270 THE entomologist's record. 



Mr. Frohawk took an unusual form of Coenonympha pamphilns, the 

 interesting feature being two well-defined dark Jbars on the underside. 

 On July 7th a visit to Newland's Corner was paid, the day being a 

 very fine one ; Argynnis ivjlaia, A. adippe and Kpinephele Jitrtina 

 (ianira), Aphantopns hi/perantus, etc., were in evidence, and I saw one 

 Colias edusa. 



On July 11th an excursion was made into Kent for Aporia crataegi, 

 but without success, although the day was hot and sunny. On 

 July 14th a journey was made into north Hampshire for Plebeiua 

 argus [aegon) and Hipparc/iia seiitele : the former was fairly plentiful 

 (although not so common as usual), but paxx^, fresh examples being 

 scarce. H. senwle had not yet appeared except in singles, nor, in fact, 

 did this species, which is usually very abundant in this district, occur 

 in any plenty when later visits were paid. E. jurtina was very 

 common, and I took two freshly-emerged bleached forms, one having 

 the greater portion of the left primary wing quite white, and the other 

 having part of the left secondary white. 



In early August visits were paid to various Surrey and Hertford- 

 shire localities for A. c(yridon, which generally were not so abundant 

 as I have usually found them. Shortly after this the weather broke 

 up, and a visit to Swanage on the 28th met with unfavourable weather, 

 a regular gale of wind and absence of sun being in evidence. In the 

 sheltered parts of the Downs, when a few sunny intervals occurred, 

 Mclanargia galatea, Tligmelicns acteon, and E. jurtina were abundant 

 and in good condition, A. aglaia were fairly plentiful, but in bad 

 condition. A few A. medon (agestis) were seen, together with F. icanis, 

 but A. condon was represented by only two specimens. From Swanage 

 I journeyed on to various localities on the Wiltshire Downs, but 

 butterflies were scarce, and A. coridon, which I expected to find in 

 some abundance, was very uncommon, and not yet in full emergence. 

 Another visit was paid to the same localities later in the month, but 

 with no better result. 



On August 25th a visit was paid to the Ranmore slope, and A. 

 thetis was found in fair numbers, together with E. jurtina and a very 

 few P. icarus, but as usual I suffered from want of sunshine. This 

 was practically my last excursion, as the continual bad weather began 

 to get discouraging. The autumn brood of P. icarus I found very 

 scarce, and A. inedon {agestis) almost non-existent. My special quest 

 of the " blues " confined my work largely to the Chalk downs, and I 

 did not get much experience of the wooded districts, but such as I did 

 have, gave very poor results after early June, and apparently most 

 species of butterflies were scarcer than usual. Mr. Grosvenor, in his 

 very interesting notes to the Ent. Record, remarks that he found varia- 

 tion in butterflies this season remarkable by its absence, and my 

 experience was practically the same, with the sole exception of the blue 

 females of /'. icarus and A. thetis, which, as noted, occurred in a 

 restricted locality. As regards variety, it will be very interesting to 

 note the result of this bad summer on the butterflies of next season, 

 but the season has been remarkable, more for absence of sun than 

 rain, I think. 



