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upper corners of both right wings. It was apparently fresh 

 from the chrysalis, and the whole of the scales on the dis- 

 coloured parts were perfect. — Henry Moucreaff ; Southsea, 

 September 11, 1865. 



207. Gynandromorpliism in Lyccetia Argiolus. — On the 

 10th of July last I captured a specimen of Lycaena Argiolus 

 which is very perfectly gynandromorphous, if that be the cor- 

 rect expression. The right wings are blue without black, 

 and the left have an unusually wide black luargin ; the latter 

 are also larger than the other pair. — N. C. Tuely ; Septem- 

 ler 11, 1805. 



208. Pupa of Lyc(Bna Alexis produciny a Parasite as well 

 as its proper Imago. — About the latter end of August last 

 I succeeded in rearing a female imago of Lycaena Alexis, out 

 of a pupa from which a parasitic larva had previously escaped. 

 Both the wings on the left side of the butterfly are perforated 

 near the outer margin, but the specimen is otherwise perfect. It 

 is now in my collection. — Henry Moncreaff ; September 11. 



209. Lyccena Arion near Plymouth . — I was very successful 

 this year in capturing, on the 17th of June, thirty-six Lycasna 

 Arion (some of them much wasted). The weather was very 

 boisterous, but I fortunately got into a sheltered nook under 

 some high cliffs, where apparently there had been a landslip 

 some years before ; the ground was very rough, and it was 

 with great difficulty that I could travel over it, or I should 

 have taken many more. While there I saw a number of 

 Thecla Rubi, I may say hundreds, skipping about and alight- 

 ing on the ferns (common bracken) : the beautiful green of 

 the insect was so much like the colour of the ferns that it 

 was Vvith difficulty I could discern one from the other. — 

 G. C. Bignell; September 14, 18G5. 



210. Acherontia Atropos near Witney. — I had a specimen 

 of this fine insect brought me in June, and within the last 

 few days have had nine larvae brought by boys, with the 

 remark, " Plaize I've brought a lokus." I have heard of 

 another to-day, and have no doubt it will be found this year, 

 as it occasionally is, in great numbers. In 1858 I had be- 

 tween thirty and forty, which were all obtained in this imme- 

 diate neighbourhood. — S. Stone ; Brighthampton, IViiney. 



211. Acherontia Atropos near Minehead. — I have had 

 three larva? of A. Atropos brought me since those already 



