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some of which are really unattainable." Mr. Norris also observes 

 that he does not know where else such variety could be obtained 

 in one shire. I think that my native county, Sussex, compares 

 more favourably than Huntingdonshire with any other county, 

 unless perhaps Kent, in this respect. Doubleday's ' List of 

 British Lepidoptera ' gives the names of 65 species of Rhopalo- 

 cera ; of these 55 have been taken in Sussex, viz. : — Papilio, 1 ; 

 Pieris, 5 ; Anthocharis, 1 ; Leucophasia, 1 ; Gonepteryx, 1 ; 

 Colias, 2 ; Thecla, 4, being all but T. pruni ; Chrysophanus, 1, 

 viz. C. phlceas ; Lyccena, 8, being all but L. avion and L. artaxerxes ; 

 Nemeobius, I ; Limenitis, 1 ; Argynnis, 6 ; Melitcea, 2, excluding 

 M. cinxia ; Vanessa, 7 ; Apatura, 1 ; Arge, 1 ; Satyrus, 7, being 

 all but S. davus ; Pamphila, 3, excluding P. actceon ; Syrichthus, 1 ; 

 Thanaos, 1. To these may be added the rare Lyccena boetica, 

 which may be indigenous, and has been taken in the county ; and 

 the American species, Danais archippus, which has twice occurred, 

 viz., once at Lindfield and once at Keymer: making altogether a 

 total of 57 species of butterflies which have been taken in Sussex. 

 — J. Jenner Weir; Beckenham, Kent, January 1, 1884. 



Localities of Diurni. — I am compiling a list of Hunting- 

 donshire Lepidoptera, and shall be glad if those entomologists 

 who have resided in, or visited, the county will forward me a list 

 of their authentic captures. I have prepared a map of the British 

 Isles, showing the geographical distribution of Rhopalocera in 

 the various counties ; but I find that many of the captures 

 are rather of an old date. I should, therefore, feel obliged 

 if collectors would furnish me with a list of their captures of 

 butterflies in their own counties, the nomenclature and number- 

 ing being the same as Meek's list. The list to contain only those 

 species captured since 1875 inclusive, which will be a period of 

 eight years. If several friends send from the same county it will 

 be an advantage, as the lists can be compared. By this means I 

 hope to be able to ascertain the number of species of butterflies 

 in each county at the present time, and also the number of 

 counties an insect is distributed over. This will be extremely 

 interesting, as the area frequented by butterflies has in some 

 cases diminished, as in the case of Papilio machaon ; and the 

 systematic collection of details to show their local distribution is 

 still a desideratum. Remarks may be made on lists relating to 

 their rarity or commonness. By the kind permission of the 



