of their palpi, an accident I have never observed in any other 

 Lepidoptera, excepting a few of the Pyralidae. 



From the vast number of species the genus Hesperia con- 

 tained, Fabricius proposed to divide it, but whether sufficiently 

 good characters can be found I am not prepared to say ; I can 

 therefore only state that he gave the name of Thymele to the 

 4 first species, and Pamphila to the remainder. 



1. H. Aheo\us Hub. — Malvae Haw. — Cardui Goda. — End 



of May, b. June, meadows, commons, woods, &c. 



2. H. Malvae Linn. I have found at Toulon, and believe it is 



not British, although Donovan's figures (vol. 16.pl. 

 567.) appear to be this species. 



3. H. 'Tages Linn. — Beginning of May, June, and middle of 



July, meadows, dry heaths, banks, and road-sides in 

 various parts of England and Scotland. 



4. H. Oileus Gmel. ? — Said to have been taken by Dr. Ab- 



bot in Bedfordshire, and specimens from Leman's 

 ancient English cabinet are preserved in the Man- 

 chester Museum, but they all agree with the North 

 American species. 



5. H. Paniscus Fab. — Do7i. 8. 254. 1. — Rare; the caterpillar 



feeds upon Cynosurus cristatus (Brit. Ent. pi. 135.) 

 and the Great Plantain : the imago has been found 

 the end of May at Caistor Hanglands Wood, near 

 Peterborough; Glapliam Park Wood, Bedfordshire; 

 Whitewood Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire, Oxford- 

 shire, and near Dartmoor. 



6. H. Linea Fab. — Don. 7. 236. 2. — Beginning of July, mid- 



dle of August, about bushes, skirts of woods, &c. 

 6^ H. Acteeon Esp.—Curt. B. E. pi. 442.— The insect at 

 the top of the plate is the male, the other flying the 

 female ; the male at rest is represented of the natural 

 size. We cannot often hope to record the addition 

 of a Butterfly to our British Fauna, but this species 

 was discovered at Lulworth Cove in Dorsetshire, last 

 August, by J. C. Dale, Esq. through whose liberality 

 it now ornaments most of our cabinets: it was found 

 upon Thistles, and was very local. 



7. H. Sylvanus Fab.— Don. 8. 254. 2(^.— End of May to 



August, borders of lanes and woods. 



8. H. Comma Li)in. — Don. 9. 295. ? . — July, end of Aug., 



chalky places. Old Sarum, Devil's Dyke, Cambricige- 

 shire, Wiltshire, Dover, Sussex, &c. 



9. H. Bucephalus Sle. pi. 10. yi 1. & 2. — Taken near Barn- 



staple by Mr. Raddon ; ami a male at Godalming, 

 Surrey, by Mr. Newman. 

 10. H. Vitellius ivjfi. — Said to have been taken in Bedford- 

 shire by Dr. Abbot; and I believe Mr. Hatchetthas 

 a pair which he purchased. 

 The plant is Salsola Kali (Prickly Glasswort). 



