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dopterist's Register, compiled by T. J. Carrington." This has proved 

 of great service to me in preparing the following notes on the 

 Macro-Lepidopfera, a task which I have undertaken at the suggestion 

 of my friend Prof. E. B. Poulton, P.E.S., who now has the Dale 

 Collections under his care. I have also found the two works by 

 C. W. Dale "The History of Glanvillcs Wootton, including its 

 Zoology and Botany" (London, IS7S) and "The History of our 

 British Butterflies " (London, John Kcmpster and Co., 1900) of con- 

 siderable assistance. 



In these notes I have adhered to the nomenclature and sequence 

 under which the insects now stand in the collection, and under which 

 they will remain ; but these names, if perhaps hardly "up to date," 

 will at any rate be familiar to Entomologists. The abbreviations 

 " J. C. D." and " C. W. D." refer to the labels attached to the speci- 

 mens, in the handwriting of James Charles Dale and Charles William 

 Dale respectivel}'-, though it must be said that in the case of the latter 

 the MS. is not always very legible. 



The Bhopalocera, as finally arranged by C. W. Dale, are repre- 

 sented by 1914.' specimens, occupying 16 drawers in a 24-drawer 

 cabinet of modern make, and include : — 



Papilio podalirlus, L. — One specimen in soniewfiat poor condition, without 

 antennae, but witli tlie talis perfect. Tiie labcf attaclied to tlie insect is as follows : 

 " Clapham Park, wood, May, 1803 ? nr. Bedford. Dr. Abbot ? Mas. Dr. Abbot " 

 (J. C. D.). This corresponds with the entry in Dr. Abbot's " Entomological 

 Calendar " as to the capture of this very doubtful British species In that locality. 



P. machaon, L. — A series of 21 specimens, including specimens labelled, 

 " Whittlesea Mere, Hunts., Aug. 7, 1820. B. Standish." " Larva found at Bar- 

 dolph Fen, Norfolk, July 28th, 1819, turned to fly July 4, 1820, J. C. Dale." 

 " Whittlesea Mere, Hunts., July 24, 1819, J. C. Dale." A fine, large, rather light- 

 coloured ? is labelled, "Newlands Common, Glanvilles Wootton, Dorset, Aug. 17, 

 1815, J. C. Dale," and appears to be the last specimen taken in that locality, where 

 it had previously occurred not rarely. Two examples, " Whittlesea Mere, 1821 " 

 (C. W. D.). A curious variety of the ^ , normal, except the right fore-wing, which 

 is much bleached, the ground colour being of a pale dull oelireous tint, and the 

 usual black markings replaced by light brownish-grey. " Bred by Mr. S. Fortescue, 

 of Worcester Park, 1839. Larva from Wicken Fen." (J. C. D.). Three examples 

 in moderate to poor condition, in two of which the yellow colour is greatly darkened, 

 apparently by age, while the third and best may possibly be a dark variety. This 

 has a label, " 1893, Cooke, E. Coll., Pritchard, Reigate ;" and another, " The whole 

 3 are specimens given me by C. R. Briggs " (C. W. D.). 



Aporia cratxgi, L. — A series of eleven good specimens, the first, on an enor- 

 mous common pin, is labelled at side, " May, 1808, Q-lanvilles Wootton " (C. W. D.), 

 another, "June 18, 1815, Glanvilles Wootton." There are also specimens from 

 Heme Bay (one very small), the New Forest, Hereford, and Bridgend. 



