236 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



area is of the normal colouring ; on the under side the black markings 

 on the primaries are likewise confluent, producing a large central 

 blotch ; the secondaries have the basal portion clouded with silver, 

 the median area green and a broad marginal silvery band. One of 

 these I took on July 15th ; the other on the following day within 

 100 yards of the spot. 1 saw others captured more or less similar in 

 pattern. A large number of examples were captured having the 

 sub-marginal spots confluent, forming a series of elongated markings 

 on both primaries and secondaries of similar variation to the specimen 

 I described, and figured in the ' Entomologist ' for April, 1900. One 

 of the series I captured is a particularly handsome female very like 

 the one figured, but all the markings bolder and the sub-apical blotch 

 more intensified. This beautiful insect I also captured on July loth, 

 a few minutes after taking the fine melanic specimen described above. 

 They are both the finest examples of these types of variation I have 

 seen. I found the white-spotted varieties scarce, but var. valezina 

 was comparatively common. 1 saw a beautiful melanic var. of 

 valezina, but was unable to secure it ; during its flight it appeared 

 of the deepest velvety-black. I also saw a dark-clouded specimen 

 which was out of reach, and' another almost similar, but smaller, 

 which was captured by another collector. This rare varietal form of 

 valezina also occurred last year. — F. W. Frohawk ; September, 1919. 



Aberrations of Argynnis aglaia, Brenthis euphrosyne and 

 B. SELENE at Brighton. — I was on the Downs near Brighton on 

 June 8th last when I saw scores of the larvae of A. aglaia racing over 

 the grass. I rather think they were searching for food, as the growth 

 of the turf and dog violet was very stunted at the time owing to 

 drought during the previous six weeks. The morning was hot and 

 sunny. I bred out a nice series, some very dark and one silvery 

 form. Dark varieties of B. e^iphrosyne and also B. selene have 

 been taken this year. — F. G. S. Bramwell ; 1, Dyke Road Drive, 

 Brighton. 



Zephyrus quercus, var. BEiiLus. — It may interest readers of the 

 ' Entomologist ' to know that a specimen of this rare variety has 

 been taken within two or three miles of my house by my son. 

 It is unfortunately worn, being captured almost accidentally so late 

 as August 21st. The specimen has been fully verified, and appears 

 referable to Tutt's sub-variety bellus obsoletils, there being only one 

 orange blotch on each fore wing. The insect is small in size, and is, 

 of course, a female. — Harold D. Ford ; Thursby Vicarage, Carlisle. 



Papilio machaon in Sussex. — On June 13th, much to my surprise, 

 I found four larvae of P. machaon on carrot in a garden close to Heath- 

 field. Three were full grown and one in the second skin. The small 

 one died, but I bred the other three out on August 9th. I find 

 they are most certainly lighter and brighter in colour than Wicken 

 specimens, of which I bred hundreds when residing in Cambridge. 

 Four more larvae were taken at Ticehurst, which is about nine miles 

 from here. — E. Crisp; Heathcote, Heathfield, Sussex. 



LiMENITIS SIBYLLA, LiNN., AT BuRNHAM BeECHES. It is nOW 



possible to supplement the record published in 1918 (' Entom.,' 



