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from spending a few days in Sussex, near Arundel, and have 

 been struck with the unusual abundance of this butterfly. 

 Each fine morning, in the course of a couple of hours, along 

 the lanes and road-sides, I must have seen from three to four 

 dozen, mostly in beautiful condition, sitting, and flying round 

 the thistle-heads and various flowers. I should like to hear 

 if it is abundant all over England this season, for last, if I 

 remember rightly, it was very scarce. I noticed only two or 

 three specimens, and 1 think several of your correspondents 

 remarked about the scarcity of this species. Of P. Atalanta and 

 Cardui I have not seen a specimen, and I have not heard of 

 anyone having observed Antiopa. It will be singular if these 

 three species should be scarce this season, or the latter be 

 entirely absent. The ordinary common butterflies were in 

 tolerable abundance, such as P. Brassicae, Rapae, Napi, 

 H. Janira, Hyperanthus, Tithonus, &c. Next week 1 shall 

 be along the Kentish coast, and if I notice any rarities, or 

 anything worth recording, will send you a report. — Samuel 

 Stevens ; 28, King Street^ Covent Garden, August 18, 1873. 



Variety of Pyrarga Megcera. — Is it a common occurrence 

 for Mega^ra to have a double-pup'iWed spot near the apical 

 angle of the fore wing, exactly similar to Tithonus ? I have 

 a specimen in my collection so marked (a female, caught two 

 years ago), and should you like to see it I shall be most 

 happy to send it to you. — Byron Noel; East Budleighy 

 Budleigh Jalterton, Devon, August 6, 1873. 



[It is certainly not common for Megaera to have a double- 

 pupilled spot at the apical angle: it may possibly be another 

 species. 1 should be obliged by a sight of the insect, if an 

 opportunity occurs of sending it by private hand ; but I 

 would on no account send it by post. — Edward Newman.'\ 



Variety of Choerocampa Elpenor. — On the 23rd of last 

 June I bred a fine variety of C. Elpenor: it is entirely of a 

 uniform olive-green colour, excepting the abdomen, which is 

 tipped with bright pink. This is the second variety of this 

 species I have bred within the last three years. — Edward F. 

 Bisshopp ; Ipswich, August, 16, 1873. 



Variety of Xylophasia polyodon. — The other night I cap- 

 tured a variety of this insect at sugar: it is marked like the 

 ordinary ones, but in addition has a broad silver band across 

 both wings. — George J. S. EastJiam ; Spring Bank, Pendleto7i, 

 near Manchester, August 1, 1873. 



