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Limenitis sihi/lla, L. — A very fine example, with the usual white bands faintly 

 indicated by a few suffused grey blotches, " J. G. Ross coll., 1879 " (C. W. D.), 

 and anotlier under-side of the same form, not so fine, " N. Forest, 1897." Both 

 these are labelled at side " v. ohlitenc." 



T'anessa cardin, L. — An exceedingly fine Tariety, in markings corresponding 

 almost exactly with the lower figure "Painted Lady, var. 1," on page 64 of 

 Newman's " British Butterflies" ; indeed, the specimen may well be the identical 

 one, formei'ly belonging to Mr. Ingall, from which the figure was drawn. It is on 

 a rather ancient pin, but is in excellent condition, and is labelled " S. Stevens coll. 

 1900 " (C. W. D.), and at the side, " New Forest." 



Vaiies.ia liuntera, F. — A small and dull-looking specimen, in rather poor condi- 

 tion, of this well-known Nortli American insect. It is labelled " Pembrokeshire, 

 Capt. Blomer " (J. C. D.), and at the side, " Haverfordwest." The capture of this 

 specimen is recorded by J. C. Dale in " London's Magazine of Natural History,' 

 vol. Ill, p. 332 (1830) as follows : " I beg to announce (should not Captain Blomer 

 have previously given you the particulars) for the first time the capture of Vanessa 

 huntera in Britain, by Captain Blomer, at Withybush, near Haverfordwest, South 

 Wales (about ten miles from a seaport) in July or August, 1828; which was, till 

 very lately, considered by him as a small and odd variety of V. cardui (or Painted 

 Lady Butterfly), and which he has very handsomely added to my cabinet. Dr. 

 Turton describes it as a native of North America (alone, I believe), from which 

 place it might have been imported, but that remains to be proved, as I never yet 

 heard of the importation of a Papilio in this way. . . ." 



Vanessa antiopa, L. — Nine examples ; one " From Latham, who had several 

 brought to him about 1793 — taken nr. I;ondon " (J. C. D.), also labelled at side, 

 " Camberwell." Tliis and a second specimen apparently from the same source, but 

 with no label, are in good condition, considering their age. Two, rather old and 

 faded, but still fairly good, " Kirkman's sale, 1847 " (C. W. D.), and two "from 

 J. Q-. Ross coll., 1882" (C. W. D.). Two old and much-faded specimens, one 

 labelled " Barnsley " (C. W. D.), the second bearing a small triangular label with 

 " Coley, sen." on one side, and "known to Weston, Yorks " on the other. The 

 best example was " Caught by A. C. Jarman Frith at Lichfield, Aug. 30, 94." 



Vanessa io, L. — Two examples (labelled at side " var. Belisarius, Obtli.) with 

 the ocellus on the hind-wings represented only by a large pale brown blotch. One 

 of these bears a label " From Mr. Young of Hull, Feby., 1837 " (J. C. D.). and on 

 the other side, in different handwriting, " Took this, 1836, at Cottingham." Two 

 with the rich chocolate-red ground-colour replaced by a peculiar madder-purple 

 tint with a shade of grey, otherwise nearly normal ; one of these is labelled " Bought 

 of Pratt, sen., Brighton, 1872" (J. C. D.). A large but much faded specimen 

 " Enborne, 1808 " (J. CD.). 



Vanessa urticx, L. — Two very fine examples of the var. ichnusoides, De Selys ; 

 the first, which is unlabelled, is practically a black insect with a broad, somewhat 

 triangular streak of orange-red occupying the centre of the fore-wings, and with only 

 traces of the red band towards the inner margin of the hind-wings. The second, 

 labelled " Mr. Ross, 1880, Cardiff" (C. W. D.), has all three costal black spots on 



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