50 the entomologist's record. 



near, the Downs ; also by the sea near Goring, and frequenting a 

 common near Fittleworth. 



PolyommatiiK icarus.—Fivst brood, May 24th ; second brood, July 

 14th. Abundant throughout the district, especially on the Downs. 

 Ab. arena was not uncommon, and I also took a very fine example of 

 ab. melanotoxa, on the Downs near Steyning, on June 5th. Another 

 rather interesting specimen was a $ , taken on August 7tb, near 

 Sompting, which has only five submarginal spots on the forewings, the 

 last being absent. 



Pararge aegeria.- — May 24th. Very scarce in woods near Made- 

 hurst and Angmering. 



Colias edusa. — The first one I saw was on June 1st, at Clapham, 

 flying rapidly, and, apparently, on a " non-stop run " to the north ! 

 I saw no others until the fresh brood put in an appearance on July 

 31st, when I saw two flying along the side of the road near Lancing, 

 whilst I was cycling, and although 1 visited several clover and lucerne 

 fields, hoping to obtain some " Cloudeds," I only saw two others in 

 Sussex, one, a fine 2 , which I netted in a chalk pit near Lancing, on 

 August 3rd, and the other near Portslade, seen from the train on 

 August 24th, when we were leaving the county. 



While mentioning this species it may be of interest to note that we 

 came across it again in Devonshire, near Teignmouth, where we saw 

 at least half-a-dozen, and my eldest son netted a $ at Stoke-in- 

 Teignhead on September 3rd. 



Agriadea thetis. — First brood, June 2nd; second brood not observed. 

 Local, but in a few places abundant, on the Downs. The first brood 

 was on the wing well into July, and during that time I must have 

 netted and examined a goodly number, but most were allowed to 

 depart in peace as only a certain amount of variation was noticed, such 

 as ab. pimcta, not uncommon amongst the $ s, and the more or less 

 conspicuousness of the orange-coloured crescents on the outer margins 

 of the wings in the ? . In fact, no very remarkable aberrations were 

 taken. However, I will briefly describe a few forms obtained which 

 may be of some interest : — (i.) Four J s, more or less powdered with 

 blue scales, principally on the basal portion of the wings, and in one 

 specimen tbe blue scales on the forewing spread below, and beyond the 

 discal cell, (ii.) A ? , taken near Steyning on June 9th, on the under- 

 side of which the 2nd and 3rd spots of the outer series are connected 

 with the discoidal spot by white streaks running along the veins con- 

 taining small black dots, (lii.) A ? which is a more developed form 

 of the last, and taken at the same time; the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th spots 

 of the outer series are cuneate, the points of the wedges approaching 

 closely the discoidal spot, (iv.) A 2 , same locality and date, with no 

 spots between the discoidal spot and the base of the forewing, a 

 parallel aberration to P. icarus ab. (carinas. 



( 'apido mini inn s. — First brood, June 8th ; second brood, August 

 3rd. Locally common on the Downs between Sullington and Fulking. 

 As a rule to be found in sheltered hollows and chalk pits, but I found 

 one colony on the borders of a field on Kitswell Hill, late one after- 

 noon, where I noticed these little butterflies in their sleeping positions 

 amongst the long grass, the position generally chosen being rather low 

 down on the steins. I came across a few of the second brood in a 

 chalk pit near Lancing, between August 3rd-llth. This species does 

 not appear to vary much except in size. 



