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[Feliruary, 



Holt-White, Christ, Blachier, Alpheraky, Christy, and Bory. Our 

 most reliable sources of information on Canarian Lepidoptera are 

 l)r. Rebel's two brochures, " Zur Lepidopterenfauna der Canaren," 

 and his " Beitrag zur Micro- Lepidopterenfauna des Canarischen 

 Archipels," in the " Annalen des K. K. Naturhistorischen Hofmus- 

 eums," and Mrs. Holt- White's popular account of the " Butterflies 

 and Moths of Teneriffe." 



The following is a list of the Rhopalocera, from Rebel's pamphlet : 



Pieris cheirantAi, Hb. 

 P. rapcB, L. 

 P. Daplidice, L. 

 Anthocharis Belemia, Esp., 



var. Glauce, Hb 

 A. Charlonia, Donz. 

 Colias Edusa, F., et ab. Helice, Hb. 

 Qonopteryx Cleohule, Hb. 

 Polyommatus Phlceas, L. 

 LyccBna hceticus. 

 L. Webbianus, Brulle. 

 L. Lysimon, Hb. 

 L. Astrarche, Bgstr. 

 L. Icarus, Rott., var. Celina, Aust. 



Vanessa urticcB, L. 



Pyrameis Atalanta, L. 



P. indica, Herbst, var. Vulcania, God. 



P. cardiii, L. 



P. virginiensis, Drury. 



Argynnis Lathonia, L. 



A. Maja, Cr. 



Danaicla Chrysippus, L. 



D. Plexippus, L. 



Satyrus Wyssii, Christ. 



Pararge Mgeria, L., var. xiphioides, Stgn. 



Epinephele Jurtina, L., 



T&r.J'ortunata, Alph. 



Thymelicus Christi, Rbl. 



The following is Mrs. Holt-White's list (pp. 62—3), of which 

 twenty are illustrated in her book. Only two butterflies, i. e., P. 

 cheiranthi and L. Wehhianus, are peculiar to Tenerife. 



15. Thecla rubi. 



16. Danais Plexippus {(ormer] jArchippus) 



17. „ Chrysippus. 



18. „ Alcippoides. 

 ] 9. „ Dorippus. 



20. Argynnis Maia (Cram.) or Pandora. 



21. „ Lathonia. 



22. Pyrameis (formerly Vanessa) Atalanta. 



23. „ Callirhoe or Vulcania, 



24. „ cardui. 



25. „ „ var. Huntera. 



26. Pararge xiphioides. 



27. Epitiephele Hispullaorfortunata, Alph. 



28. Hipparchia Statilinus. 



1. Pieris cheiranthi. 



2. „ Wollastoni. 



3. ,, rapae. 



4. „ Daplidice. 



5. Euchloe Charlonia. 



6. Aporia cratcegi. 



7. Rhodocera Cleobule. 



8. Colias Edusa. 



9. „ „ var. Helice. 



10. Lycatna boetica. 



11. „ Webbiana. 



12. „ Lysimon. 



13. „ Astrarche, var. cestiva. 



14. Polyommatus (or Chrysophanus) 



Phlceas 



29. Hesperia Actmon. 



Of these, thirteen are represented in England, namely : Noa. 3, 

 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 24, 29. 



Pieris cheiranthi is a large cream-white butterfly ; $ having a 

 long uneven black patch on the surface of the fore-wings, which is 



