296 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



No. 1. A very striking variety, having the usual creamy white 

 line on the inner margin of both fore wings black instead of white. 

 It was taken in 1891, and was the fourth specimen captured by 

 Mr. Benthal, who found it flying in his garden ; but unfortunately 

 the central wire of his Umbrella-net cut off its body, which subse- 

 quent search failed to detect. The specimen had evidently been 

 in good condition when captured, but whether a male or female 

 Mr. Benthal did not know. 



No. 2. In this specimen the largest of the five black spots 

 which occur on the hind margin of each fore wing was minus. It 

 was the first specimen taken by Mr. Benthal this year. Mr. 

 Benthal said he had seen one having the hind wings white. 

 This was in 1891, and being unprovided with a net he managed 

 to place his hat, a " mortar-board," over tlie insect, which, 

 however, escaped whilst the reverend gentleman was endeavouring 

 to box it, and departed " never to return." 



Mr. C. G. Barrett, in his magnificent work, ' Lepidoptera 

 of the British Islands,' does not mention any varieties of hera, but 

 says that the first recorded specimen was captured at Newhaven, 

 Sussex, in 1855 ; and that it was taken at Dawlish in 1881. 



During the seven days I was working for this species, I only 

 went out once without getting it ; whilst on Tuesday, August 13th, 

 a very windy and showery day, I got eight specimens. This I 

 believe to be the highest number yet taken by one collector in 

 a day. On Wednesday, August J 4th, I got six. But these of 

 course were red-letter days. 



Other species noticed, whilst at Starcross and in the imme- 

 diate neighbourhood, were as follows: — Vanessa io, V. atalanta, 

 V. urtica, Lyccena agestis, L. argiolus (the latter beaten from 

 holly) ; Pieris brassicce, P. rapce, Satyrus cegeria, S. megcera, 

 S. tithouus (were very common), S. ianira, Polyommatus phloeas ; 

 full-fed larvae of Sphinx ligustri, Calligenia miniata (in fine 

 condition) ; Lithosia lurideola, Gnoph.os ohscurata (the dai"k form), 

 Ephyra porata,Acidalia imitaria, A. emarginata, A. bisetata, Cabera 

 pusaria, Aspilates citraria. I was much astonished at beating out 

 occasionally my old friend Abraxas grossulariata in good con- 

 dition ; I had bred some 1200 specimens eight weeks earlier at 

 York, distant 300 miles. Larentia olivata (common, mostly 

 worn, although some lovely specimens were seen), Melanthia 

 ocellata, Melanippe rivata, fine M. subtristata, M. galiata, M. Jluc- 

 tuata, Coreniia imidentaria, Cidaria picata (one specimen only, 

 worn), Anaitis plagiata, Eubolia mensuraria, Camyto gramma 

 bilineata, Phibalapteryx lignata, Eubolia lineolata (common, but 

 worn), Bryophila glandifera (a typical specimen at Starcross, and 

 a yellowish form at rest on the sea-wall, Teignmouth), B. perla 

 (common), Xylophasia polyodon, Luperina testacea, Mamestra 

 brassicce, Triphcena orbona, T. pronuba, Noctua plecta, Phlogo- 

 phora meticulosa, Plusia gamma. 



