28 THE entomologist's RECORD, 



pearly-white. The discoidal spot does not touch costa upperside, but 

 nearly touches a comma-like spot above it, which also lies below the 

 costal edge. The costal edge, from this upper long spot towards body, 

 is powdered (rather pointed), at regular intervals. The white line 

 along centre of lower side, so clear in AnthocJiaris simidonia, is exces- 

 sively faint. I never saw the like, I believe, in my siinplnnia. The 

 points on the costal edge are more numerous along underside forewing 

 in which the viarrelloiish/ exact circle is reproduced on a pale green 

 o-round. It touches costa above, and is bounded by a descending black 

 mark on innerside ; a second black mark is a little nearer body with 

 the green between them. The discal spot on underside has a slight 

 white line in its centre. The rays are very bright green of lighter 

 colour. I note the season is so late that the grass has not grown at 

 all; small gentians abound. 



"I got one Pontia daplidice, but no siwplonia, 12-20 Leptosia sinapis 

 ab. lathyri, yesterday at Niouc; none of type here. Many Brenthis dia, 

 Polyi/(»iia c-alhiiii), four or five Cupido ininvna (only), and one lovely 

 5 "blue" with colour of Agriades tJietis ab. ? ceromis, which I 

 fancy must be PolyoiiniiatKS icariiH (ale.ris). 



" Several ojllaria^ are very small, especially one or two $ ?. Only 



about three 3- s are large in size Little at Niouc and 



beyond yesterday, except Issoria lathonia and Leptosia sinapis ab. 

 latlnjri. 



" Rather warmer just now, and nightingales have sung last three 



days." 



3. Lycaena tolas, Ochs. ; Loireia {Clirysophanits) a))ipliida)iias, Esp., etc. 



" Bex, June 25th, 1903. 



" Have been a good deal in the Yalais lately At 



Lugano, in three weeks, I did not get so much as in April or August 

 last year in the same parts. ^lelitaea anrelia abounded, but I only 

 saw three 'Melanaraia yalatca var. procida out. It was cold and wet at 

 times, and a late season. 



"Whilst here I have got a lot of Loireia (CJtryxojihanufi) alci/iJiron 

 var. (/ordiiis at Vernayaz and La Butiaz, and about nine Mditaea 

 deione var. berisalensis. 



"At Sierre, on the 20th, I got four Lycaena iolas in 40 minutes, 

 when the sun went in. On the 23rd I could find none there at the 

 same time, although the day was perfect, but returning about 1 p.m. 

 I saw and took a $ . I had expected a great haul. Between, I went 

 up to Niouc, but found nothing. On the 18th, at Caux, I took 48 

 Loxceia {ChrysoplianuH) aiiip/ddainas* in about two hours, and two 

 more yesterday. To-day, at Charpigny, I got eight Kordnmnvia 

 {T/tecla) ilicis, and two N. {'ihecla) acaeiae. These all just N. of the 



tower " 



4. Trawelan. 



" Tavannes, June 80th, 1903. 



" You may like to hear how 1 have succeeded here I 



have just returned from exploring the valley of the Trame from Fuet 

 to Tramelan. In the valley of hay, and a few fields under Fuet, I 

 could find no trace of the ' Tourbieres,' spoken of by the country 



* See end of notes. 



