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attractive for a large area round. From here one still gets an excel- 

 lent view of the Dolomites across the Adige valley — the Schlern, 

 Eosengarten, and Latemar standing up in picturesque grandeur in the 

 distance. Below the valley looks flat, and the lovely lakes, of which 

 Lake Kaltern is the largest, appear to be embosomed in the vineyards, 

 but, as we descend we see clearly that the lakes are hidden among 

 the hills, the height of which is lost at this greater elevation. Lower 

 down, Kiijfonia poli/ehloros and both Liiiienitis catnilla and a worn 

 L. aibylla are brought to the net, and FA-erea alceta>i, worn Lycaena 

 avion, and a 5 PolyomDiatiis anmmlKs were taken. But the insect of 

 the upper slopes, next to Krebia nerine, is Lihi/tlwa celtis. As one 

 comes over one of the stone bridges where a steep ravine serves as a 

 stone-shoot from near the summits of the Penegal to the skrees below, 

 a brown butterfly, with flight almost like that of a large " skipper," 

 only just clear above the surface of the ground, doubling and redoubling 

 with great vigour, invites a scufiie, and it is some time before the 

 artful Lihythea celtis is safe in the box, where it settles down, its fore- 

 wings pulled tightly down between the hindwings, the lower margin 

 on a level with the ground, the antennte and long palpi stuck out 

 in front, the tips just touching the ground, the colour, shape, and 

 general ensemble producing the complete resemblance to a leaf. 

 All the slopes attract one because of the abundance of their insect 

 fauna, and, where the steep precipitous dolomite rocks fall hundreds 

 of feet sheer down on to the Mendelstrasse, every cranny holds 

 Krebia nerine. There is no need to try to catch the wayward ones, 

 yet it may be worth while to notice how, once this species is 

 worried, it goes down to the road, and, by maintaining itself almost 

 flat and not ceasing to flutter towards the edge where the slopes 

 on the other side descend, it generally manages to get away. Now 

 and then Satynis heniiione rushes past one, and is occasionally netted, 

 such as fall to the net appear to be in better condition than at the 

 entrance to the Sarnthal, due probably to the very considerable differ- 

 ence in elevation, a suggestion supported by the condition of the 

 common Melanaryia yalatea, many of which are still quite fresh, 

 whilst Epinephele ianira appears to be only just emerging. In one or 

 two places Hipparchia seniele, a fine large form, is not infrequent, but it 

 appears to be local, and, on such stony sloping ground, difficult to 

 catch. Now and again round the trees one sees Celastrina argiolus, 

 but the species is not common, and then past the saxifrage-covered 

 stone walls, beloved of Klnyia spini and Krebia aethio/is, one comes at last 

 to the well-known little " quelle" or stream by the wayside. Here 

 numbers of Ayriades coridon, Krebia aetkiops, and the last specimen of 

 Libythea celtis are captured. It was now nearly 3 p.m., we seemed to 

 have been hustling ourselves all the way from the summit, yet there were 

 very few kilometres done, and lots yet remained to be done. There 

 was no hope for it, so we took the short cuts through the woods, where 

 we saw many Pyrameis atalanta, a single Kuvanessa antiopa quite out 

 of reach, a single worn Limenitis sibylla, an abundance of Leptosia 

 sinapis, (Tonepteryxrhamni, Aryynnis adippe, Dryas paphia, thefritillaries 

 getting very worn, low down. Callimorpha hera also became abundant, 

 and, in one of the gardens near Sigmundskrone, we saw Bithys 

 querciis flying round the plum trees. Here, too, by the roadside, 

 Epinephele tithonns was in great abundance, apparently just emerged 



