396 THE ZOOLOGIST. 
species and P. hospiton broken into patches by the black rays, &c.” 
The other European species of Papilio are all described in 
comparison with P. machaon, of which no full description is 
given. A less serious omission is that of descriptions of larve, 
though it may be conceded that few tourists havo time or 
opportunity to rear them. It is true that the food-plants are 
generally noticed; but it is a pity that the characters of the 
larve of the various genera were not given, for if this information 
had been supplied, tourists, and especially residents abroad, 
might chance occasionally to discover the metamorphoses of 
many species of which the earlier stages are still unknown. The 
larve of a large number of Alpine butterflies in particular still 
remain undescribed. 
Mr. Kane has been careful to notice all the varieties of each 
species, and this portion of his work will be useful to those who 
have already some acquaintance with the normal type, and who 
have not larger works at hand for reference. The tables of 
species prefixed to large genera will also be found useful. 
Much space has been given to the localities for each species, 
and, if these had been carefully collected and arranged, the list 
might have formed one of the most useful portions of the book. 
Unfortunately it is both incomplete and misleading. A good 
many localities are given in France and Switzerland; but 
beyond these two countries the information given is usually 
vague and general. Thus, although Apatura iris is common 
over a great part of Europe, the localities enumerated are (with 
the exception of Piedmont) all in France and Switzerland, though 
its occurrence in Russia is incidentally mentioned. Alsace is 
enumerated as a locality for A. ilia, both under France and 
Germany. Owing probably to defective punctuation, we find 
Dresden among the Austrian localities for Lycena meleager ; and 
we have noted other similar slips. 
We have never heard of Danais chrysippus having been taken 
in England, as stated at p. 83; but the N. American D. archippus 
has been met with several times within the last few years, and we 
imagine that Mr. Kane has confused the two insects. 
The design of Mr. Kane’s book is good, and we regret that we 
have not been able to speak of it more favourably. The defects 
to which we have referred are not fundamental, and with due 
care may be remedied in a second edition. 
