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who declared “ it was a snake lie had 
killed when it was dead, and had knocked 
the brains out by driving over it,” and 
was finally presented to a local Museum, 
as a real bona fide Irish snake. I visited 
Dr. Burkitt and found a very few small 
cases of Lepidoptera and Coleoptera, 
pinned and set in the old English style, 
so familiar to our forefathers, and which 
doubtless greatly increased the difficulty 
of correctly determining their species. 
Amongst them were Deilephila Lineata 
and a Noctua which I could not then 
determine, but which I now believe to be 
Agrotis Valligera. The record of the 
capture of the Sphinx was as follows, in 
the note-book of the doctor “ D. Galii. 
Taken at rest, Newtown Hill, Tramore, 
about sunset, in the autumn of 1856.” 
It is, however, D. Lineata. Of the Agrotis, 
Taken at rest near the edge of the 
rocks, Newtown Cove, Tramore, June, 
1852 or 53.” These were the only in- 
teresting Lepidoptera, except perhaps 
Sphinx Convolvuli , of which he possessed 
a specimen. He added to my box a spe- 
cimen of Celcnia Aurata , a beetle which 
he affirmed to have been exceedingly rare 
till within the last few years , \ when he 
had obtained about half a dozen. A few 
days after my visit to the doctor I went 
to Tramore, and visited the sand-hills, 
and was repaid by the capture of Ma- 
mestra Abjecta and Leucania Littoralis, 
occurring in some plenty, but from want 
of opportunity could only take very 
few. Euphorbia Paralias grows there 
very freely, and it seemed to me a very 
likely spot for D. Euphorbice to inhabit. 
From Waterford I went on to Killarney 
for a few days, and observed the following 
insects, some of which, I believe, are new 
to the Irish list: — 
Euchelia Jacobaete. The larvas in great 
plenty on the ragwort, several in 
every head. 
EmmelesiaBlandiaria. Pretty common 
on high lands. 
Acidalia Immutata. Freely on bog- 
land. 
„ Inornata. A single specimen. 
Lareutia Salicata. In the Gap of Dun- 
loe, Killarney. 
Eupithecia Satyrata. A single speci- 
men at flight. 
„ Denotata. Do. 
„ Constrictata. Do. 
Cidaria Populata. Common on high 
lands. 
I had but little time for observation, and 
none for working, so can give but little 
detail. But should any collector be 
resident for a time at Waterford, and 
pay a few visits to Tramore, I have no 
doubt but that at both places he will find 
much to repay his labour. At Killarney 
I heard from the carmen that a gentleman 
and his wife had lately been there with 
insect-nets, and had offered two guineas 
to any one who would bring them the 
“ white moth.” From the way in which 
the carmen spoke they evidently believed 
the whole thing to be the jest of an insane 
person, and were much astonished when 
I asserted the truth of the value of the 
insect. How many white butterflies were 
brought them I did not hear. — A. Wal- 
lace, M.B. Oxon., 23, Bedford Place, 
Russell Square, W.C. ; August 2. 
List of Tineina ta/cen near Broclcen- 
hurst, in the New Forest, during May 
and June . — 
Ochsenheimeria Bisontella. End of 
June; rare. 
Tinea Corticella. June. 
„ Parasitella. J une ; flying on 
rotten wood. 
„ Granella. End of May. 
„ Flavescentella. End of June. 
„ Lappella. Juue. 
„ Oehraceella. J une ; one speci- 
men. 
Incurvaria Pectinea. May and be- 
ginning of June. 
„ Capitella. J une. 
Mieropteryx Seppella. May and Juue. 
