178 NOTE ON BUTTERFLIES QUESTIONABLY BRITISH. 



Hero, not uncommon in cabinets. 



Arcanius, not uncommon in cabinets. 



Sjnni. 



Chryseis. In every collection of any importance, either in 

 town or country ; sometimes a whole series of males, females, 

 and undersides, being displayed ; to be purchased abundantly 

 of dealers, at a price seldom exceeding one shilling for a 

 specimen. 



Hippothoe. Introduced as dispar ? 



Virgaurice. In every collection; I have seen nearly a 

 thousand of this species, said to be British ; fine recent speci- 

 mens, said to be taken last year (18S5), may be purchased 

 abundantly, and at a very low price, of many dealers. I am 

 not aware that a single syllable, even hinting at a capture of 

 this insect in Britain, has ever been written. 



Dorylas, Icarius, Eros. Those described under these 

 names varieties of Alexis? or intended as recording the 

 capture in this country of the species so named on the con- 

 tinent? 



Titus, MalrcB, Odeus, Sylvius, Bucephalus, Vitellius. 



Can any of your correspondents oblige the writer of this 

 article with any information on either of the above-mentioned 

 species, or with any positive fact relative to the capture of any 

 butterflies, with the exception of the sixty-five following : — 



Machaon, Rhamni, Eleclra, Hyale, BrassiccB, Rajxs, 

 Napi, Daplidice, Cardamines, Sinapis, Cratcegi, Lucina, 

 Athalia, Artemis, Cinxia, Dia, Selene, Euphrosyne, La- 

 thonia, Adippe, Aglaia, Pajohia, C. album, Polychloros, 

 UriiccB, lo, Antiopa, Atalanta, Cardui, Iris, Camilla, 

 jEgeria, Megcera, Semele, GalatJiea, Tithonus, Janira, 

 Blandiaa, Cassiope, Hyperanthus, Davus, Pampliilus, 

 BetulcB, Pruni, W. album, Quercus, Rubi, Phlceas, Dispar, 

 Argiolus, Alsus, Acis, Arion, Corydon, Adonis, Alexis, 

 Argus, Agestis, Alveolus, Tages, Paniscus, Linea, Actceon, 

 Sylvanus, Conwia. 



The above-named sixty-five butterflies I consider unques- 

 tionably British ; and of this number, three have been intro- 

 duced since the publication of that portion of Mr. Stephens's 

 " Illustrations," in which they would have occurred. These are 

 Dia, on the authority of Mr. Weaver; Pruni, on the authority 

 of Mr. Seaman ; and Actceon, on the authority of Mr. Dale 



