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THE YOUNG NATURALIST. 



Doplidice are marked F., indeed, in all instances where a foreign type has 

 been included, such as Nerii, Fraccini, a label is attached "bred from foreign 

 eggs," " continental/' &c. This is as it should be, and we cannot help think- 

 ing that if the same was done in other large collection it would have 

 been better. I cannot but agree with your remarks last month that the 

 collection ought to belong to some public society, and I certainly think our 

 leaders should make some effort to obtain for public use the actual insects 

 bred from the larvae now being figured. But to prevent my remarks being 

 too long I refrain from further preface. ' 



The Diurni include bred specimens of 58 of our British butterflies, a very 

 unusual number, but Mr. Buckler frequently received eggs or larvae for the 

 purpose of figuring, and he always most carefully reared those insects en- 

 trusted to his care — where he failed, the Eev. John Hellins was often enabled 

 to fill the gap. The Swallow-tail (P. Machaon) is represented by nine speci- 

 mens, bred from larvae taken near Cambridge, received from Mr. Doubleday ; 

 others reared from the eggs supplied him by Mr. C. G. Barrett, locality 

 Horning Pen, Norfolk ; one lot of larva were full fed August 1st to 15th, 

 the others on June 21st, 1871. Sinapis one, reared from a larva sent by 

 liev. J. Hellins, figured on September 5th and 15th, full-fed September 22nd 

 and emerged May 21st following ; others taken on the wing by Mr. Buckler, 

 in Bolney Wood, Sussex. Cratagi very fine, eight taken on the wing at 

 Lumley, Sussex; two bred from larva and pupa found also at Lumley ; a 

 nest of larvae taken after hybernation in Newport, Mon., full-fed May 25th. 

 Brassicce, rapce, and napi, all bred freely by Mr. Buckler, from larvae found 

 in his garden, and at Prinsted, and other localities in the neighbourhood. 

 Cardamines nine males and six females taken in Sussex lanes ; one male and 

 two females bred from larvae of which figures are given. RJiamni, taken 

 and bred, larvae from buckthorn, in various Sussex and Hampshire localities. 

 Edusa seven males and seven females taken on railway banks and fields ; a 

 female laid eggs on Dutch clover from June 12th to June 18th, from which 

 others were bred August 6th to the 20th ; var. Helice include a very fine 

 series, some were taken at Portsdown and Markham in clover fields. C. 

 Hyale, mostly taken on the wing by Mr. Buckler and Mr. James Terry, some 

 from Gloucester and Colchester. A, Paphia, common at Wesbourne ; one 

 bred from egg found on moss where a female had settled, full-fed May 18th, 

 emerged June 30th, 1862. Aglaia, bred from larvae on dog violet, full-fed 

 J une 29th, emerged August ?th ; nine males and two females from Sussex and 

 Gloucestershire. Adippe, taken freely at Long Coppice, near Emsworth ; a 

 larva found on dog violet by Eev. Hallett Todd, was full-fed June 29th, but 

 unfortunately died. Euphrosyne from Westbourne Common ) others bred 



