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submarginal series of white dots, the forewings with a submedian row 

 of cuneate spots, the ground colour suffused only along the lower basal 

 half of the wing, the suffusion extending above along the lower edge 

 of the discal cell, and ending outwardly so as just to include the lower 

 portion of the cuneate streaks, thus leaving the discal space and the 

 outer marginal area of the brighter ground colour. Urbicola comma 

 was fine in the brightness of new emergence, as also were Polyommatus 

 icarus and ab. icarinus, Ar/riades coridon, Coenonympha paviphilus, and 

 Aricia astrarche, but Cyaniris seviiarcius W5,s in poor condition, although 

 the specimens taken lived for three or four days in confinement, their 

 habits giving much interest. Adopaea jiava {thaumas) was also going 

 over, and only a few of the man}' Ar(iynni» adippe, the common fritillary 

 of the district, were worth keeping. The Melanargia galatliea were large 

 though worn. Anthrocera lonicerae var. major was abundant, the 

 spots seemed particularly pinkish in colour, but, as is frequently the 

 case, Merrifieldia tridactyla was the only plume observed, the common 

 Cramhus tristelliis the only Crambid, Litliosia hirldeola the only 

 Lithosiid, and Kubolia mensiiraria almost the only Geometrid. There 

 was nothing to retain us after 3 p.m., so we wf^lked down the valley 

 and explored the old coaching- village of Miinster, before returning to 

 Santa Maria. 



A September day's Lepidopterological observations on the 

 Folkestone Downs. 



By JAMES BELL. 



The morning of September 11th, 1909, was quite bright and sunny 

 at Folkestone, following a wet day, or rather many more or less wet 

 and dull days. A walk over the downs, however, was most interesting 

 entomologically, and disclosed quite a number of expected and un- 

 expected species. The white butterflies Pieris rapae and P. hrassicae 

 were both frequent in the allotment gardens, as well as on the downs, 

 and the larv^ of the latter in all stages of growth were most abundant, 

 but proved later to be terribly ichneumoned only six pupge 

 being obtained out of some fifty larvae. The first species 

 observed on reaching the edge of the downs was Coenonywpha 

 jyamphiluR, very pale in colour, followed by Polyommatus icarus, 

 Ayriades thetis {beUargus), and Rumicia phlaeas, all, of course, partial 

 second-broods, and all apparently quite recently emerged. So also, 

 was Aylais urticae, which was somewhat frequent. A long walk over 

 the downs discovered little else, but this little was surprising, for it 

 included many examples of Hipparckia semele, some not at all in bad 

 condition, and Epinephele ianira in all sorts of conditions, many just 

 newly-emerged, in fact, no fewer than half-a-dozen freshly-emerged ? s 

 paired were disturbed during the walk. Several specimens of EuboUa 

 mensnraria and E. bipunctaria were noticed, and one or two exceed- 

 ingly late worn Anthrocera filipendulae. The Eubolia mensnraria 

 appeared to be exceptionally small, the E. bipmictaria particularly 

 white. 



The Hipparchia semele were, like the other butterflies, much 

 attracted by the flowers of thyme and Centanrea scabiosa, for which also 

 the blue butterflies showed a distinct preference. Both Polyom mat us icarus 

 and Ayriades thetis {bellaryus) were abundant, the J s of the former being 

 especially interesting in thier variation — the form with entirely lilac- 



