58 THK kntojiolouist's record. 



me entirely unnecessary, as there is only one " inniJoid " belonging- 

 to this species therefore the name of the type form plus the special 

 varietal name is sufficient for all purposes. Of course in the first 

 description it would be quite correct to designate that rondoui might 

 be an extremer form of nppcrtii. I also took this variety on Canigou 

 itself. Colias j)hiro)iuine occurred here, two females that I took being 

 very fresh with beautifully pink fringes. Of Melitaea aiin'nia var. 

 merope I took two specimens, and a single Biipalna piniaria was also 

 captured, whilst earlier in the day, just below the vast screes, I took a 

 single Orniaia lielri'ticalis together with several (>. alpeHralis and the 

 comnion Titanio phrj/f/ialis. Altogether a most exhilarating and 

 delightful day was spent, and others followed with like enjoy- 

 ment, though somewhat shorter, for this one, that I have just 

 given details of, was a twelve hours' day, one's collecting 

 involving naturally double the distance from point to point if not 

 much more than double. I think I have omitted a few species that I 

 took on other parts of this interesting and wild mountain. P. apolln 

 was rare, I took a couple of Loweia alciphron var. f/onHiis and a pair of 

 (JItri/sophani(f< hippntho'e. The female of the last named species was almost 

 var. eiiryhia, but with a very restricted beautiful coppery sheen on the 

 median area, and the underside poatmedian row of ocellations radiated 

 right into the subterminal row, whilst the underside of the right wing 

 has no postmedian row at all, though the left is normal in this 

 respect. In the primaries also the markings are asymmetrical, the 

 radiations being lines in the right wing but heavy dashes in the left. 

 Ilitiin'ria pJdneas typical and ab. dens, both occurred rarely, within two 

 days of each other, and I took a single Adsrites {l>^i>) staticex. 



The day for my return at last came, for the Oxford International 

 Congress was approaching, so on July 31st I went down to Vernet 

 again and spent the night there previous to my coming straight through. 

 I will only relate what I took in the Balatg Forest and below there. I 

 took Colias ediisa (a large magnificent female), C. Itijale and U. phicunioiw. 

 Leptosia sinapis (type) was still on the wing and Melitaea athalia, as also 

 Issnria latJwnia. Just by the wayside tunnel and the rocky precipice, 

 where such fine views of the Vernet valley are obtained, Epinepliele 

 lijcaon, with some very nice females, was not uncommon, and some 

 line males of Hipparchia semele, whilst a single Ejiinephele ida and 

 Loireia alcip/non var. r/ovdiiis were also taken. Lower down I took a 

 beautiful pair of Parari/e iiiaera var. adrasta and also some Krehia 

 eHTijale. Among some rocky ground well above Vernet, Satifms actaea 

 was still on the wing, and S. fidia in beautiful condition, though, owing 

 to the nature of the ground and the wariness of the species, I missed 

 more than I took. S. briseis was yet in good condition, and I secured 

 half-a-dozen or so, whilst of Melauarf/ia lachesis I took one just for 

 " auld acquaintance sake." Thus ended a most pleasant holiday, and 

 if my captures were fewer in number (as they were) than usual, some 

 were certainly most interesting and so made up for lack of numbers. 

 I shall, a little later on, give a short paper on Krehia lefehrrei and the 

 Canigou forms, when I hope my friend Dr. Chapman will also be good 

 enough to contribute some notes on the male armature of the species. 



