150 THE entomologist's record. 



well as of the external, organs. I venture to hope that some more 

 competent person may be induced to undertake this task. 



The conclusion to which my examination has led me is that the 

 two insects, P. rapae and P. inanni, are, though close neighbours, still 

 abundantly distinct, i.e., two species in the generally accepted sense of 

 the word. 



Collectors may be interested to hear that P. manni is not confined 

 to Tuscany, the Riviera, the Oriental Pyrenees, Dalmatia and certain 

 parts of Russia; we likewise possess it in Switzerland ; my colleagues 

 and I have netted it at Lancy, near Geneva, at Tongues, on the lake 

 of Geneva in the Haute- Savoie, near the Swiss frontier, at Crevin (foot 

 of Mont Saleve), and in the canton of Valais at Martigny and at 

 Sierre ; I took P. var. rosm in July, 1907, at Branson, and in 1908 at 

 Martigny. It is, therefore, probable that this butterfly is much more 

 widely spread than is commonly supposed. Mr. Muschamp tells me 

 that he has also captured rossii in Geneva, in August, 1901, and July, 

 1905, and P. manni at Malaga and in Majorca. 

 Explanation of Plate XIII. 



1. Ancillary appendages of Pieris rapae. \ The left clasp of the genital 



"2. Ancillary appendages of Pieris manni. \ armature has been removed. 



3. Androconia and ordinary scales of Pieris rapae. 



4. Androconia and ordinary scales of Pieris manni. 



Spring notes on the Lepidoptera of Mucking. 



By Rev. C. li. N; BURROWS, F.E.S. 



Celastrina argiolus has been unusually abundant. I have noted 

 it flying from April 15th to June 20th. I have been watching its 

 rather erratic flight with interest, hoping to find out something more 

 about its egg-laying habit, as a clue to possible unknown food-plants. 

 Sweet Bay and Euonymua eiiropaeiis seemed to share the attractions 

 with Portugal laurel (Cerasns hmtanica) and holly, but only upon the 

 two latter plants have I found the eggs laid. Upon the Portugal 

 laurel flower-spikes the eggs are laid in the usual manner, but 

 generally upon the central shaft. The heavy rains drowned out the 

 larv&e from the clusters of holly flowers, but has not incommoded 

 those feeding openly upon the Portugal laurel, which have fed up 

 rapidly and are now, June 21st, mostly fullfed. They bore into the 

 buds, as the autumn larvae do. 



Phorodesma smaragdaria. — On May 13th I examined my bag of 

 larvae, which had been hybernating quite successfully upon " Old 

 Man." I found ona or two larvie preparing to pupate. I removed the 

 whole batch of larvfe to my large out-door cage, and supplied them 

 with abundance of fresh food — Artemisia absinthium and Old Man. 

 NoAV these larvae when taken from the bag had not troubled to renew 

 their clothing since waking up, and were covered with dead material, 

 when covered at all. But no sooner Avere they exposed to the full 

 light of day behind the glass door of the cage, than the whole number 

 set to work at once and dressed themselves in fresh green. 



Spilosoma MENDicA. — A beautiful female bred out of doors. May 8th, 

 was placed in a muslin cage and exposed in the garden. She lived 

 until the 31st, and during the whole time scarcely moved an inch. 

 No male appeared during sunshine, dusk, or dark. But on May 13th 



