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Polyommatus icarus, Rott. Generally distributed and abundant. 

 Shooter's Hill, Welling, Plumstead, etc. (J.W.T.) ; Bexley 

 district, abundant (L.W.N.) ; very local in Eltham district 

 (A.H.J.) ; still common in the south of area ; rarer as 

 inhabited districts approached (C.F.) ; common in Lewisham 

 from 1885-97 (R.A.) ; abundant around Farnborough (W.B.) ; 

 Eltham, August, 1906 (S. R. Ashby) ; Shoreham, 1899 

 (F.M.B.C.) ; Hither Green, 1906 (Cowham). 



Agriades bellargus, Rott. Local, only on verge of chalk. 



Agriades corydon, Poda. Very local. Solitary examples on railway- 

 bank at Brockley (W.W.) ; larvae at Orpington, 1906 

 (W.B.) ; Farnborough (H.A.) ; Shoreham, 1899 (F.M.B.C.) ; 

 Beckenham (Ent.). 



Celastrina argiolus, L. Common throughout in woods and gardens 

 in May and August. Westcombe Park, Blackheath, etc. 

 (J.W.T.) ; Bexley district, abundant some seasons (L.W.N ) ; 

 Chislehurst (H.J.T.) ; Eltham, of late years a common garden 

 insect (A.H.J.) ; uncertain in appearance, but sometimes 

 abundant (C.F.) ; abundant in Lewisham, 1901 (R.A.) ; fairly 

 common, Bromley (B.W.A.) ; common around Farnborough 

 (H.A.) ; rare at Southend, Catford (A.R.) ; in garden at Erith, 

 1900, very common, captured 50 in an hour (E. Sabine) ; 

 Farningham and Eynsford (P.J.B.) ; Cudham, 1898, very 

 abundant 1901 in Burnt Ash Road, Lee (F.M.B.C.) ; Court Hill 

 Road, Lewisham, 1901 (D. Chittenden) ; Hither Green, 1906 

 (Cowham) ; Hayes (Ent.). 



2. URBICOLIDES. 



Hesperia malvae, L. Locally common, in woods. West Wood, 

 Crown Wood, Shooter's Hill, (W.W.) ; railway-banks at 

 Grove Park, near Chislehurst, Orpington, etc. (C.F.) ; common, 

 Farnborough, Keston (H.A.) ; also June 9th, 1891 ("Brit. 

 Butterflies"); May 21st, 1901, Shoreham ("Brit. Butter- 

 flies ") ; Bexley (C.F.) ; Lee and Farningham (A.B.) ; Shore- 

 ham (F.M.B.C.) ; Eynsford, 1900 (R.J.B.) ; Cudham, 189& 

 (F.M.B.C.) ; Paul's Cray Common, 1906 (Cowham). 



Nisoniades tages, L. Local. Shooter's Hill (W.W.) ; Bexley and 

 Orpington district (C.F.) ; common, Farnborough, Keston 

 (H.A.) ; Shoreham (vide ' 'Brit. Butterflies "); Farningham. 

 and Eynsford, 1900 (P.J.B.) ; fairly common at Paul's Cray 

 Common (Bromley List). 



Urbicola comma, L. Very local. Three at Farnborough, 1901 

 (W.B.) ; near Eynsford (G.B.B.) ; Shoreham, 1899 (F.M.B.C.). 



