The lepidoptera of tenerife. 



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There are thirty species of Rhopalocera at present known to occur 

 in the Canaries. I append a list'-'" of them, and should Hke to offer a 

 few remarks concerning the list in a subsequent paper. 



HESPERIDES 



Tlii/melicus cliristi 

 PAPILIONIDES 



LYCAENIDA 



LYGAENIDAE 



Lyc.enin.e 



Lycaena hoctica 

 ,, wehbiana 

 ,, lysimon 



,, aestioa 



Clirysophanus phloeas 

 The da ruhi 

 PAPILIONIDA 

 PIEIilDAE 

 Apokin.e 



Aporia cratae(ji 



PlERIN.E 



Pieris cheiranthi 



,, loollastoni 



,, rapae 



,, dapjlidice 

 Bhodocerin.e 



Gonepteryx clcohule 



Colias edusa and var. helice 



Anthocvrin.e 



Eachloe charlonta 

 NY3IPHALII)AE 



Ny3IPHALIN.E 



Vanessidi 

 Pyrameis atalanta 

 ,, cardui 



,, rirc/iniejisis (huntera) 

 Argynnidi 

 Argyntiis maia 

 ,, latona 



Satyrin.e 

 Satyriis xiphioides 

 Epinephele ianira Sc var. hispulla 

 ILipparcliia statilinus 



EUPLCEIN.E 



Anosia arcliippus 

 Danais chrysi/ipns 



,, alclpipoidea 



,, doripjius var. Jclugii 



®-URRENT NOTES. 



Mr. Percy H. Grimshaw, F.E.S., describes {Ann. Scot. Nat. Hist., 

 July) a species of Bot-Fly (Cephenomyia rvjiharbis), which is new to 

 Britain, and which is parasitic upon the Eed Deer [Cervus elaphas). 

 Tavo specimens (both females) were captured by Mr. L. W. Hinxman, 

 at Strath Carron, in Ross-shire, in June and July, 1894. A very 

 graphic account of the life history of the fly follows the description. 

 From May to July the adult females, which are viviparous, may be 

 seen flying slowly and noiselessly in vertical circles round the heads of 

 their victims, who become greatly disturbed, and begin to snort and 

 kick. " Suddenly a fiy darts down upon the open nostril of the restless 

 animal, soon flying up again, only to repeat this irritating process 

 several times. The poor victim becomes still more excited, and tries 

 to scratch its nose with its hind feet, or endeavours to rub this organ, 

 which is sometimes already bleeding, upon its fore feet, all the while 

 sneezing violently, and occasionally by this means succeeding in 

 dashing its little enemy down to the ground. In the meantime the fly 

 has succeeded in injecting into the nostril a drop of fluid containing 

 minute, living and very active maggots. These adhere firmly by 

 means of the hooks with which they are provided, and by constant 

 wriggling work themselves continually onward until they come to lie 



* We have arranged these in accordance with Dr. Chapman's scheme of classifi- 

 cation {Eiit. Eec, vol. vi., p. 150). — Ed. 



