IS TH£ ENTOMOLOGIST. 



— that is to say, records of species captured ten years or more 

 ago ; for the remaining twenty-four species records of capture 

 apparently within comparatively recent years are given. 



I have been collecting Lepidoptera in Enfield since the year 

 1887, and during these six years I have already met with all the 

 species for which recent records are given, Argynnis euphrosyne, 

 Vanessa antiopa and Thecla w-alhum only excepted ; and I have 

 also had the good fortune to meet with no less than four species 

 for which only ancient records are given, viz., Argynnis paphia, 

 V. polychloros, Lyccena corydon, and Hesperia thaumas. 



Seeing, therefore, that my list of twenty-five species of 

 Rhopalocera contains only species noticed by myself personally 

 in Enfield during the past six years, perhaps a few notes con- 

 cerning them may not be out of place in this Journal. 



PieridcB. 



Pieris hrassicee and P. rapce. Very common. 



P. napi. This is also a very abundant species ; at some 

 periods of the year it is even commoner than 7'ap(S. 



Euchloe cardamines. Abundant. 



Colias edusa. Fairly common this year. 



Gonopteryx rhamni. Rather scarce ; not more than two or 

 three specimens seen on an average each year. 



Nymphalida. 



Argynnis papliia. A single male specimen, July 23rd, 1892. 

 I regret to say that I failed to catch this specimen, but I feel 

 certain of the species ; it flew suddenly past me whilst I was 

 standing in a clearing in a wood, and alighted on a flower just in 

 front of me. 



Vanessa polychloros. Two anterior wings and thorax dis- 

 covered in a spider's web stretched in front of an open window 

 of a loft, March, 1891. The markings on the wings were per- 

 fectly distinguishable. 



V. urticce. Abundant. 



V. io. Common. 



V. atalanta. Commoner than the preceding species. It is 

 usually most abundant at the end of September and beginning of 

 October, but this year (1892) it has been common all the year 

 through, hybernated specimens being unusually abundant. The 

 variety with " the red band nearly divided in two a little below 

 its middle " not uncommon ; I have one specimen in which the 

 band is completely divided. 



V. cardui. One specimen, August. 1888. Several seen this 

 year. 



Satyridce. 



Pararge megcera. A single specimen captured, August 17th, 

 1889. 



