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enclosing orchards and vineyards, close to Lausanne. It was in splendid 

 condition : August. 



Polyommatus alexis. 3. — Common: August and September. 



Polyommatus corydon. 2. — Not common: August. 



In the month of September: — 



Vanessa atalanta. 1. — Not common. 



Argynnis Lathonia. 1. — Rare. 



During a week's tour in Savoy and Canton Vallais, in the middle of 

 August, I saw, besides most of those mentioned above as occurring at the 

 time, the following Flies: — 



Hipparchia blaudina. Very common. 



Hipparchia cassiope. Very common. 



Melitaea Dia. Not uncommon near Chamouni, among other places near 

 the Mer de Glace. 



Argynnis aglaia. Common. 



Parnassius Apollo. I saw about five specimens on the road between 

 Chamouni and Martigny, but was informed that it was late for them. I 

 also saw about five specimens of this or a kindred species, between St. Pierre 

 and the Hospice of the Great St. Bernard; their markings were nearly the 

 same as P. Apollo, but they were all very much smaller, not being larger 

 specimens than P. brassicje. Is this due to the difference of temperature? 

 These I suppose were from six to seven thousand feet above the sea; 

 the others between three and four thousand feet. 



Hesperia malvse. Not common. 



I also saw the caterpillars of Acherontia atropos, and Chserocampa Nerii. 



Churchdale House, Rugeley. 



ENTOMOLOGICAL CAPTURES IN 1856. 



EXTRACT FROM A LETTER TO THE EDITOR, FROM THE REV. R. P. ALINGTOST. 



Sugar as well as net has been a sad failure this year, so meagre indeed 

 have been the results of my sport, that had you not particularly requested 

 me to inform you of my success, I certainly should not have thought it 

 worth while to commit it to paper. Having had great luck last season 

 I commenced this with great expectations; alas! my hopes have been 

 woefully disappointed. I have been informed by others that they have 

 experienced a like failure; even A. pistachio, has been scarce; of Mormo 

 maura, and Thyatira batis, (so common last season,) I have not taken a 

 single specimen. However, "pour commencer," — on the 11th. of February 

 I first sugared my two trees, and worn out Satellitias were the result. 

 The following night a large moth hovered round my lamp, and settled 



