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hybrid polonus. ScolitantideH baton, PohjounnatuK icarits, Adopaea lineola 

 and Thymelicusi acteon were as common as last year, and I took one 

 (Jiipido osiris (sebrus) 2 ", several of last year's species were also in evidence 

 but nothing of special interest and nothing new. The trains from 

 Assisi are not convenient, and, but for the pleasure of returning to the 

 Hotel Giotto, it would really have been better to go on to the junction 

 at Terni and spend the night there. As it was we had to wait two 

 hours at Terni between trains. Had we known it, we had plenty of 

 time to visit the famous falls, by driving up to them and catching our 

 train again at Marmore just above the falls, but, as we did not know 

 this at the time, I found a hopeful-looking lane just at the end of the 

 platform which I followed for some distance, taking the following 

 species: Pobjowmatua icanis, worn, Kveres alcetas, fresh and rather 

 large, Paranje e(jeria, tending towards the southern form, P. meyaeuiy 

 Knjnni>i aleeae, Poli/i/onia c-albnni, all worn, and Melanan/ia yalatca. 

 It is worth while noting that there is a good bufiet at Terni station, as 

 one leaves for Aquila soon after lunch time. From all I could see, I 

 should think that there was much good hunting-ground above Terni, 

 especially in the neighbourhood of Marmore station, some 700ft. above 

 Terni, which only stands a little more than 420ft. above sea level. 

 One or two other points are passed between Terni and Aquila which 

 look as if they might well repay a visit, but trains are very few ; 

 Piediluco, however, might easily be reached from Terni and the Sella 

 di Corno from Aquila ; the latter station is over 8000ft. above sea 

 level. 



x\quila is a very flourishing and prosperous-looking town of nearly 

 19000 inhabitants, situated at some 2000ft. above the sea, but the air 

 of which reminds one more of 4000 to 5000ft. in the Alps. I really 

 do not know what to say of the hotels. "We stayed at the Albergo di 

 Roma, where they profess to give "pension" terms, but on enquiring 

 what they would be the landlord exclaimed with a shrug " How can I 

 possibly tell till I see what you eat ! " It turned out to be rather 

 expensive and not very satisfactory, but I have no reason to suppose that 

 the "Italia" or the "Sole" are different. However, entomologically, 

 it could only be used as a centre. I have no opinion of its immediate 

 surroundings as a hunting-ground. There is a hopeful-looking bank 

 just below the fortress (known as the "castello ") on which one could 

 pick up odd specimens of Eri/nnis altkaeae, and K. aleeae, lluniieia 

 phlaean var. eleita, Scolitantides baton, I'oli/oiiniiatiiii icariis, < 'hattendenia 

 iv-albiiin (worn out), Pieris rapae, Pontia dapUdice, Leptosia .s/;m;;/x, 

 Colias ediisa (very fresh), Pijrameis cardui, Polyi/nnia er/ea (in rags), 

 Issoria lathonia, Epinephele jurtina (not approaching Jiii^pidla), and 

 Coenoni/mplia pam}ihilii>i. These species I took on the afternoon of 

 the 11th, but no others. On the afternoon of the lOtb, we drove up 

 to Assergi, the point of departure for the ascent of Gran Sasso d'ltalia 

 (9585ft., the highest point of the Apennines), the slopes surrounding 

 which form, I have no doubt, admirable hunting ground. There is 

 however no possible place to stay at in or near Assergi, and the only 

 way to get a good day there would be to drive from Aquila in the 

 early morning, and walk back as far as Paganica station (two miles 

 beyond the village) from which there is a train to Aquila, the next 

 station, in the late afternoon. My only experience of these slopes 

 was obtained by starting to walk back directly we arrived at Assergi, 



