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15. Limenitis Sibylla. — Mentioned by Mr. Clifford as fast decreasing 

 in numbers. I have no personal knowledge of it. It does not occur in the 

 North of England. 



16. Apatura Iris. — Coupled with the last by Mr. Clifford. Its greater 

 abundance in collections is accounted for by our better knowledge of its 

 habits. 



17. Satyrus ZEgeria. — Mr. Clifford believes the sluggish habits of this 

 insect partly accountable for its scarcity. Sluggish or not, it does not occur 

 here as it did formerly. Mr. Pierce took one in the centre of Liverpool. 



18. Satyrus Meg^ra. — Mr. Clifford says this is decidedly less plentiful 

 iD Kent, Middlesex, and Surrey. Its "increasing scarcity" was specially 

 commented on at the Haggerston Entomological Society's meeting in March, 

 when my paper was discussed. Mr. Pierce finds that in the Liverpool dis- 

 trict it had spread considerably last year. What has he to say about 1885 ? 



19. Satyrus Hyperanthus. — It is quite gone here, and " from several 

 of the parks and copses near London, once its abode." In Kent, it has 

 " markedly fallen off in numbers." 



20. Chortobius Pamphilus. — No further remarks to make. 



21. Polyommatus Dispar. — Extinct. 



22. Polyommatus Phl^eas. — The increasing scarcity of this species was 

 commented on at the Haggerston Entomological Society's meeting in March 

 last. 



23. Lyclena Adonis. — " Much scarcer, and in some seasons very few 

 indeed are captured." 



24. Lycjsna Corydon. — Mr. Clifford says this species is much scarcer, 

 but the larva3 were offered this season at 2s. per 100, not a sign of scarcity. 



25. Lycjsna Acis. — Disappeared from Dorset in 1839. Mr. Dale tells 

 us it used to be even more common than Alexis. 



26. Lycjena Alsus. — Though there is no doubt this insect has disappear- 

 ed from many places, a statement confirmed by Mr. Clifford, I must modify 

 my remark about this district. It certainly no longer occurs where we were 

 in the habit of taking it, but my friend, Mr. Gardner showed me a locality 

 for it but a very few miles from the old places, where it was this year in great 

 profusion. It has not therefore left the district entirely. 



27. Lyc^na Argiolus. — Mr. Decie thinks this species is becoming more 

 numerous in Herefordshire. Mr. Clifford says it now rare in Kent and 

 Surrey, though formerly nearly as abundant as the Common Blue. 



