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In place of these withdrawals, Mr. Kane has two species to add, both 

 "fritillaries," Argynnis selme, recorded by Mr. Sinclair several years ago, 

 and A. adippe. The latter, taken in Co. Gal way, by Mr. R. E. Dillon, 

 of Clonbrock, is a most interesting addition to our fauna. (Mr. Dillon 

 has made still more startling discoveries among the moths, to which 

 we hope soon to refer.) We noticed a record of A. adippe from 

 Galway by Mr. G. A. Harker in the Ent. Record for October, 1892, and are 

 glad to see the locality confirmed on such good authority as Mr. Kane's. 

 Ranging, as it does, nearly all over England and into South Wales, 

 this insect probably awaits collectors in other Irish localities. Thus Mr. 

 Kane gives us forty species as Irish, and the recent discovery of Pieris 

 daplidice {I. Nat., December, 1893), raises this number by one, though this 

 butterfly can be only regarded as a chance visitor, together with Colias 

 hyale, Argynnis latonia, and Vanessa antiopa. 



Five butterflies — A. latonia, Melitcea athalia, Erebia epiphron, Lyceena agon, 

 and Hesperia thaumas — have not been taken or seen by Mr. Kane or any 

 of his correspondents, and still rest on Birchall's records of 1866. Though 

 there is no doubt as to the correctness of these records, the re-discovery 

 of the species is desirable. 



The insect to which Mr. Kane devotes most space is Melitaa aurinia 

 (artemis) of which he distinguishes two Irish varieties, which he names 

 praclara and scotica (the latter form occurring also near Aberdeen and 

 having received this name in recent English lists). Birchall's variety, 

 hibernica, described in 1873 from Westmeath specimens, is practically 

 abolished by Mr. Kane, who says that he has found only one example 

 agreeing closely with Birchall's description, and that all Irish specimens 

 come short of the size given by Birchall. It must be remembered, how- 

 ever, that in his time variety-naming had not become the fine art which 

 it is at present. Birchall defined generally his var. hibei-nica as differing 

 from the English insect in having " the fulvous spots largely replaced 

 by white or cream-coloured blotches." This is a characteristic of both Mr. 

 Kane's varieties, and it seems doubtful if new names were necessary. 



In common with all naturalists in the country, we shall watch with 

 interest the continuation of Mr. Kane's work, for which we owe him a 

 debt of gratitude, and we hope soon to summarise his further publications. 

 The appended list of Irish butterflies, abstracted from his, with a few 

 supplemental localities will, no doubt, interest our readers, and will, we 

 trust, lead them to consult for themselves his excellent work and that 

 of Mr. Barrett. 



In the list as given here, we venture to adopt the modern order of 

 the families : — 



SATYRID&. 



Erebia epiphron, Knoch. — Croagh Patrick. 



Pararge egeria, L. ) Common everywhere. 

 P. megtera, L,. ) 



Satyrns semtle, L,. — Maritime counties. 



Epinephile ianira, L. — Common everywhere. 



E. tithonns, "L,. — Southern counties. 



E. hyperanthes, L,. — Widespread ; often common. 



