V. cardui., 
Other 
Eastern 
butterflies of 
the Medi- 
terranean 
littoral, 
112 REV. F, A. WALKER, D.D., F.L.9. 
commoner there than with us. It does not follow, however, 
but what other species may be much less abundant there 
than at home. V. cardui proved literally the only abundant 
species of Vanessa on the Acropelis and elsewhere round 
Athens in May and June, 1882, and in Corfu also at that 
date, and in the neighbourhood of Cairo in the month of 
December, 1883. The occurrence of this butterfly, however, 
proves nothing in reference to the special entomology of a 
particular district, as it is cosmopolitan, like its food-plant, 
the thistle, from which it takes its name. It often appears 
in perfect swarms,* but is occasional and variable in that 
respect, though several specimens are seen every year. ‘The 
best parallel to the species that remain to be considered may 
be found in the fauna of the South of France. 
Compare the following table :— 
G. Cleopatra Taken by my relatives Taken by my Taken by myself 
and John Curtis, the father in 1872, in 1882, road 
author of British En- Rome to Marathon, 
tomology, in 1830. June; Corfu, 
Montpellier June 
Anthocaris | Specimens in my cabi- Taken by niyself 
Belemia net believed to be in 1882, be- 
from South of France, tween Jaffa and 
1830 Latroon, March 
28 ; Beyrout, 
April 11 
Anthocaris Ditto Taken by myself, 
Belia Philadelphia, 
May, 1882 
Limenitis Taken by my relatives Taken by myself, Taken by myself, 
Camilla and John Curtis, Bellagio, Sept., Prinkipo, May, 
South of France, 1830 1872 1882 
Minois Ditto, Martigny, Ditto, road to 
Actzea 1867, and road ~— Lausanne,June, 
to Great St. 1882 
Bernard 
Arge Titea Ditto Acropolis and 
(then called Lachesis.) Eleusis, May 
and June, 
1882.+ 
* In all my five visits to Palestine I have found V. cardui literally in 
swarms.—H. B. T. 
+ Some of our own A. Galatea were also taken by me on these occasions. 
I was unable to distinguish Galatea from Titea on the wing. Canon 
Tristram retains the old name of Lachesis for the species now known as 
Titea. Similarly, in treating of the Pieride and Satyridie, he keeps to the 
old generic names in vogue before the subdivision of genera. “ Arge” is 
“ Hipparchia,” and “ Anthocaris” “Pontia” in his list—F, A. W. 
