232 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



two drawers of butterflies above mentioned contained, in addition 

 to the Norwegian kinds, a few North American and tropical speci- 

 mens, chiefly of the genera Melitcea and Terias. Lower down in 

 the same cabinet was a representative collection of other tropical 

 kinds, chiefly Papilionidse and Morphinse, but in no way remarkable 

 in respect of extent, condition, or variety. The contents of the 

 first drawer of Norway butterflies were as follows: — 



Papilio machaon, Doritis [Parnassius] apollo, Ajwria cratcegi, Pieris 

 brassicfB, P. 7iapl and var. bryonicB, P. rupee, Antliocharis cardamines, 

 Leucophasla sinapis, Colias palcBno, C. hyale, C. edusa, C. hecla, C. nastes, 

 Gonepteryx rliamni, Zephynis {Thecla) quercus, T hecla rubi, Aphantopus 

 (Epinephele) hyperanthus, Polyominatus vlrgaurecB, P. hippotho'e, P.phlceas, 

 Lyccena argus, L. astrarche, L. optlletes, L. pheretes, L. argyra, L. icarius, 

 L. alexis, L. argiolus, L. aquila, L. minima. 



Many of the above species are only represented by a single 

 specimen, as Pieris rapce, Colias hyale, C. hecla, and C. nastes ; 

 man}'^, again, by only two, as Papilio machaon and Aphantopus 

 hyperanthus. One specimen of C. palcBno, ticketed Papilio 

 pal(Bno, would seem to be of ancient date, and another label, 

 Colias palceno, has been added underneath. The specimens are 

 not all in regular order in respect of species. After a few inter- 

 vening insects of other kind or kinds, occurs a white specimen of 

 C. palcejio, presumably a female ; and a little further on two more 

 males. Of no one species, so far as I recollect, were there as 

 many as ten specimens. Of the common Pieridse Pieris brassicce, 

 and of the large Fritillaries Argynnis aglaia, were the most 

 numerously represented ; and I should judge them to be the two 

 commonest species of tiieir respective tribes, as A. aglaia, 

 occurring sparingly at first, became more numerous as July 

 advanced, whereas paphia and aclippe were not seen at all ; and I 

 ordinarily saw two or three specimens of P. brassicce every 

 morning, but only three or four of P. rapce during the whole of 

 my tour. Var. bryonice of P. napi, in the museum, was scarcely 

 as dark as I had previously been led to consider that insect. 



The contents of the second drawer of Norway butterflies were 

 as follows : — 



Vanessa urticcB, V. c-album, V. antiopa, V. atalanta, V. cardui, Melitcea 

 delia, M. artemis, M. cinxia, M. dictynna, M. athalia, M. p)aTthenie. 

 Argynnis pales, var. arsilache and var. lapponica, A. polaris, A. frigga, 

 A. thore var. borealis, A. euphrasy ne, A. selene, A. ino, A. lathonia, A. 

 aglaia, A. niobe, A. adippe, A. paphia, Erebia lappona, E. ligea, E. disa, 

 E. embla, Pararge eyeria, P. megcera, E. mcera, Epinephele iccnira, Cceno- 

 nympha hero, C. 2Kiviphilus, Satyrus semele, S. briseis, G^neis jutta, (E. 

 bore, (E. noma (one specimen each of last three species), Syrlchthus vuilvce, 

 S. andromedce, S, centaurece, Nisoniades {Thanaos) tages, Hcsperia lineola, 

 H. sylvanus, H. comma, Ccenonympha typhon (oue speciiueu). 



