108 THE entomologist's record. 



Calcutta, the Society Iris in Dresden, the Geological Society of France, 

 and from very numerous private individuals. 



The Society and its g-uests were then photographed, and after 

 some light refreshments the meeting terminated. 



In the evening, the delegates were entertained at a banquet as 

 guests of the Russian Society. Numerous speeches were made, one of 

 the most striking of which was that of Mr. Kuznetso, editor of the 

 Revue russe d' Kntomolonie, who spoke in admirable English, addressing 

 his remarks, through Dr. Burr, to the English nation, ever leaders, as 

 he said, in action and in thought. Since Newton laid the foundation 

 of modern mathematics, and Darwin revolutionised the theory of 

 modern biology, England has continued to pour forth many leaders of 

 science, and in the domain of entomology, he mentioned the names of 

 Stainton, MacLachlan, Saunders, Poulton,Dixey, and Tutt. Dr. Burr"'' 

 briefly thanked him on behalf of his fellow countrymen. 



Butterflies in the Pyrenees in 1909. 



By J. N. KEYNES, M.A., D.Sc, F.E.S., and G. L. KEYNES. 



In the summer of 1909 we paid our second visit to the Pyrenees, 

 and, in spite of unfavourable weather nearly all the time, we were 

 fortunate enough to find most of the butterflies which we specialty 

 desired to catch. Our previous visit to the Pyrenees in 1907 extended 

 from June 16th to July 10th. On this occasion we began collecting 

 on June 28th, ending on July 20th, and the alteration of date enabled 

 us to make the acquaintance of several species for which we were too 

 early in 1907. Nevertheless a full account of our experiences would 

 involve some repetition of facts already recorded {Ent. Bee, vol. xx., 

 p. 176), and we shall therefore mention here only those species that 

 seem to be of special interest. 



From June 28th to July 24th we were at Bagneres de Luchon and 

 collected chiefly in the Vallee du Lys and above the Hospice de France. 

 In the former locality we searched carefully for further specimens of 

 the hybrid A(jyiades poloiins (tlu'tisxcnriiJon) of which we took two in 

 1907, and which we then recorded erroneously as A. coridon var. 

 cor;/donius. Unfortunatel)', however, we never succeeded in getting a 

 really bright day in the Vallee du hys, and we did not see more than a 

 few specimens of A. thetis itself. A. coridun was again absent. We 

 did not meet with any Puntia daplidice var. bdlidice, which we 

 previously found in this locality; but we were glad to get several 

 specimens of Parnassin^ apollo ? s which were very large and dark, 

 much more so than any we have ever taken in Switzerland. 



Above the Hospice de France we obtained several specimens of 

 Anthocaris uwplonia, but they were not in very fresh condition, and 

 their restless and rapid flight made them extremely difficult to catch. 

 In the fields round the Hospice, we were able to supplement our 

 series of Erebia oe)iie, but this species seemed to be very much 

 localised. We found it again in some numbers on the ascent to the 



* In the account given in the Peterburgski Listok, Dr. Burr is described as 

 " Ser Bur, Professor of the Cambridge University," also " Doctor of Paleontology," 

 the scarlet Oxford robes of a Doctor of Science and mortar-board cap caused a 

 profound sensation, and were specially mentioned in all the accounts in the 

 Russian press. 



