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over low-lying damp fields, chiefly near water, emitting light by short flashes at 
intervals of three or four seconds, the majority keeping time with each other, as if in 
obedience to the baton of a leader. TI think it is only the fireflies of that yenns who 
practise it. The numerous fireflies common in Mexico and North America belong 
chiefly to the genera Ellychnia and Photuris, whose habits are different, so far as 
I have bad opportunity to observe their congeners in Brazil.” 
Mr. W. F. Evans said that, in consequence of the late President, Mr. F. Smith, 
having called attention to Madame Merian’s statement respecting the emission of light 
by the lantern-fly, he had sent a copy of the President’s Address (of the 25th of 
January, 1864) and an outline drawing of Fulgora laternaria to his son, Mr. W. T. 
Evans, of the Commissariat, at present in British Honduras, with a request that he 
would endeavour to asceriain the fact: the following was an extract of a letter recently 
received from him :— 
“ Belize, 17th May, 1865. 
“T have succeeded in my entomological researches about the lantern-fly. I had 
one given to me (caught here) alive, and I myself saw it giving light. I kept itina 
tumbler for about a day, and it sometimes did not give it, but at others it did. The 
ants have eaten off two of its legs. I must wait for a chance to send it home.” 
The Rev. Douglas C. Timins communicated the following “ Note of a Month’s 
Collecting at Cannes ”:— 
“The month of March being extremely cold for this climate, collecting did not 
begin this year until April. The gay-coloured Gonepteryx Cleopatra was the first 
note-worthy capture, and appeared in very great abundance in fields and marshes. 
I took Papilio Podalirius very commonly on the blossoms of the peach and apricot: 
when on the wing its flight is rather rapid, and the insect has a curious appearance, 
darting about head downwards with its long tails up in the air, as it usually does. 
Our English ‘Bath White’ (Pierts Daplidice) was common everywhere, and easily 
known from its congeners by its rapid Hight: I mention this because I have read that 
in the North this species flies slowly ; so does Vanessa Atalanta in England, but not 
in the South. Indeed rapidity of flight is, so far as I can learn, characteristic of nearly 
all the diurnals of Southern France, except Limenitis Candida and the different 
Thais. Thecla Rubi and L. Candida were very common near wild thyme and cistus, 
and the pretty Anthocharis Belia, with its green and silver markings, also. I took one 
Papilio Feisthamelii and a great many different Thais. The only ‘coppers’ to be 
seen were Chrysophanus Phleas and (rarely) C. Helle, or an allied species. Vanessa 
Io, V. Cardui, V. C-album and V. Antiopa were very common; the latter had white 
borders invariably, though many were fresh specimens, and were occasionally found 
with their wings not dried, having but just emerged from the pupa: this species, 
T believe, must be double-brooded in this locality. Of the genus Argynnis, Cinxia, 
Lathonia and Provencialis (?) were common everywhere; A. Dia much less abundant. 
The lovely little Polyommatus Hylas, though local, was common where found. 
Polyommatus Alexis was as abundant as it is in England, and P. Corydon very rare 
and local (not occurring on or near chalk). Colias Edusa was in profusion everywhere; 
C. Helice, however, was uncommon: I took one true C. Myrmidune—a species which 
is, I believe, quite new to these parts. Our English ‘holly blue’ (Polyommatus 
Argiolus) was common on the top of cork trees, and there was also an allied species, 
which I have not yet been able to identify. Our own Anthocharis Cardamines 
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