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LEPIDOPTERA. 



New British Species in 1860. 



(By the Editor.) 



The unusually cold and wet season we have experienced has 

 not been favourable to the development of insects ; and, as 

 might naturally have been expected, our list of novelties is 

 very meagre. 



Polyovimatua JBoetica has not succeeded in effecting a 

 settlement on our southern coast, and indeed many of the 

 regular southern species have been scarce. 



Culias Edusa and Hyale have hardly been seen, and even 

 Apatura hns has not been chronicled amongst the captures 

 of the season. 



Attention has been again called to the various forms which 

 Procris Statices assumes in different localities, but still we 

 do not feel at liberty to state that any new species of that 

 genus have been added to our lists. Further series of speci- 

 mens from various localities are necessary — it may be that 

 in an insect so local and so gregai-ious as a Procris, each little 

 tribe or colony will be found to differ more or less from other 

 tribes or colonies of the same species. 



