194 [February, 



In the following notes, the names are those employed in Kirby's 

 " Manual of European Butterflies ;" the dates, when not otherwise 

 specified, being those on which I first observed the insect. 



PapiJio Podalirius, L., April 21st (second brood, June 27th). 

 Very common, flying gracefully round the tops of fruit trees, but 

 easily caught. The green slug-like larva not iincommon on sloe-bushes ; 

 it emits a very strong but pleasant scent like ripe pears. P. Machaon, 

 L., April 21st (second brood in July) ; common, iu dry places and 

 fallow-fields ; varying much in size. 



Thais cerisyi, Gr., May 12th ; one seen by me on the cliffs, but 

 (having no net with me) I did not catch it. T. Polyxena, "W. V., 

 May 2nd ; one on the cliffs. Mr. Gr. F. Mathew found the larva 

 commonly, at the end of June, on the Marmora side of the isthmus. 



Aporia cratcegi, L., May 12th ; excessively abundant, both in the 

 larva and perfect states ; at the end of May, the butterflies could be 

 seen, towards sunset, settled in companies of 40 to 50 on small twigs, 

 from which, when disturbed, they rose in a perfect cloud, some of the 

 $ singvilarly transparent, and almost scaleless. 



Pieris brassicce, L., June 2ud ; rare. P. o^apce, L., May 2nd ; com- 

 mon. P. iiapi, L., June 26th ; rare. P. Daplidice, L., April 28th ; 

 abundant on the cliffs, and in waste places ; fresh broods out in June 

 and August. 



Anthocharis Bella, Es., April IGth (second brood, June[6th) ; com- 

 mon on the cliffs and elsewhere. A. cardamines, L., April 12th ; 

 abundant in bushy places : smaller than average English specimens. 



Leiicophasia sinapis, L., April 12th ; common throughout the 

 summer, on the cliffs as well as in the ravines. L. lathyri, Hiibn., 

 April IGth. A "wood-white" butterfly, more slender and delicate- 

 looking than even sinapiis, and not rare in open places on the cliffs ; 

 seems to fit the description of L. lathyri in Kirby's " Manual " 

 very well. 



Colias Ediisa, Eab., April, 14th : abundant, the ab. Selice occasional. 

 Gonepieryx rhamni, L., June 20th ; scarce. 



Melitcea Ginxia, L., May 2nd ; very abundant on the cliffs in the 

 larval and perfect states : some of the ? very dark ; it was quite over 

 by the end of May. M. Phcele, Eab., May 18th (second brood of 

 smaller specimens on July 23rd) ; common on the cliffs. M. didyona, 

 Es., May 26th (second brood on July 23rd) ; common on the cliffs : 

 the ^ a very beautiful and conspicuous insect, from its rich, deep, 

 fulvous-red colour ; the $ very variable, many specimens being deep 



