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vellyn, by the Rev. H. Harpur Crewe, June 30th (Int. vi. 

 p. 198), and by Mr. Edleston and Mr. Harrison at Stye Head 

 Tarn, in the middle of June (Int. vii. p. 36). 



Apatura Iris ; has not occurred as freely as in former 

 years ; notices of a curious variety will be found in the Intel- 

 ligencer (vol. vi. pp. 138 and 154). 



Vanessa Antiopa ; has not kept its promise to this coun- 

 try ; considering the number of specimens taken last autumn 

 it was anticipated that many would have occurred in the 

 spring of this year, but except a specimen taken near York, 

 May 9th, and another near Huddersfield, March 27th, we 

 have not heard of any further captures, though several 

 others have been seen. The specimen last mentioned seems 

 to have been listening to a political discussion on the 

 new Reform Bill ; if that is a partiality of the insect, we 

 may yet have a chance before the end of April, 1860. 



Thecla BetulvE ; has been taken as far north as Grange 

 in Lancashire (Int. vii. p. 54). 



Polyommatus Arion ; this insect has occurred near 

 Cheltenham (Int. vi. p. 99), at Brington in Rutlandshire, 

 (Int. vi. p. 172), and at Chatteris, near Cambridge (Int. vi. 

 p. 178). 



Polyommatus Corydon ; an inquiry respecting the 

 range of this species has led to two interesting observations. 

 First, that it occurs " in the middle of Epping Forest, where 

 there is not a particle of chalk to be seen" (Int. vii. p. 51). 

 Secondly, that at Grange in Lancashire, on Zme-stone, it is 

 the commonest Blue that occurs (Int. vii. p. 54). 



Procris Statices; has occurred in Scotland, in the 

 neighbourhood of Oban (Int. vi. p. 182). 



Sphinx Convolvuli ; has again been unusually plen- 

 tiful. 



