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being of a dull grey colour, with tliroo tmiisvcrsc sulci on (lie dorsum, and a raih(>r 

 indistinct longitudinal black atripe, which appears in certain lights to bo dilated into 

 triangular spots, opposite the sulci or depressions. Common in pastures. 



A. OCTOCrXTATA, Zctt. 



This little species (which only measures about 2^ mm.) also has considerable 

 resemblance to A. radicum, being marked in a very similar way on the abdoincn, by 

 a longitudinal and three transverse stripes, which divide the surface into eight light 

 gi-ey square spots ; the thorax, which is black, has also two short white stripes on its 

 anterior parts : it differs, however, from A. radictim in having both the face and 

 epistome less prominent, the third and fourth longitudinal wing veins quite parallel 

 at their extremities, the abdomen narrower, sub-cylindrical, more hairy, and fui*nishcd 

 with two projecting lamella) beneath the apex in the male, which is but little 

 thickened ; the alulets arc also smaller in propcn-tion than in A. radicum, but still 

 have the scales slightly uneven in size. 



I have only seen one male specimen of this rare little fly, which I captured near 

 Bradford in July, 1875. 



{To be continued). i ^-A^i^Y, /! t-lit] 



A LIST OF THE BUTTERFLIES CAPTURED IN BARRACKBORE PARK 

 DURING THE MONTHS OF SEPTEMBER, 1880, TO AUGUST, 1881. 



BY G. A. J. EOTHNET.* 



Barrackpore is situated on tlie right bank of the river Hoogly, 

 IG miles above Calcutta. The park comprises a strip o£ land ou the 

 river-bank some two miles long by about 1200 yards broad. Insect 

 life, in the way of butterflies, commences to be active about March, 

 and increases till May, when there is a slight lull till the rains com- 

 mence about the 15th or 20th June. Insects are then very plentiful 

 till the end of August, when another lull occurs till about the breaking 

 up of the rains — the end of September, or first week in Octobei- — 

 when the collecting season finishes up with a fine burst of life, lasting 

 to about the 20th October ; after which insects gradually disappear, 

 few butterflies, &c., being seen after the end of that month. The 

 flowers most frequented by butterflies in the park are: Duranta 

 Flumieri, Quisqualis indico, Foinciana pulclierrima, Musscenda macro- 

 pJiylla, and a tree with a small white hanging blossom (name not 

 known), but the first-named is by far the most attractive. 



EUPL(EINiE. 

 Limnas Chrysippus, Linn., Salatura Oenulia, Cram., Tirumala Limniacce, 

 Linn., very common. March to October. Heavy, lazy flight. 

 Paraniica Aglea, Cram., rare. 



Communicated (with description of a new species; by Frederic Moore. 



