LEITDOPTERA OF THE BRISTOL DISTRICT. 1 63 



L. Arion is marked on Mr. Crotch's list from 

 "Weston, but without locality. It would be well 

 worth while to endeavour to re-discover the 

 Somersetshire quarters of this lovely butterfly. 



Nemeobius Lucina. L Glos. Conygre Wood. j.a.h". 

 Woods round Wotton - under - Edge, v.r.p. 

 Dursley. e.j. Near Woodchester. p.h.v. 

 Somerset. Warleigh Wood, near Bath. 

 G.w.B. Orchard Wood, near Taunton. Local, 

 but abundant in most of the places named. 



Syricthus alveolus. Hiib. Generally distributed, and common. 

 The variety malvx occurs at Leigh. 



Thanaos Tages. L. Common throughout the district. 



Hesperia SYLVANUS. Esp. Generally distributed, and common. 



„ comma. L. Glos. "Rodborough Common : used to 



be very scarce, but has become plentiful of late.'* 



M.G.M. 



Somerset. '"Among insects from Weston, 

 and taken there, I think." p.h.v. Mr. Robt. 

 Last is reported to have taken several specimens 

 at Brockley in 1872. [Rare near Exeter]. 

 Mr. Parfitt. 



„ linea. F. '"Very common in some localities near 

 Wotton 3 partial to high rough grounds and 

 boggy places." v.r.p. Near Stroud, m.gm. 

 Somerset. Bedminster. s.b. Common, 

 near Wells. h.j.l. Sidcot, near Yatton. 

 T.H.o.p. Weston-s.-m. g.r.c. Local, and 

 not common in the district. 



„ [AcTiEON. Esp.] This has been recorded as a native of 

 the district on the authority of the late Mr. 

 M. Westcott of Wells, who writes as follows 

 in the ''Naturalist,'' 1854, p. 37 — "In the course 

 of my rambles here (Wookey, near Wells), this 



