APHODirS FCKTEXS, F., AND A. FIJIETARIUS, L. 283 



actaea var. cordula were common, and, it seemed, very early; Cneno- 

 nympha arcania was a typical form with well-developed band to under- 

 side of hindwings, and the eye-spots strong, and presenting little 

 variation; Coenonijniiilia paiiipliili(s ga,\e no interesting divergence from 

 the type, and var. b/llus was not seen. No Erebiids were observed 

 but I did not at any time climb more than 2000ft. 



Here is a list of all the butterflies (of which I have a note) as 

 actually seen or taken on the five days on which I was on the trail. 

 Papilio podalirius, P. viachaon, raruassitift apollo, A porta crataecii, 

 Pieris hrassicae, P. rapae, P. yiapi, Kiichlo'i' canlamines, Leptidia sinapis, 

 Colias Jn/alf, <'. ednsa, Gonrjiteri/.e rharnni, Tliecla spini and ab. li/ncetiH, 

 T. ilicis and var. cerri, Callopliri/s riibi, Chri/snphanu>i alcipliron var. 

 gordius, Plebeius aef/nu, P. art/iifi, Pohjominatus orion, P. icanix, P. 

 aynandus, P.bellan/us, P.lnjlas, P.mdraner, July 14th, 1902, not fresh; 

 Cyanin's arcjioUis, L'upido minhniifi, Nnwiades si'iiiiar<nts, Lycaeiia an'oiu 

 Libytliea celtis, Apaturo iris, July 14th, 1902; Littifnitia popidi, com- 

 mon; L. cam ilia, not numerous; L. sibylla, scsiTce; Xeptis larilla \s 

 evidently fairly abundant; it has rather a feeble hesitating flight 

 compared with L. sibylla. The Vanessids were plentiful, riz., I'nly- 

 yonia c-albiim, Euyonia polychloros, Aylais nrtirac, Vajicssa iu, Pitrancssa 

 antiopa (hybernated), Pyramdx atalanta, P. card id, very fine, but I saw 

 no Arasc/iuia lerana nor Polyymiia eyea ; Melitaca atlialia in only 

 moderate numbers. The Argynnids were better represented by Jhmthis 

 aniathnsia, Aryynnia daplmc, to my knowledge only in the Sarnthal ; 

 A. lathonia, A. adippe, Dryas papliia, Miianaryia yalathca, Satynts 

 hermione, 8. cordula, Pararyc maera, P. vieyaera, Epinephch' jaiiira, 

 Enodia Iiyperanthus, Coenonymplia arcania, V. pamphiliis, Spilothyni^ 

 lavaterae, Syrichthits carthaiiii, S. fritillitin, S. malvac, Nisoniadcs ta^/cs, 

 Thynuiicns thaumas, Pawphila sylranus. More I think should have 

 been done even in the time at my disposal, but the heat was intense. 



Aphodius foetens, F., and A. fimetarius, L. (ivith plate). 



By J. EDWAKDS, F.E.S. 



Notwithstanding what has been written to the contrary in this 

 magazine and elsewhere {c.f. Donisthorpe, Ent. Pec, xiii., p. 272, 

 Sep. 1901. Bouskell, " Variation and distribution of the genus 

 Aphodius," Trans. Leicester Literary and Philo^op/iical Soc, v., Sep. 

 p. 8) these two species are constantly and readily separable by the 

 characters given below. 



Venter of abdomen red ; extreme apices of the elytra beyond the striae 

 shining like the remainder of the surface ; apex of the cedeagus in 

 the lateral aspect, unarmed . . . . . . . . . . . . foetens. 



Venter of abdomen black ; extreme apices of the elytra beyond 

 the striffi distinctly dull as compared with the remainder of the 

 surface ; apex of the a>deagus in the lateral aspect produced 

 on each side into a subtriangular tooth .. .. .. .. Jimetiiritix. 



Under ordinary circumstances the colour of the venter of the 

 abdomen is decisive. Immature specimens of A.jitnetarius, however, 

 may at times give trouble ; but here one can have recourse to the 

 elytral characters, which are very convenient since they are 

 independent of sex. The latter were first made known by M. des Gozis, 

 and Canon Fowler, in introducing them to the notice of British 

 entomologists (K^f. Mo. .1/^^,, xxii., p. 168; Col. Brit. IsL, iv,, p. 20), 



