NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS. ke 
Oberthiir, whose authority is unquestioned, takes a different view, 
and identifies the Dutch with the British Large Copper.” Writing 
in the ‘ Bulletin de la Soc. Ent. de France’ (192 20, No. 15, pp. 254-5) 
he says: “ Finally, the C. dispar, conforming absolutely to the extinct 
English race, has been discovered in Holland. I have been able to 
compare a superb Dutch male, for which Iam indebted to the courtesy 
of M. Van Hecke, of the,yLeyden Museum, with old English examples 
included in my collection. It appears to me impossible to determine 
any difference between the Dutch and English C. dispar.” I may add 
that in the fine collection which was left me by the late Rev. F. HK. 
Lowe, of Guernsey, there are five magnificent specimens of C. dispar, 
whizh came into his possession from the Mason Collection—three 
males and two females.—H. Rownanp-Brown; Harrow Weald, 
December 11th, 1920. 
Curtous Larre EMERGENCE OF Papinio ALEXANOR.—We have had 
a very wet and stormy autumn, and to my surprise during an awfully 
cold week of east wind a fine P. alexanor emerged in the garage 
on the north side of the house on November Ist, I cannot say 
if from this season’s pupe or last, as some which did not hatch 
of last year’s still remain spup up with those of this year. It struck 
me as extraordinary in such cold weather.—C. EK. Morris; Villa 
Chatelet, Le Cannet, Alpes-Maritimes, November Ist, 1920. 
[Is it possible that P. alexanor, a single-brooded species in south- 
east France, and I believe generally, sometimes attempts a second 
emergence after the fashion of P. machaon, the only other double- 
brooded species of this Swallow-tail group in the western palarctic 
region ?—H. R.-B.] 
CHRYSOPHANUS PHL AS, L., VAR., OR AB. CHRULEO-PUNCTATA.— 
This species is, in its typical state, common in my garden and 
grounds, particularly affecting a large herbaceous border in the 
kitchen garden, which slopes towards the south-east, and is bordered 
on that side by the Rea Brook, a tributary of the Severn, its banks 
margined with thick growth of reed-mace and many other moisture- 
loving plants. Beyond stretch water-meadows, often inundated. 
It is only in the above-mentioned herbaceous border I have found 
the blue-spotted form, and very fine, well marked and large some of 
the examples are. Such fly about, often sporting in a somewhat 
pugnacious manner with typical specimens. My experience there- 
fore tallies with that of Mr. 5. Jacobs (‘ Entom.,’ vol. liu, p. 233) and 
Mr. W. Pierce (tbid., p. 285). May I be allowed to express the hope 
that a good proportion of the 537 mentioned as having been captured 
by the former gentleman were allowed their freedom after having 
been examined, and were not immolated on the altar of critical 
research, as there can be no doubt that in some places the Lepidop- 
tera—and more particularly the Diurni—are being over-collected, 
and consequent dearth, if not absolute extinction, is sure to follow in 
the long run.—J. Cosmo Mertvint ; Meole-Brace Hall, Salop. 
BRENTHIS (ARGYNNIS) SELENE, SECOND Broop ar Ansorr’s Woop. 
age ¢ visiting these woods on August 8th with my friend Mr. 
K. P. Sharp, of Eastbourne, we found . selene flying in considerable 
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