Pakt I 



A Natural History 



OF THE 



British Butterflies, 



THEIR WORLD-WIDE VARIATION AND GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION. 

 (A Text-book for Students and Collectors.) 



BY 



J. W. TUTT, F.E.S., 



Was published on November 1st, Price Is. net (post free Is. Id.). 



The book is divisible into two parts — (1) Chapters on the general subject, 

 (2) Systematic and Biolo<^ical considerations of each familj', subfamily, tribe, 

 genus and species. 



Part I contains, in the first section, a chapter entitled " General observations 

 on Butterflies," and part of another chapter, " Egglaying of Butterflies." The 

 second section contains a detailed consideration of the superfamily Uebicolidks 

 (Hespkeiides) or skippers, the family Urbicolid^, the subfamily Thymelicin^, 

 the tribe Thymelicidi, the genus Adgp.ka. and the species Adopjea lineola. 

 The latter is treated under the headings of " Synonymy," " Original Descrip- 

 tion," " Imago," " Sexual Dimorphism," "Comparison of Aclojjaea lineola and 

 A.fiava (tliaumas)" "Variation (with description of nine aberrations and varie- 

 ties, six new)." " Egglaying," " Ovum." " Comparison of eggs of Adopaea lineola 

 and A. flava," "Habits of Larva." "Ontogeny of Larva," "Larva," " Food- 

 plants," " Puparium," " Pupa," " Time of Appearance " (with lists of actual dates 

 in given places), " Habitats." " Habits," " British Localities " (ten counties with 

 places), and "Distribution." 



In addition to this there is an excellent Plate of Skipper " eggs." Those of 

 Thy.iielicus acteon and T. lineola are the first ever obtained for illustration, and 

 the description of these eggs has opened up a new view of the relationship of 

 the species. The plate is by Mr. A. E. Tonge, who shares with Mr. F. N. Clark 

 the reputation of being our best manipulator in this branch of work. 



The Second Part will (1) continue the chapters on the general subject, and 

 (2) give a detailed accoimt oi A. fiava {thaiimas) and Tliymelicms acteon, the 

 life-history of the latter having been worked out specially for this book. It will 

 also contain another plate of eggs, including the remainder of the Skippers and 

 the Chiysophauids. Each successive part will, as far as possible, carry a plate 

 of the eggs, larvae, pup*, or imagines treated. 



Every entomologist should send for Part I (Is. Id. post free) in order to 

 judge the proposed scope and standard of the work. To make it a real success 

 every entomologist interested in our Butterflies should subscribe. 



It will also be considered an act of great kindness if every entomologist will 

 send information of any British species of which he has special knowledge. 



Every effort will be made to make the book Avorthy of the best traditions of 

 British entomologj' and British entomologists. 



Price per Part Is. net (post free Is. Id.). For 20 parts 17s. 6d. (payable in 

 advance) post free. Subscriptions to be sent as below. 



Please enter my name as a subscriber for copies to the forthcoming 



work, A Nahiral History of the British JBntte^-Jiies, for the first 20 parts of 

 which I forward the sum 17s. 6d. as set forth above. 



Name 



Address 



J. Herbert Tutt, 119, Westcombe Hill, S.E. 



