A LIST. OF LINCOLNSHIRE 
BUTTERFLIES. 
By G. W. Mason. 
Barton-on-Humber. 
The accompanying List includes the names of those species 
which occur and have occurred in the County, ‘but several un- 
fortunately are now extinct. The Nomenclature adopted is 
that of the “ Entomologist ’ Synonymic List of British Lepidoptera 
by Mr. Richard South, F.E.S. Lincolnshire is or has been the 
habitat for 56 out of the 65 species there enumerated; and an 
examination of the sub-joined List will show that some of the 
rarest species were formerly found within our confines. 
In the case of common species, only one record and the 
Natural History Divisions of the County for which it has been 
noted are given. 
Most of the records are taken from the Register kept by the 
Lincolnshire Naturalists’ Union. I have to acknowledge, also, the 
great help I have received from the Editor of the “ Naturalist” in 
allowing me to search back volumes of that Magazine ; as well as 
from many of the persons whose names are mentioned below for 
lists that they have kindly sent to me. In addition I have made 
an occasional extract from Newman’s “British Butterflies,” 
Barrett’s “ Lepidoptera of the British Islands,” the “ Naturalists’ 
World,” and Miller and Sketchly’s “ Fenland.” 
I have made use of the following contractions to economize 
space :— 
RPA _  Signifies Mr. R. P. Alington. 
FSA 3 Rey. F. S. Alston. 
FPHB oe Dr. F. P. H. Birtwhistle. 
J WB a Mr. J. W. Boult. 
WHB e Mr. W. H. Brooks. 
AB a Mr. A. Bullock. 
FMB * Mr. F. M. Burton. 
“SWC S Mr. J. W. Carr. 
WwDdDec fe Mr. W. D. Carr. 
