186 THE entomologist's record. 



condition .of the majority of insects taken was the most gratifying 

 feature from a collector's point of view. Amongst the "skippers," 

 HesiJi'iia cartJiaiiii was the most common, with Hesperia malvae, H. 

 serratiilae, and Nisoniades taijea occurring occasionally. Two worn 

 specimens of Erynnia aleeae were taken, and a few Lowcia 'lorilis were 

 noted. 



In the evening during a stroll through the fields near Aigle, in the 

 direction of St. Triphon, a few species were noticed at rest. Cnpulo 

 osiris (sebnis) and Cijanins semian/us were sitting on the grass stems, and 

 Loireia (lorilis, Melitaca cin.da, and one Ci/clopidoi palaeinon were picked 

 off the flowers of sorrel. The next day, May 19th, was an ideal day 

 for collecting, for the sun shone brilliantly in a cloudless sky, with a 

 slight, and very pleasant, breeze to temper the heat. Taking the 

 train to St. Triphon, I collected among the meadows bordering the 

 railway, until I came to the Gryonne, afterwards working up and down 

 the banks of this stream. The meadows were swarming with insect 

 life. Colias In/ale was abundant and in very fine condition, but of its 

 congener, C. edn^a, only solitary specimens were noticed. At Branson 

 on the previous day one or two Melitaea parthenie had been noticed, but 

 here they were coming out in increasing numbers, flitting to and fro in 

 the company of M. cin.via ; while near the Gryonne, a single M. athalia 

 was captured. Krebia weduna was fairly common, flying about the 

 meadows and railway banks. Cyaniria sennaryus was as abundant in 

 the meadows as it was on the banks of the canal. A few rieris ra/iae 

 and /'. napi were observed, and occasional Eiichlo'e card amines were 

 frequenting the banks of the railway and the Gryonne. Along the 

 sides of the railway, a single C'l/clopidea paku'iiion, in prime condition, 

 was netted, and another darted oft" with the usual " skipper " flight, 

 Hesperia malvae and Nisoniades ta(/es were also flying fairly commonly, 

 and specimens of Augiades .s(//{Yn;/(x, evidently recently emerged, struck 

 me as being unusually early. A few Netueohiits Invina were noticed on 

 the privet hedges by the railway, and their fondness for settling on this 

 shrub was very noticeable, for they generally re-alighted on the privet 

 after being disturbed, and they could not have been attracted by the 

 blossom as it had not yet made its appearance. The railway-banks 

 were the resort of many " blues," chiefly Cupidn minimus and Ci/aniris 

 semiaryits, but it was not until I reached the Gryonne that I found the 

 headquarters of this family. The raised banks of the rushing stream 

 were covered with a profusion of wild flowers, and here " blues " were 

 simply swarming, the commonest species being L'leheins aryyroijmrmon 

 and Cyaniris semiaryns, with a fair sprinkling of Ctipido osiris [sehriis) 

 and ('. mini)iiiis, and occasional worn Glaiicopsyclie cyllarns. Leptosia 

 siiiapis, in fair condition, was plentiful. Paranje meyaera was taken 

 as it flitted about the stone embankment. One I'owellia sao was netted. 

 A specimen of Knvanessa antiopa dashed along out of reach, and 

 occasional IphicUdes podalirius flew up and down the stream. One or 

 two Ant/wcharis simplonia were seen, but this is a difficult insect to 

 capture on account of its very rapid flight, and I could not manage to 

 get more than one specimen. The broad -bordered bee hawk moth, 

 Hemaris faciformis, was not uncommon at the flowers of bugle. 



The following day Avas fine and sunny, and, after spending the 

 morning working oft' arrears in setting, I walked out to the St. Triphon 

 marshes. In addition to the species noted on May 16th, I took a 



