26 THE entomologist's RECORD. 



4. Weesen. 



" Weesen, Walensee, June 20th, 1902. 

 " I must tell you how I got two perfect specimens of Araschnia 

 levana var. prorsa yesterday near here. Both were in a sunny, narrow 

 ravine up which the road climbs to Thalalp See over Filzl^ach. The 

 first was with some Cupido minima on some garbage in the road, and 

 I got it at once. It was in a spot where all trees (firs and beeches) 

 had been cut, and nettles were abundant. I waited 45 minutes, but 

 saw no more. Only a good number of ' Wood Argus.' ' Orange 

 Tips' and ' Green-veined whites' were abundant. Going on, I soon 

 entered the Thalalp cow-pastures by a gate, and at once a second var. 

 prorsa got up (probably also from the wet path), and I got it directly. 

 At that height near by were a great many Pararf/e hiera, but I could 

 see no nettles there. Later I went further up the path, and again 

 there was a good, sunny gorge with nettles abundant, and the same 

 butterflies, but no var. prorsa. This was close to the lake level of, 

 say, 1,150 metres. The first I got was at about 950 metres. Ke- 

 turning, I went over the best (S.) side of the Weesen Marsh, but only 

 saw two or three Melitaea oiirinia. No Coeno»y)iiplia tip/uni, Lijcae)ta 

 euplminis, or L. areas. Men I spoke to say everything here is at least 

 three weeks late this season. To-day I was again in a part near the 

 fine Obersee where nettles and beeches grew, but there was no sun and 

 no butterflies. This ought to be a good district for var. prorsa. 



Weesen is not such a desirable centre as Bex " 



{Cf. note on Arasdtnia levana in Ent. Hecord, vol. xxvi., p. 242.) 



5. Araschnia levana, L. 



" Clarens. June 28th, 1902. 

 " Am glad to know where you are that I may correct mistakes in 

 my last p.c. .It was Araschnia levana, and not var. prorsa, that I 

 caught. A second day in the little Kupfernaseruns gorge I got two more, 

 and in the Murgthal a third couple. Of these, four were on the roads 

 or paths, one on nettles, and one on grass, with few nettles or beeches 

 anywhere about, and rather high. All were caught as high as the one 

 in the cow-pastures. Both valleys were cool and faced North. No 

 doubt things are very late on the high pastures. ... I have only 

 seen four or five Erehia yet. ... I should add that my levana 

 have much golden-brown colour about them, and are not so black as 

 var. prorsa would be. All are perfect. I possibly saw two others, but 

 not near." 



6. Erehia manti), Esp., var. pyrrlntla, Frey.. etc. 



"Charpigny, August 8th, 1902. 

 " You will, I know, be interested to hear that I have had what I 

 believe is an undoubted catch of Erehia manto var. pi/rrhnla ; and on 

 the Dent du ]\Iidi too (W. corner). I can pretty well see one spot 

 from the window (Mr. Fison's sitting-room at Charpigny), i.e., 

 Anthemoz, S. of Champery, where I first got them on the 29th 

 July, and there again (and further S. of it too) on 6th inst. To-day I 

 have been comparing these with the six in my drawer, which you said 

 were no doubt var. piirrhula. They are quite as small (some I fancy 

 smaller), and have forewings quite as pointed and angular. The fore- 

 wings spots vary much ; one or two have largish black spots in oval 



