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scaly, — that is, not so distinctly fleshy as the claspers of 

 Lepidoptera generally. 



It is many years since Capt. Russell announced the capture 

 of several specimens of Hera in Wales. The announcement, 

 however, like many others to the same purport, was disre- 

 garded, I believe, from an impression that the larvae had 

 been imported from the Channel Islands. This has certainly 

 been the case in some instances ; and, therefore, every 

 instance of capture is open to the suspicion, seeing that, like 

 Clostera anachoreta, the species has failed to establish a per- 

 manent footing in Britain : the specimens taken on the 

 sea-shore are obnoxious to the "blown-over" interpretation. 



On the 5th of September, 1855, Mr. J. J. Reeve took a 

 very good specimen at Newhaven, on the coast of Sussex, 

 as recorded at p. 4953 of the ' Zoologist' for that year. This 

 specimen is now in the magnificent collection of Mr. Henry 

 Cooke, of Brighton. 



In the autumn of 1868 Miss Poore, a lady residing at 

 Patcham, near Brighton, took a specimen at light, the wings 

 having been a little burnt by the flame. This capture is 

 recorded at p. 213 of the fourth volume of the 'Entomologist.' 



On the I4th of August, 1871, Mr. D'Orville, of Alphington, 

 near Exeter, took a specimen at sugar, with which he had 

 baited a corymb of the common tansy, as recorded in the 

 'Entomologist's Monthly Magazine' for September, 1871; 

 and, again, at p. 414 of the ' Entomologist' for October. 



This beautiful species occurs throughout the central 

 countries of Europe, extending abundantly into the Channel 

 Islands; also in Western Asia, as Asia Minor and Palestine. 

 It may now be safely added to the British List. I may here 

 observe that the rule hitherto observed of including the 

 Channel Islands in Britain botanically, and excluding them 

 zoologically, appears very objectionable. I would venture to 

 suggest that the same practice, whether of inclusion or 

 exclusion, should obtain in both kingdoms. 



Mistakes in ' British Butterjiies* — I notice a mistake in 

 your ' Natural History of British Butterflies,' which should 

 be corrected in future editions: page 174, line 20. Acta^on 

 has never, to my knowledge, been taken in this locality ; 

 and on reference to a press copy of my letter to you of 

 April 1, 1870, in which I sent you a list of butterflies taken 



