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PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES. 
Xanthia aurago. Mr. Haughton. 
„ ferruginea. Mr. Tardy’s collection. Mr. Templeton. 
„ rufina. Do. 
Gleea vaccinii. Do. 
Scopelosoma satellitia. Generally distributed. 
Misselia oxyacanthae. Do. 
Cbariptera aprilina. Pupae common at roots of oak, Phoenix Park, and Powers- 
court. 
Dianthaecia capsincola. Mr. Tardy’s collection ; and Mr. Hyndman. 
* „ conspersa. (?) Belfast Museum. 
* „ carpophaga. 
Polia dysodea. 
„ serena. (?) Mr. Tardy’s collection. 
,, chi. Do. Mr. Haughton. 
Aplecta herbida. Powerscourt. A wasted specimen beaten from an oak. 
Hadena persicariae. Mr. Shield. 
„ brassicae. Common. 
„ oleracea. Do. 
„ pisi. Do. 
„ thalassina. Mr. Tardy’s collection. 
,, genistae. Do. 
* „ adusta. 
„ contigua. Mr. Tardy's collection ; Mr. Hogan. 
*Miselia bimaculosa. (?) Probably Aplecta nebulosa. 
Phlogophora meticulosa. Common. 
Euplexia lucipara. Mr. Bristow. 
Thyatira batis. Mr. Tardy’s collection. 
,, derasa. Do. 
Xylina rhizolitha. Larva, beaten from oaks at Powerscourt and Rathfarnham 
(June). 
,, petrificata. Mr. Hogan bred a specimen of this rare species from a larva 
found at Charlton. Unfortunately the larva was not particularly 
noted, which is to be regretted, as, I believe, it has not been described in 
any British work. There is also a fine specimen in the collection 
of the University, where it is marked as Xylophasia lithoxylea. 
Calocampa vetusta. Mr. Tardy’s collection. 
„ exoleta. Do. 
Cucullia tanaceti. Mr. Bristow. This must be a mistake, tanaceti not being a 
British species ; probably umbratica. 
Cucullia verbasci. Mr. Tardy’s collection. 
„ umbratica. Do. 
Xylocampa lithorhiza. Mr. Hogan and myself. 
*Anarta myrtilli. 
Plusia iota. Generally distributed. 
,, gamma. Do. 
„ festucse. Do. 
„ chrysitis. Do. 
„ bractea. A fine specimen in Mr. Tardy’s collection. 
Abrostola urticEe. Mr. Tardy’s collection. 
,, triplasia. Do. Larva by Mr. Hogan. 
Naenia typica. Generally distributed. 
Mania maura. Do. 
Philopyra tragopoginis. Do. 
Catocala fraxini. I took a specimen of this insect, about nine yeat-s ago, near 
Kingstown. 
„ nupta. Dr. Ball. 
Euclidia mi. Mr. Tardy's collection. 
* it glyphica. Mr. Hely. 
Erastria fuscula. Mr. Haughton. 
*Hydrelia uncana. Mr. Hely. 
„ banksiana. Mr. Haughton. 
