92 THE entomologist's record. 



ureas : Very local, occurring a few miles to the north of Alt-Breisach 

 in late July and August. L. eKphemus, rare in the same locality. 

 Glaucopsyche cyllarns : Widely scattered over the mountainous part of 

 the district, always rare. Hirfnitina dawon : Kaiserstuhl, rare. Vac- 

 ciniina optilete : In July, at Hinterzarten, fairly common, generally 

 getting over by the 15th. Kreres argiades is very common in August 

 at Alt-Breisach. Chattendenia iv-alhiwi : Alwaj'^s very rare, have only 

 taken one specimen. Nordmannia ilicis: Appears to be scarce, though 

 widely distributed, while KLugia apini, though very local on the 

 Kaiserstuhl, is fairly common. Strgnwn pruni is local in the Moos 

 Wald in early June. It has never been seen there later than June 

 29fch. Iphidides podalirim : This magnificent species is common in 

 both broods throughout the mountainous parts of the district. In 

 the spring brood on the Kaiserstuhl, a transitional form to ab. 

 zanclaeas is not uncommon. Parnaftftius apollo is often abundant 

 in the neighbourhood of Hinterzarten, ab. nevadenais occurring occasion- 

 ally. Pontia daplidice is common at Alt-Breisach and also, sometimes, 

 on the Kaiserstuhl, but I have never seen it on the wing before 

 August 1st. Colias palaeno var. europome : This beautiful species, 

 specimens of which often measure 62mm. across the wings, is very 

 common at Hinterzarten during the first three weeks of July. On 

 July 19th, 1907 a yellow ? of this var. corresponding with the ab. lierriclii 

 of the type was taken by myself. Drgas paphia is very common 

 everywhere up to 2500 ft. I once took a beautiful ab. of the g . The 

 double row of black spots round the outer margins of both fore- and 

 hindwings, being absent, leaving a broad orange band. A local 

 collector told me he had seen a similar specimen, but had not taken it 

 as it was very worn. Mine was quite fresh, being taken early in July. 

 Iswria lathonia : Common on the Kaiserstuhl, and found throughout 

 the district. Brenthis selene is very common and of large size at the 

 Moos Wald in the spring brood, also in July at Hinterzarten, where a 

 transitional form to ab. rinaldus occurs. In this the silvery spots of 

 the central band (underside hindwing) are lengthened into streaks, 

 joining the basal ones, the marginal row remaining normal. Although 

 this form is never common, a few specimens of it are taken every year. 

 B. palea var. arsilachu: This var. is common at Hinterzarten in late 

 July, Mr. Wheeler, to whom some specimens of it were sent, tells 

 me it is much smaller than Swiss arsilache. Mr. Tutt notes with sur- 

 prise (Ent. Rec, vol. xix,, p. 269) that he found B. pales and B. selene 

 on the same ground, and that he also captured Vacciniina optilete with 

 them, a species never taken by him before at a lower elevation than 

 5000-5500 ft. Hinterzarten is a similar case, where all three occur 

 together at 2900 ft. Melitaea matitrna occurs abundantl}^ (though very 

 locally) in the Moos Wald, its usual time of appearance being the 

 second week in June, but in 1907 I took a <y on May 27th. This is 

 of course \evy unusually early. M. athalia is found throughout the 

 district, specimens from the Moos Wald in June are often very large, 

 44mm. Araschnia levana is found on the Moos Wald, generally 

 appearing about May 25th, but is never common, though the var. 

 prursa is one of the commonest butterflies therein late July. Limenitis 

 populi and ab. tremnlae usually occur in the Moos Wald in numbers, 

 though some years they are scarcer. Apatitra iris and A, ilia and var. 

 clgtie are exceedingly common in the Moos Wald, the ^ s may be seen 



