284 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



A LIST OF THE LEPIDOPTERA OF THE ISLAND OF 

 CAPEI; WITH A FEW NOTES. 



By C. Seymour Browne. 



(Continued from p. 256.) 



It is rather remarkable that the Rhopalocera are not more 

 varied in proportion to the Heterocera, of which I shall be able 

 to mention about 400. One butterfly, which escaped me, and 

 which I could not name, would be all I could at present add 

 further to my previous list. 



I am greatly indebted to Sir George F. Hampson, Bart., who 

 has most kindly named a great many of my specimens. I may 

 also mention that Signor Antonino Mazzarella, of Anacapri, can 

 supply most of the Lepidoptera mentioned in my list. 



Several boxes of set specimens sent to England, owing to the 

 tender mercies of the post, met with disastrous results ; and, as I 

 have been unable to resend several duplicates (papered next time), 

 the list will be short of a few names, which I will add as oppor- 

 tunity occurs. 



It has been noticeable that during the driest part of the 

 summer few Lepidoptera have been about, and the darkest nights 

 have not been nearly so productive as the few dark hours before 

 the rise of the moon when about full. 



Lyc^nid^ (omitted from last list). 

 530. Lampides telicaniis, Lang. Common in autumn. 



Sphingid^e. 



717. Acherontia atropos, Linn. Common on the mainland, but only 

 two specimens taken, autumn, 1903. One of these moths flew on board 

 a ship I was travelling in, ofi" Livorno, about six miles from laud, end 

 of November, 1901. 



735. Protoparce convolvali, Linn. Common. 



752a. Deilcphila iiueata, Esp., var. livomica, Esp. One specimen, 

 1902 ; two, summer, 1903. 



759. Charocampa elpenor, Linn. Scarce. 



368. Macroglossa stellatarum, Linn, Very common. N.B. — There 

 should be many more SphingidaB found here, but I have been too much 

 occupied in the early evenings to give them much attention. I hear 

 of many varieties taken on the mainland. 



NOTODONTID^. 



781rt. Centra bijixla, Hb., var. urocera, Boia. Rare. 



785. Dlcranura vitinla, Linn. Scarce. 



858. Phalera bucephala, Linn, (see previous note, ante, p. 255). 



Lymantriid^. 

 929. Lymantria dispar, Linn. Very common, 



