358 DALE ON SPECIES AND VARIETIES. 



Hespena Alveolus and //. Lataverce vary in having more 

 or less white on the upper surface of the first wings. H. La- 

 faverce has the most. 



Additional Notes on Butterflies. 



Papilio Podalirius. I have a specimen of this insect, which 

 I consider undoubtedly British ; I received it with Dr. Ab- 

 bot's collection ; it was taken near Bedford. I certainly saw 

 another specimen in Cambridgeshire. 



Doritis Apollo. I have reason to expect that I shall obtain 

 British specimens of this insect next season. 



Pontia Daplidice. I received one from Dr. Abbott. 



Vanessa Huntera. The Welsh specimen of this insect is 

 much smaller than the American ones, and I rather doubt 

 whether they are exactly the same species. 



Aj^atura Iris and Limenitis Camilla have been found near 

 Cranbourne. 



Argynnis Niobe. Dr. Abbott considered Niohe to be no- 

 thing more than a variety of Ar. Adijipe; in his MSS. he 

 observes that the silver spots have sometimes yellow spots in 

 them, and Stewart mentions the reverse of A. Niobe. 



Melitcea Dia. I think that the specimens taken at Sutton 

 Park, by Mr. Weaver, of Birmingham, are most probably this 

 species. 



Melitcea. I found the young larvae of a Melitcea at 

 Lulworth in August. I think they were most probably those 

 of M. Cinxia. 



Lyccena Chryseis. I received one from Dr. Abbott.^ 



Tliecla Betulce is mostly bred from the larva by Captain 

 Blomer now ; I used to take it in great plenty, but have not 

 seen it for years. 



Colias Europome. I have male and female from Russia; 

 it is very distinct from Philodice, which I had from Dr. 

 Abbott's cabinet, marked Hyale ; and I also received it from 

 Mr. Latham. 



