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uumber of species as indigenous to the British Islands, whereas I 

 would confine myself to those few species which are thoroughly esta- 

 blished as natives. To illustrate my meaning, I will turn over the 

 pages of the beautiful quarto, the title of which stands at the head of 

 this article, and give my readers a running commentary on each (so- 

 called) species. 



Plate 1. fig. 1. Papilio Machaon ; unquestionably British. Its 

 caterpillar is incorrectly figiured feeding on Prunus spinosa. 



Fig. 4. Papilio Podalirius. Although we find no less than six 

 authorities for considering this insect indigenous, it is evident that the 

 writer doubts them all ; the species should therefore have been omit- 

 ted. The caterpillar is incorrectly figured feeding on Caucus Carota. 



Fig. 7, 8. Goniaptenjx Rhamni ; unquestionably British. Why 

 is the name altered from Gonepteryx ? 



PI. II. fig. 1, 2 & 8. Colias Ediisa; unquestionably British. This 

 is the Papilio Electra of Linneus. 



Fig. 5, 6. Colias Hyale ; unquestionably British. 



PI. III. fig. 1 — 3. Colias Chrysotheme is a small Col. Electra. 



Fig. 4. Colias Enropcme ? This is obviously Col. Philodice of the 

 United States. 



PI. IV. fig. 1 — 5. Pieris Brassicce ; unquestionably British. 



Fig. 6 — 9. Pieris Char idea, simply the early brood of P. Brassicaj. 



PI. V. fig. 1 — 4. Pieris PapcB ; unquestionably British. 



Fig. 5, 6. Pieris Metra is simply the early brood of P. Kapaa. 



Fig. 7 — 10. Pieris Napi ; unquestionably British. 



Fig. 11 — 12. Pieris SaheUicce, a variety of P. Napi. 



PI. VI. fig. 1 — 5. Enchloe Cardamines ; unquestionably British. 



Fig. 6 — '10. Pieris Dajylidice ; unquestionably British. 



Fig. 11 — 13. Leptoria Candida ; unquestionably British. This is 

 the Papilio Sinapis of Linneus, Leptoria Sinapis of Hubner, Papilio 

 candidus of Retzius. The Linnean specific name and Hubner's ge 

 neric name should stand^-Leptoria Sinapis. 



PI. VII. fig. 1 — 3. Parnassius Apollo. Of this insect there is no 

 pretended British specimen in existence. 



Fig. 5 — 8. Aporia CratfBgi ; unquestionably British. 



PI. VIII. fig. 1 — 4. Melitcea Cinxia ; unquestionably British. 

 . Fig. 5 — 8. Melitaa Artemis; unquestionably British. 



Fig. 9 — 12. Melitcea Athalia ; unquestionably British. 



Fig. 13 — 14. Melitcea Pyronia, a variety of Mel. Athalia. 



PI. IX. fig. 1 — 4. Melitaa Selene ; imquestionably British. 



Fig. 5 — 7. Melitcea Dia. This is one of those insects on which it 



