Dollymount is a " breezy " hunting 

 ground. I scarcely remember one day last summer there was not a stiff 

 wind blowing, which is not a favourable state of affairs for obtaining 

 butterflies and moths. Amongst the butterflies Pieris brassicae was scarce 

 in the early summer but very numerous during the autumn. Euchloe 

 cardamines was rare, only three specimens being observed. During July I 

 observed Colias edusa in a field on the sea-shore, several females, all in 

 good condition ; later in the same month specimens were captured in one 

 of the little valleys between the sand-hills on the North Bull bank opposite 

 Dollymount. The species has been recorded from Clontarf and Howth. 



During the summer of 19 18, the district was swarming with the Small 

 Tortoiseshell, Vanessa urticae ; one could see them in hundreds, and not- 

 withstanding that the nettles were covered with thousands of their black 

 caterpiflars, hardly a specimen was to be seen during last summer, which 

 is remarkable, as it usually is one of the most abundant butterflies in the 

 locality. Vanesso io was scarce ; observed only about half a dozen during 

 the summer. During the month of August there was a remarkable number 

 of Vanessa atalanta. They could be counted by the dozen in the gardens 

 of the houses upon the sea front ; a few remained until the end of Sep- 

 tember. Two specimens of V. cardiii were captured, and a fair number of 

 Hipparchia semele on the North Bull. 



