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fact at the time to my friend Mr. Double- 
day. I may add that at the time there 
was a large Mere, which has since under- 
gone the process of “tapping” referred 
to by Mr. Jenkins. Allow me just to say 
that I think there are plenty of Meres 
still, and broad ditches too, that will yet 
yield Dispar. I have been informed that 
one was taken near Manchester some 
thirty years ago. 
Polyommatus Argiolus. Only an odd 
specimen taken near here ; in Grange 
district it is very common among the 
holly. This species appears to be most 
common in the limestone districts; it 
gets more thinly strewn as you go on by 
Windermere, and among the Cumber- 
land Lake Districts I am not aware of 
its being taken at all, and only one spe- 
cimen in Cumberland, and that a few 
miles east of Carlisle ; it again appears 
in the adjoining county of Northumber- 
land, in the limestone district, more 
frequently. 
Polyommatus AEgon. A man well ac- 
quainted with this species told me he had 
taken it near Lancaster in plenty, some 
years ago ; the place has not been visited 
since. It has not been taken further 
North as yet. 
Polyommatus Agestis. Occurs in plenty 
near Grange; not known to be taken 
elsewhere in Lancashire, and has not yet 
been taken in Cumberland. 
Polyommatus Corydon you are aware 
of being a Lancashire and Westmoreland 
species. 
Nemeobius Lucina. Only in North 
Lancashire, about Grange ; scattered over 
the Lake District sparingly, and in Bar- 
ron Wood, Cumberland, which is the only 
locality there. This species is double- 
brooded. 
Argynnis Paphia. Very sparingly 
throughout Lancashire. Mr. Gregson 
saw it in plenty near Kendal last season ; 
only some two or three taken in Cumber- 
land. 
Argynnis Adippe. Not seen any in 
Lancashire, only near Grange ; it is 
common there and on banks of Winder- 
mere, and then disappears; only one 
specimen taken in Cumberland, which I 
took twenty-five years ago, in Newbiggen 
Wood, near Carlisle. 
Argynnis Aglaia. Occurs in many 
districts near Preston, and in Barron 
Wood, near Carlisle. 
Argynnis Lathonia. I saw a pair, some 
twenty-six years ago, in a clover-field, 
when I was catching Gamma , in Sep- 
tember ; I could easily have caught them, 
but did not attach much importance to 
them then ; I had them under my cap, 
but was not anxious about securing them ; 
the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway sheds 
now stand upon the field. 
Me lit sea Artemis. Rare round here ; 
took it near Grange last summer; it is 
in profusion near Carlisle. 
Melitcca Athalia. Occurs much further 
North than you note. Tt is abundant 
in Brunt Wood, Staffordshire, some forty 
miles from Manchester, and it has been 
taken recently at Marple, some nine 
miles from Manchester. 
Vanessa C-album. Odd specimens near 
here; occurred very freely in Barron 
Wood some few years ago ; we used to 
find the pupae hanging to the devil’s-bit 
scabious. 
Vanessa Polychloros. Common near 
Mold, in Wales; this season also at 
Chester. Only one taken near here, and 
one or two at Green Row, on the Solway 
Coast, Cumberland. 
Vanessa Antiopa. Taken at Lytham 
this season, and several others have been 
taken and seen in the neighbourhood. 
Mr. Heysham saw this species near Car- 
lisle some forty years ago. 
Erebia Blandina. The most southern 
locality I know of is near Colne, in East 
Lancashire; this is close to Burnley. 
I only know of one specimen in Cumber- 
land. 
Erebia Cassiope. I have taken this 
species on Langdale Pikes and Stye 
