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L. Sybilla. Common in all the woods. 
L^Camilla I cannot understand how any one could have confounded tW 
more It ''""" .' -abundantly distinct, differing in being smaller 1^ 
?he wh-t 77-^' Ti " "T' bluish-black, with a marginal row of blui h , 
The wh.te band .s different, and it has a couspicuous white spot in the disci 
coLo 77 '''''" '^'° considerably. It flies .nttSyUlla, but 
common. I only got one at Bondy. > "" « 
./^abunt:: '• "'''"''''" ''''^'' ^'-''' ^^^-^'^^^-^ ^-^•-. -^ O.' 
in thl ''"f Vr" "'™'^ "^ •""""" ' '' ^"^ *"° ^^^S« ^^it« triangular blotl 
m the centre of the wings on the right side j 
SatyrusMcera, which very much resembles M<.gera, has similar habits. |^ 
of a waTl" Th" ' '"''' "'"' ' '°'^°' ''''^''''''' ^^ ^^^ *-l ^^ ^ P-Jectingt 
' L front J ''''? "': °^* ^''"' '^•^"''' "^^^ *"° --« °f --'i yellol 
in tront. There are two broods. 
Saiyrus DeiamVa. This fine species is not common ; I only took a nair it R. 
C.nonym,naEero.n,Arcani.s. Both common, iut HlCLtHo: 
m damp places m woods. ^ ' v 
few Iff '""T ^""'' '"'■>• ''°""°° " ^"""y'" ''"<•■ t"' I took. 
T. quercHs aud ru6i. Several. ' 
P. Phlwas. Abundant. 
scarce' t^L,^^':' "'^ ' .'*°°''' •"" °°'°"°°- " =^'°"-" ™P' ^'-». 
;; .:irit:7 »p— o^-'^-. ^^---n. .e.. ..,.r.. .,^ 
^Ji^eoZws, ST/Zvanws, Zmea, and Paniscus. All common 
hood of Pans (although some of the localities are at a considerable distance ■ 
French Diurm hst is composed. The district is poor in the Satyrid<B (the Ere^ 
of course, bemg totally wanting) and Lyccenidce. ^ 
T .o ^ ''''" *^;' opportunity to apologise to those esteemed friends with wh 
excnse me as I have been so very busy of late. I shall be very glad to hear fr, 
BuffonrrLr °"^"^'°^' ""' "^ ^°^ ^^ ^^^^-^- ^- ^---' 33, Ruf 
T/.. se.es of Papilio Merope.-l have much pleasure in making known t 
fo lowing important evidence received this afternoon from the lips of Herbert ■ 
Usher, Esq., Admimstrator of the Gold Coast, and which perfectly bears out ]« 
lumen s views respecting the sexes of Papilio Merope 
Mr Usher was collecting Lepidoptera at Lagos, in the year 1862, and was ., 
one occasion much surprised to perceive two very distinct looking butterflies. 
cop.Zd the one pale yellow, black bordered, and with long tails, the other blac 
and white, without tails (the latter form, which he took for Danais Nicarius 1 
ot Lagoa » ,„ „„ted them as Beies in his collection , the fact that they were place 
memo,y.-A. G. BuriEn, 17, Orford Koad, Ealing, 22„4 Seplemi^, 1869. 
