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palming a deception upon the public of entomologists; and 

 imagined some of Aryynnis Pap/iia, which he took at the 

 same time, to be much more rare. One of the insects was in 

 a good state of preservation. 1 myself see no reason to doubt 

 the fact of their having been captured in England. A sjjeci- 

 men of Sphinx lineata was taken at Sunderland in the year 

 1823; and Sphinx Atropos was taken buzzing about a bee- 

 hive in search of its favourite food. — J. O. Backhousk ; 

 April 16, 1828." 



" I have taken Papilio {Steropes) Paniscus several years, 

 between Woodstock and Euslone; Polyot/tmatus (Jimon 

 (Acis), at Coleshill, Warwicksliire ; P. [Cceiionymplia) Poly- 

 danta, in abundance on the mountains between Bala and 

 Festiniog, North Wales; also with it, as Mr. Havvorth 

 assures me, P. Typhon {Camonympha Iphis). Last year I 

 saw in a collection, at Coventry, specimens of the beautiful 

 Europome {Colias Europome), which I was told had lately 

 been taken at Dudley. Antiopa also has been taken of late 

 years near Coventry ; one of the specimens I have seen 

 among them has a yellow border, like the foreign ones. — 

 Rev. W. T. Bree; July 14, 1827." 



"I send you three specimens of Hipparchia, being all I 

 have left of the numerous specimens 1 took on the mountain 

 bogs, between Bala and Festiniog, North Wales, July 21st, 

 1809. Of these three I have Haworth's authority for saying 

 that two are H. Polydama and one H. Typhon, which last 

 is doubtless the reversed specimen. To me, however, it 

 appears to be spinning too fine to separate them. — Rev. W. 

 T. Bree; August 18, 1827." 



" I proceed to make a few remarks on what you state 

 under the head of Hipparchia Iphis, and Polydama, as 

 relates to myself. Your account, though literally true, may 

 yet lead to error, from the circuuistance of your not being in 

 possession of the whole truth. The fact is 1 took a number 

 of specimens of one or both species (for they were in great 

 abundance), but was not aware that they were of more than 

 one kind. Many I gave away ; and some years after, our 

 friend Haworth, looking over my remaining specimens (some 

 six or seven, perhaps), observed to me that there was one of 

 a different species from the rest. Now I think it probable 

 that I might have taken more than one specimen of H. IpJiis, 

 and can scarcely doubt that had a more accurate entomolo- 

 gist been on the spot he might have taken both kinds in some 

 plenty.— Rev, W. T. Brke; April 17, 182S." 



