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Colias phicoinone. — A few, top of tlie Simplon Pass. C. hyale. — At Bripue and 

 elsewhere, but not abundant. (Note. — C. edusa was conspicuous by its absence). 



Rhndocpra rhainni. — Chippis, somcwliat common. 



Thecla .-spini and ilicis. — Common locally, Le Sepey Road. T. quercu-<.—YvL\ 

 d'Anniviers. 



Pidi/nmmnfits hi'ppnthoe, var. eurijhin, P. dorilis, var. brunnen, ?. — Laqiiinthal, 

 a very fine form. P. phlceas. — Berisal, scaree. 



Lycajna ar(jiis. — A fine form, Sierre, common. £i. zephyrus, var. lycidas. — 

 8 9.2 J, meadows back of 2nd Refuge, Simplon Pass. tj. baton. — One specimen, 

 Sierro. L. atitrarcdtf. — Siinjilon. Ij. icarus, everywhere scarce. L. escheri, L, 

 bellarijus, L. davwn, L. cortjdon. — All common on the Simplon route near Brigue. 

 L. hylns. — Sierre, sparingly. L. meleager. — Tvfo $, worn, Sierre. L. donzelii. — 

 Simplon. L. anjudus — 'Le Sepey Road. L. scmiargu.'<. — Common, Laquinthal. L. 

 i)it7it(Hi(,s.— Laquinthal, a large form. L. arion.. — Laquinthal and elsewhere, 

 sparingly. 



Apatiira iris. — he Sepey Road. .4. ilia. — Chippis and Pfyn-wald. 



Limenitis Camilla. — Sierre, and L. sibylla, Le Sepey Road. 



Vanessa c-album. — Brigue. V. polychloros. — Glion, Sierre, occasionally. V. ur- 

 tica-, V. antinpa. — four. V. io, V. utalanta. — Pfyn-wald. V. cardui. — larvae, Sierre. 



Mclitma aurinia, var. mernpe. — Top of the Simplon Pass. M. didyraa and M. 

 plicebe. — Both generally distributed and common. M. parthenie, M. dictynna and 

 atlinlia. — Laquinthal, not uncommon. 



Argynuis papliia, A. aglaia, A. adippe and niobc, var. eris. — Q-enerally distri- 

 buted. A. latonia. — Sparingly, Simplon. A. euphrnsyne, A. amathiisia. — Laquin- 

 thal, not uncommon. A. diia. — Glion. 



Melanargia galatea. — Brigue, &c. 



Erebia epiphron, var. cassiope. — Quite scarce. E. melampus — A few, Simplon, 

 E. eriphyle.— One specimen near village of Simplon. E. mnestra, E. ceto, var. 

 nbscura, E. tyndarus, E. surynlc, E. goante. — All common, Laquinthal. E. lappona. 

 — Laquinthal, occasionally. E. xthiops. — Le Sepey, and E. ligea, Glion. E. 

 gorge. — Top of Simplon Pass. E. christi. —Of this species I took in the Laquin- 

 thal eight specimens, one of which was a ? (not fine). This appears to be a distinct 

 species. It has a strong resemblance on the upper surface to forms of E. eriphyle, 

 and corresponds in size to that species, but the under-side is totally unlike ; the 

 species to which it may be considered somewhat allied is E. epiphron, var. cassiope, 

 which is, however, considerably smaller. The wings are more rounded in E. christi, 

 the marginal band on the under-side of the fore-wing is well defined, and the 

 under-side of the hind-wing much darker. 



Satyrus alcyone. — Simplon, near Brigue, Sierre, and Le Sepey, common. S. 

 semele. — Simplon. S. actwa, var. cordula. — Several specimens at Sierre, with four 

 equal sized pupilled eyes on the fore-wing. S. lirj/as. — Males only, Le Sepey. 



Pararge mcera, P. meg(JBra, and ceyeria.— Sierre, &c. 



Aphantop^is hyperanthus. — Sieri'c. 



EpinephcU jurtina, E. lycaon, E. 2:iaynphilus, E. satyrion. — Pfyn-wald. 



Spilothyrus lavaterw. — Simplon and Le Sepey, occasionally. 



Syrichthus carthami, S. alveim. — Pfyn-wald, Laquinthal. S. sao. — Sierre. 



Tlianaos tages. — Sierre, sparingly. 



