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Camilla : Kliiiiia ajnni was also common, and I saw several Dri/as 

 paphia, but P. enjane occupied my attention, and my time was sadly 

 limited, for we were leaving Subiaco that afternoon, and I ought to 

 have been starting back by the time I arrived in the gorge, otherwise I 

 should have made a point of netting more specimens of /-". ertfane, 

 which was far from scarce, though the ground made pursuit impossible, 

 and should then have penetrated to the top of the gorge and up the 

 mountain side, in spite of the fact that the place looked made for 

 wolves, which I afterwards heard are numerous thereabouts, though I 

 think the danger from them in sunniier is greatly exaggerated, as I 

 cannot hear of any cases of actual attacks made by them on passers 

 by ; still, it is right to add that the natives never penetrate into the 

 wooded mountains here alone without a gun. It will be seen that I 

 only hunted Subiaco in one direction, but the whole neighbourhood 

 looks as if it were well worth a thorough exploration. I must hope to 

 renew acquaintance with it at some future time. 



My last hunt really hardly comes within the province of this paper, 

 for it was not only outside the Abruzzi, as is Subiaco, but quite away 

 from the Apennines, for it was in Rome, on the Palatine, in the rough 

 wild garden surrounding the ruins of the Palace of the Caesars. I do 

 not know whether I was the first who dared to take a net into these 

 precincts, but I should think probably not, as the gardeners did not 

 seem in the least surprised at my proceedings, and except for them I 

 had the whole place to myself from 3 p.m. when it ia opened till 4.30 

 when I left — somewhat tired, for I was far from well and the 

 thermometer that day stood at about 102° in the shade. There was 

 however no scarcity of butterflies — llai/irardia telicanus was common, 

 the smallest form of it I have ever met with ; Poh/r/onia ei/ea was also 

 abundant and looking, in its provoking way, gloriously fresh, but being 

 far from it on close inspection. I can't think when it really in fresh, 

 for I have been in its haunts from mid-June till early November, and 

 the only really fresh specimen I have ever taken was at Perugia 

 towards the end of September, and this certainly not of the same brood 

 which is fairly common in the summer, which equally certainly does 

 not consist of hybernated individuals. I took one specimen of Erynnis 

 alceae, small, and so light in shade, and with so much yellow in the 

 composition of its ground colour, that on the wing I took it for 

 K. laraterae, and when first caught for E. althaeae var. boetica, 

 but the underside, and more particularly the size and shape of the 

 transparent spots, leave no doubt as to the species. Polyomniatus 

 icariis was very fine, as also was Coenonynipha painpJiilus : Papilio 

 machaon on the other hand was very small and rather dull in colour, 

 especially the red spot. (rnneptcryx deapatra was occasionally to be 

 seen, but kept well out of range ; Colias edtim, I^ieris brassicae, P. 

 rapae and Pontia dajiliiUce were all common, and I took a J specimen of 

 the latter with distinct traces of a black spot near the inner margin of 

 each forewing. Pararyc weijaera was as abundant here as everywhere 

 else, and liiiiiiiria phlacai< of pronounced licna form brings the list to a 

 close, though it would probably have been increased, at any rate by 

 some other Vanessids, if I had remained longer. 



The following list comprises, to the best of my belief, all the species 

 which I met with during my expedition, together with the localities in 

 which they were found : — 



