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with them, the inner margin of the forewing resting along the anal 

 nervure of the hindwing. The imago at this time shifts its body 

 round to such a position that the sun shines fully on its back and 

 wings. Duponchel states that, in France, it is specially partial 

 to the flowers of Echium, growing in woodclearings. At Llandogo 

 it chooses Eupatorium, whilst on the Cliffe marshes little conies amiss 

 in the way of bloom. In the New 7 Forest it abounds at the flowers in 

 the meadows, whilst in the Alps of Central Europe it is one of the 

 regular habitues at the damp puddles on, or crossing, the roads. The 

 imagines were particularly abundant in early August, 1905, at the 

 runnels by the sides of the road between Bourg St. Maurice and 

 Bonneval-Bains, drinking at the overflow of the irrigation streams or 

 puddles left by the overnight rain. It was seen frequently similarly 

 engaged at the mountain paths, between Pre St. Didier and the Val 

 Veni. It was also abundant on the flowery slopes of the mountains 

 between Bourg St. Maurice and Bonneval-Bains, chasing Adopaea 

 lineola and Thijmelicus acteon, which both occurred on the same 

 flowery banks, and in a flowery meadow at the upper part of the Val 

 Veni on August 12th it was equally abundant but worn, although not 

 so much so as was A. lineola, which occurred in the same situations, and 

 had, in both places, the same habit of settling on the flow T ers, choosing 

 particularly the Hieracia. When, however, the insect is on pairing or 

 egglaying intent, it is to be found among the long grass, the female 

 sunning on, or flitting among, the culms comparatively low down, 

 rarely more than a foot above the ground. It is remarkable how 

 variable this species is in Britain in its abundance, in some years quite 

 common, in others very rare. Many observers here noted the fact, 

 e.g., at Guildford, abundant in 1892, rare in 1893, not observed in 1894 

 (Grover), etc. 



British localities. — This species occurs in most of our English 

 and Welsh counties, as well as in the Channel Islands ; it is recorded 

 from Ireland by Birchall, but the records are now nearly half a century 

 old, and there are no new r er ones. Stainton's Edinburgh record has 

 also never been confirmed : — Bedford: Near Bedford (Hatton), Luton (Vict. 

 Hist. list). Berks: Reading (Butler), Bagley Wood, Boar's Hill, Tubney, Streatley 

 (Geldart), Newbury (Hopson). Bucks : Near Wendover (Brown), Halton, Wavendon 

 near Newport Pagnel (teste Stainton), Drayton Beauchamp (Rothschild), Stony 

 Stratford (Foddy). Cambridge : Cambridge (Crisp). Carmarthen : Carmarthen 

 (Jefferys). Carnarvon: Deganwy (Gardner), Llandudno (Harding). Cheshire: 

 local and rare (Bay), Eastham (Archer), Delamere Forest, near Oakmere, common 

 (Chappell), near Sutton, Rabymere (Gardner), Alderley (Keyworth). Hooton (Sharp), 

 Malpas (Johnson). Cork: Near Cork (Birchall). Cornwall: Truro (Rollason), 

 Trelawney (Perrycoste). [Cumrerland : Carlisle (Armstrong), wants confirmation.] 

 Denbigh: Glyn Ceiriog (Perkins). Devon: Very common at Sidmouth (Majendie), 

 Instow (Hinchliii), Morthoe near llfracombe (Sheldon), Dawlish (Brown). Exeter, 

 Plymouth, Teignmouth (teste Stainton), Torquay (Crocker), Honiton (Biding), 

 Newton Abbot, Chudleigh (Rogers), Lynmouth (Briggs), Paignton (Goodale). 

 Derby: south of county not uncommon (Brown); Burton-on-Trent (Payne). Dorset : 

 coast and inland abundant, Lulworth (Dale). Swanage (Alderson), Portland 

 (Bichardson), Wimborne (Fowler), Blandford, Dorchester (teste Stainton), Lulworth 

 Cove (J. W. Douglas), Sherborne (J. Douglas). Durham : One specimen (Harrison). 

 [Edinburgh : Edinburgh (teste Stainton).] Essex : general (Har wood), salt-marshes 

 of Esses (Mera), Mucking (Burrows), Hazeleigh, Brentwood, Danbury, Woodham 

 Mortimer (Haynor), Leigh (Turner), Shoeburyness, Southend, Benrleet, Leigh, 

 Hadleigh, Great Wakering, Eastwood, Westoliff, Thundersley, North Fam- 

 bridge (Whittle), Epping (Stainton). Flint: Overton, Cwm, Rhyl, common 

 Perkins). Glamorgan: Tongwynlais near Cardiff (Shelley). Gloucester: 



