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making the capture, and the exact spot whei-e it was made. 

 I found the specimen pinned and set in beginner's fashion." 



In 1882, a drawing of a specimen was forwarded to me, 

 which was undoubtedly of this species, by my old and esteemed 

 friend, the Rev. E. N. Bloomfield, of Hastings. His account 

 of the specimen was as follows : — " It was taken some years 

 ago by Mr. J. C. Arnold, of Hastings. He was collecting a 

 few butterflies and moths about 1876, when he observed two 

 small fritillaries flying together, and secured them both. He 

 took them home and set them, supposing they were ' pearl- 

 bordered' {A. Eu2}hrosyne) ; but this year, taking some fresh 

 specimens of the latter, he threw away one of the old ones, 

 and was about to discard the other, when he observed to his 

 surprise that the markings of this specimen differed materially 

 from those of the fresh A. Ewphrosync and of A. Sdenc. He 

 says that they were taken on heathy ground in Sussex, some- 

 where near Tunbridge Wells. From the other insects taken on 

 the same day, this would be early in July. He does not remem- 

 ber seeing any other small fritillaries that day, but remembers 

 that he noticed the dulness of the under side at the time, but 

 thought that it was owing to the specimens having been some 

 time on the wing. This circumstance makes him certain of the 

 exact locality in which he caught them." 



There appears to be no reason for doubting the bond fides of 

 these statements. It is possible that an accidental substitu- 

 tion of specimens may have taken place in one or two of the 

 cases, but no evidence appears of anything of the kind. On 

 the other hand, nothing in the captures indicates any fixed 

 locality or continuous appearance of the species in this 

 country, nor is there any suggestion of any observed migra- 

 tion, here or abroad ; and, taking all the circumstances into 

 consideration, the most reasonable suggestion appears to be, 

 that the four or five recorded specimens may have been 

 accidentally introduced, with plants or otherwise, rather than 

 that the species has any definite residence with us, or even 

 has intentionally reached our shores as a migrant. Abroad 



