fore or after, especially in the case of P. brassicae. Both species 

 were last seen on October 3rd, when P. rapm was still flying in 

 some numbers, but P. brassicce was represented by only a couple of 

 specimens. 



Colias ednsa was first seen on September 5th, when one was 

 noted on the parade banks and another in Cow Gap. Others that 

 came under notice were, on the 13th, 1 ; 17th, 2; 18th, 4 • all on 

 the parades, and the last on 19th, when one flitted abiut the 

 flowers m my garden for a few minutes in the afternoon sunshine, 

 bo far as T was able to observe them, they were all males in more 

 or less worn condition. 



Goneptertix rhainni.—On August 22nd I was not a little surprised 

 to see a male example of this species flitting contentedly about some 

 furze bushes right on the top of the Downs. I know of no Pxhamnns 

 growmg in the neighbourhood, but the insect appeared to be in 

 absolutely fresh order, as though only just out of pupa. 



Brenthis selene.—A second brood Avas reported as having been 

 on the wing in Abbott's Wood at the end of August, several being 

 seen on the 22nd, and a few on the 28th, all appeared small in size 

 as compared with those of the usual spring emergence. 



Vane><sa io also was reported from the same locality on the last- 

 mentioned date as occurring sparingly. 



Jkllais urtico'.—One was noticed on the parade banks on July 

 13th and another in a similar position on the 18th, but no more 

 were seen until September 13th, when a couple were noticed along 

 the parades, and on the 18th a few more. I have no note of it 

 having been met with along the Downs and it was a rare visitor 

 to the garden. Usually one may find several specimens feeding at 

 the plants of Sednni spectahile that are grown in some of the flower 

 beds near the sea, on any sunny morning in August or September, 

 but although I visited them more than once, I failed to find nrtic(B 

 at them. 



Pj/rameh atalanta was first met with on August 29th, when, in 

 the flower- bedecked open spaces about Abbott's Wood, specimens 

 were frequent, but I did not detect it on the coast until September 

 13th, when only one was seen. From this time, however, it soon 

 became more numerous, and from the 18th was one of the most 

 commonly seen butterflies along the parades, was by no means in- 

 frequent along the Downs, and quite abundant in the garden, where 

 It was the usual thing to see anything from a dozen to a score of 

 individuals gorging themselves at the blossoms of the Michaelmas 

 daisies at one time. A similar stace of aftairs continued until 

 October 3rd, and there was little abatement in numbers on the 10th 

 but on the 17th, a rather dull day, three was the largest number 

 fieen in the garden at one time. The weather during the week that 

 followed was cool and rainy, and no more atalanta were seen. 



Pyrameis caniid was at no time common. One was seen at 

 Abbott s Wood on August 29th, a couple on the parades on Sep- 



