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following days secured a good series of males, biit managed to capture 

 only two females, which perhaps were not yet fully out. They seemed 

 to enjoy flitting along a warm sunny bank, close to the ground. The 

 locality is in the narrow lanes near the south bank of the Jews' Eiver. 

 73. E. euphenoides, Stgr. Occurs only on the European side, where it is 

 common throvighuut the district. I have taken it in the Cork Woods 

 as early as February 25th (1911), and have seen it flying in good 

 condition as late as May 26th (1910) at Algeciras. The females of this 

 appear to be more numerous than those of the preceding species. On 

 some flne days I have seen the sexes in about equal numbers. 

 74:.^Zegris eupheme, Esp., var. meridionalis, Ld. Taken by Mr. G. O. Sloper at 



Granada in May, 1911. 

 81. — LejAidia sinapis, L. Found only in the Cork Woods, where I have taken 

 it as early as February 24th (1911), and as late as August 16th (1911), 

 in good condition. Successive broods occur during the simimer. The 

 ab. female erysimi, Bkh., is fairly common, and the var. diniensis, B., 

 also occurs. 



113. - Colias edusa, F. Common throughout the region during nearly the 

 whole year, but apparently not so abundant as formerly. The ab. 

 helice, Hiibn., seen occasionally. 



124,.—Gonepteryx rhamni, L. Found by me only in open spaces in the Cork 

 Woods, where it flies with G. cleopatra, L., in June and Jidy. Larger 

 and finer than British specimens. 



125. — G. cleopatra, L. This conspicuous butterfly I found to be one of the most 

 abundant throughout the whole region. Hibernated specimens are 

 seen on the wing from the middle of February to the end of March, 

 and alvpays appear to be in good condition ; it is very rarely that a 

 ragged or worn specimen is found. The earliest date on which I have 

 seen the new brood at Gibraltar is May 8th (1912). The female, which 

 is difficult to distinguish from that of the preceding species, expands 

 about f of an inch more than the male. 



127. — Charaxes jasius, L. The netting of this large, powerfully flying butterfly 

 is very flne sport, but unfortunately it is difficult to obtain good speci- 

 mens by this means ; they are so wild in the net, that the most perfect 

 example invariably spoils itself before it can be secured. The usual 

 habit of this species is to fly round and settle on the topmost branches 

 of fig trees, so that the only possible way to net them is to induce 

 them to come lower by fixing tempting baits (generally rotten figs) 

 within reach of the net. The imago occurs commonly at Mount 

 Washington, Tangier, and appear to be in good condition in that 

 locality from about September 7th to 14th. I have observed speci- 

 mens in the Cork Woods (June 16th, 1912), and Gibraltar in July 

 (1911). One ragged specimen taken in Gibraltar, close by the sea, 

 near the Dockyard, on October 4th, 1911. 



This species has been bred in England by Mr. G. O. Sloper, and 

 by Mr. A. H. Jones, in his garden at Eltham. 



