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V. antiopa. — April 15th. Several hybernated specimens seen, one 



only caught, they were extremely difficult to take, being very wary 



as well as very strong on the wing. 

 V. atalanta. — February i8th. (End of May or early in June). /V 



few hybernated specimens. 

 P. maera. — June gth. — A few specimens taken at Cambo of the 



usual lowland form (those I have from Switzerland are much 



darker and greyer in tone). 

 P. megaera. — April iHth. (April). A few specimens —did not 



appear plentiful. 



P, aegeria. — ^ ?*Iarch 3rd, $ April 2nd. (April). J" fairly common, 

 2 less so. I took a good series on the whole, all of a beautiful 

 rich tone, fully as fulvous as Meo;ceva. I have specimens froih the 

 North of France which ^ire intermediate m tone between y^geria 

 and our E^erides, through rather nearer the latter, probably if the 

 species was collected systematically from England to South of 

 France no line could be drawn between ^geria and Egerides. 

 E. janira. - J June 2nd. { ^ June 22nd. 2 July 21st., 87^ Males 

 only were out before we left, they were the largest I have ever,, 

 seen, measuring 2.1 and nearly approaching to the var. hisptdla. I 

 was verv sorry not to be able to obtain females. 

 C. pamphilus. —April 15th. (May 17th). Common in rough 

 heathy places. The specimens were rather larger and the brown 

 border rather deeper than ordinary English ones 

 S. malvse. — April 3rd. (May 7th). Fairly plentiful, the under side 



hind wings rosy red. 

 N. tages. — April 14th, (May 7th). Pretty abundant and in no way 

 differing from English examples. 

 In conclusion, I shoidd like to mention that I have this year in the 

 same tiiiie taken here three-fourths of the total number of Diurni 

 taken or seen at Biarritz, nineteen of. them being the same species, 

 — Br(issic(t, Rapre, Napi, Cardaimiics, Sinapis, Ediisa, KJuunni, T. 

 Rubi, Icanis, Phlceas, Selene, Urticn^, lo, Atalanta, Megosra, ALgeria (v 

 Egerides), Pamphilus, Malvcp and Tages ; the remaining five being : — 

 Etiphvosyne , Cavdui, Athalia, Artemis and Sylranus. The species taken 

 at Biarrity and not here, being Avgiades var. Polysperclioi: , Baton, 

 Medon, Argiolns, Cinxia, Phaehe, Parthenie, Dia, Polychlovas, Antiopa, 

 Mcern and Jauiva, two of which may be out now. This suggests the 

 reflection, that the situation being somewhat similar, the 7-|- degrees of 

 latitude between North Devon and Biarritz do not make as much 

 difference in the insect life as might have been imagined ; though, of 

 course, last year may have been an unusually bad year there, whereas 

 this promises to be an unusually good one here. 

 Worlington House, Instow., June 16th, 1892. 



