,212 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



M. Atlialia. One female, very dark for the first half of the 

 wings, then a light band through them, afterwards dark green. 

 Taken at Burnt Wood, Staffordshire. 



Argynnis Euphrosyne. One male, very light buff instead 

 of the usual colour, in fine condition ; purchased from King. 

 One dark-marked female, with the hind wings blotched ; 

 purchased from Mr. Hodgkins. 



A. Adippe. One female, with the first basal costal mark 

 distinctly defined in a dark patch which extends to the end 

 of the discoidal cell ; hind wings dark brown, suffused to the 

 cilial lunules, where it dies out. This specimen is perhaps 

 the most magnificent aberration I ever saw of any species : 

 it was captured at Burnt Wood, Staffordshire, and obtained 

 by purchase. 



A. Aglaia, variety Charlotta. Three specimens, captured 

 at Bootle by myself. 



A. Paphia. One specimen, on the right-hand side blotched 

 with dark brown patches ; on fore and hind wings shaded oflF 

 towards the outer margin, which is light and quite without 

 the ordinary lunules ; on the other side there is an oblong 

 brown patch filling the " humeral " space, then a central 

 ziczac fascia-like marking; afterwards the two outer rows of 

 spots join and form long dark patches, and on this wing the 

 cilia markings are well defined ; and the under wing differs 

 from the other in having a narrower suffused patch through 

 the centre : altogether it is a strange blotched specimen. 

 Obtained, by purchase, from Mr. Hodgkins. 



Vanessa Atalanta. One specimen, having a small white 

 spot in the red band on each side, one having a large light 

 patch on the red band on each side ; and two specimens in 

 which the red band is broken through the centre. As this 

 and the following species are said never to vary, even these 

 slight aberrations are interesting. 



V. lo. One specimen, ordinary fore wings, hind wings 

 having large light patches, in the centre of which there are 

 two small twin dark spots. A most striking example, pre- 

 sented to me by Mr. Johnson : it was captured by a Wigan 

 collier at Southport. One specimen having a distinct dark 

 discal patch, obtained as a present from a friend. Three 

 magnificent specimens, upper wings as in ordinary speci- 

 mens OD the under wings ; the eyes are very large, black as 



