THE YOUNG NATURALIST. 



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divisions differently coloured. To ourselves, and those who are not acquainted 

 with the district, such a map would be of very great assistance. Compared 

 with the Yorkshire list, the division of the counties into districts is an im- 

 provement as already said, but this list does not contain the information on 

 local forms that is so fully given in Mr. Porritt's work. 



Only two species appear to be confined (in Britain) to Dorsetshire. These 

 are the Portland Eibbon Wave (Acidalia degeneraria) , which Mr. Dale tells 

 us has been taken elsewhere at Corfu, and Eypena obsitalis, of which a single 

 example was taken at Bloxworth in 1884, by the Rev. O. P. Cambridge. The 

 new British Blue (Lycana argiades), here called the Bloxworth Blue, is at 

 present a Dorsetshire insect only, but there is strong presumptive evidence 

 that it has been taken in Somerset also. A very interesting list of the rarities 

 that have occurred in the various localities is given in the introduction, and 

 a few species are mentioned as having formerly occurred, but being now 

 extinct. Some of these were enumerated by Mr. Dale in the discussion in 

 our pages (see Yol. vi. p. 152) on the extinction of our butterflies. 



An interesting appendix is added, containing " a few of the chief rarities, 

 &c, of the other orders of insects." This is a valuable portion of the work, 

 and appears very complete. Of some groups — the Dragon flies for instance 

 — where the species are not numerous, all that have occurred are given. We 

 trust the example set here will be largely followed. 



No entomological library will be complete without this work, which is 

 published by Henry Ling, Dorchester, and we trust it will not be long before 

 lists of the Lepidopterous Fauna of other counties will be published. 



THE BUCKLER COLLECTION. 



By JOHN HENDERSON. 

 (Continued from Page ng.) 



Having dealt at such length with the Diurni, &c, I must conclude the 

 notice of this interesting collection, with a few remarks on the Geometra, 

 which Mr. Buckler paid special attention to. Fespertaria, Apiciaria, and 

 Advenaria good ; the Thoins, Dolobraria, Lunaria, Alniaria, Tiliaria, Fus- 

 cantaria, Erosaria, and Pennaria likewise complete. There are four Hispi- 

 daria, some Viduaria, Glabraria, and Liehenaria, a fine row of bred Abie- 

 taria, some Cinctaria, five Roboraria, the Tephrosias complete, and Lewes 

 examples of G. obscurata. Three Obfuseala, a like number of Trepitlaria, 

 which came from G, Clark, of Eannoch, N.B. 



