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more soldiers, and still in ignorance I left for Cannes to catch the 

 " rapide," as I thought, for Marseilles. While waiting for the local 

 train at Le Trayas station I saw a lovely Charaxes jasim, no doubt a 

 second brood specimen, quite safe from packed nets, float leisurely 

 along in the torrid sunlight. In the train I learnt the news and 

 realised that I was caught in the midst of the rush of the French 

 mobilisation. At Cannes the station was packed and I sat on my 

 luggage, there was nowhere else to rest, and wrote post cards. The 

 crowd Avas earnest, patriotic and there were tear-stramed faces in it. 

 There was no chance whatever to get on the " rapide" I ought to have 

 caught, but after waiting a further half-hour, I just managed to board 

 the end of the next train, only however, to stand for the whole of the 

 five hours' journey to Marseilles, except when for a short time I sat 

 outside on the steps to dangle and rest my legs. It is not for me to 

 record here my further adventures, sufKce to say that I reached 

 Folkestone Quay after three days and nights of incessant travelling 

 and discomfort, serenely thankful to have escaped the much worse 

 plight of thousands of other holiday folk with the added knowledge that 

 my captures of the tour were quite intact. 



Notes on Swiss Rhopalocera. II. 



By the late Me. A. J. FISON. 



(Communicated by Miss M. F. Fison.) 



II. Weesen. 1902 AND 1904. 



1. Lycaena areas, Rott. 



1-15 vii. 02 and 04. Abundant but rather old. 



Follow path under Suspension Bridge towards Filzbach through 

 marsh. One or two generally close (beyond) to bridge; and more over 

 ditch beyond second railway bridge. 



2. Lycaena eiipJteiinis, Ho. 



With L. areas along same path and railway ditch. Date and state 

 of flies as L. areas. 



3. CoenonyinpJia tiphon, Rott. 



On same Filzbach path, chiefly between the two railway bridges, 

 and on further side of marsh. Most of my captures were taken from 

 8-'^0 vii. 02. I also took it near Einseideln, 6 vii. 04, and round Arth- 

 Goldau, 20 vi. 04. 



N.B. — The body of the $ is shorter and thicker than that of the 

 ^ ; also in the 5 there is a second spot near anal angle, underside 

 forewing. 



4. Araschnia levana, L. 



In Kupfernasernuns — a tiny defile or gorge on path from Filzbach 

 to Thalalpsee. Four on 18 and 20 vi. 02, and twenty on 23 and 28 

 vi. 04. Most were near summit of tiny pass — three hours from 

 Weesen. They were on the road, or on yellow ragwort, or on a white 

 Senecio of same height — 1| feet. 



