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scarce in mid-June. The specimens seen were exceedingly 

 bright, and probably of the second emergence. 



Celastrina argiolus was common at Arras, and I took one 

 Adopcea lineola at Messines. 



(To be continued) 



NOTES AND OBSEEVATIONS. 



Varieties of Cupido minimus. — During last June, in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Puiiey, Surrey, Cupido viinivius appeared in abundance 

 in certain spots. On the 10th of that month I captured a very 

 interesting specimen which is undoubtedly a gynandromorphous 

 example, having the left side male and the right side female. The 

 left pair of wings are much the larger and of the normal shape of 

 the male, the right pair being small and rounded. On the under 

 side the markings do not in any way correspond on the respective 

 sides, and the ground colour corresponds in accordance to the sexes, 

 showing the duller and slight ochreous tinge on the female wings. 

 Again, on June 12th, I took a very unusual variety of this little 

 butterfly, having on the upper side of the left hind wing several 

 intensely black streaks which are conspicuous on the bronze-brown 

 ground colour. I have in my collection a specimen of G. argiolus 

 of the same type of variation, having a bold black streak extending 

 across the right hind wing on the under surface. — F. W. Frohawk. 



Asymmetrical Variety of Agriades corydon. — On August 10th 

 last I captured a very remarkable asymmetrical female example of 

 Agriades corydon. Owing to the upper side being of normal colouring, 

 the specimen is set to show the under side. It is remarkable in many 

 respects, as exactly one-half of the entire insect is different in size, 

 colour, and markings to the other half. The left pair of wings are 

 unusually large, measuring 21 mm. from base to tip of the fore wing 

 and the hind wing 19 mm. The whole central area of the former is 

 dull white, the marginal markings are much elongated, and the lower 

 median spots are united, forming a bar. The hind wing is washed 

 with whitish and the marginal markings elongated, corresponding to 

 those of the fore wing. The right pair of wings are normal in both 

 size, colour, and markings ; the fore wing measures 18 mm. and the 

 hind wing 16 mm. The palpus, antenna, and legs are also smaller 

 on the right side. The two halves are so conspicuously dissimilar 

 that they have the appearance of belonging to two totally distinct 

 insects. — F. W. Frohawk. 



ChRYSOPHANUS PHLiEAS AB. ALBA (sCHMIDTIl) IN STAFFORDSHIRE. 



— I should like to record the capture of a fine specimen of C. phlceas 

 ab. alba {schmidtti) to-day in the Barnet Woods, North Staffs. When 

 I first saw it it was fluttering over ling flowers, but almost im- 

 mediately settled and expanded the wings. I am sending it to 

 the Oxford University Museum. — F. C. Woodforde ; Market Dray- 

 ton, September 8th, 1817. 



