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529. — Lampides hoeticus, L. Widely distributed tliroufrhout the region, from 

 Marcli to October, but apparently the finest specimens occur in May, 

 when I have taken examples in Gibraltar measuring 1|" in expanse. 



5:50. — L. telicanus, Lang-. Abundant throughout the region from March to 

 October. I have taken it in the Cork Woods as early as Febriiary 24th 

 (1912). 



543. — Lycaena argus, L., var. hypochiona, Ebr. Taken at Granada by Mr. G. O. 

 Sloper (summer, 1911). 



569. — L. lysimon, Hb. This little " Blue " seems to be rather uncertain in its 

 appearance. I met with it first in a restricted locality in the Cork 

 Woods near Almoraima, on July 2nd, 1910, and on this date and two 

 days after, took a few examples in very fair condition, but apparently 

 past their best ; on the 29th of the same month they were quite worn 

 and useless as specimens. The next season (1911) I visited the locality 

 from the middle of June to the end of Jiily, but no L. lysimon appeared. 

 My surprise may be imagined when on August 16th (1911) I found it 

 apparently a few days oiit, and very scarce, in a spot about 500 yards 

 from the original locality, which I again visited, but found none. 

 Both restricted localities were more or less boggy. On March 24th, 

 1912, I took a magnificent specimen near the Jews' Eiver at Tangier. 

 This species flies low, just above the grass, and quickly, so is diificult 

 to capture. Judging from above dates, it is apparently double-brooded, 

 or partially so. 



573. — L. hato7i, Berg., var. panoptes, Hb. Taken at Granada by Mr. G. 0. 

 Sloper on May 6th, 1911. 



589. — L. astrarche, Bgstr. Abundant everywhere, almost all the year round. It 

 is very variable in size : the smallest I have, measuring f " in expanse, 

 I took at Granada on August 8th, 1910. The largest expands l^", 

 taken at Cork Woods on May 23rd, 1911. The spots on upper sides of 

 some female specimens very nearly coalesce, forming broad orange 

 bands on each wing. On others some of the orange spots are obsolete. 



604. — L. icarus, Eott. As abundant as the last species, and as a rule, freqiients 

 the same localities. I have taken the male as early as Febrviary 2nd 

 (1910), at Gibraltar, and have seen it flying in November. The males 

 are not so bright as those taken in England, but the females are 

 brighter than English specimens ; the orange spots on upper sides 

 being more fully developed, but otherwise very similar to blue females 

 I have taken at Sheerness and Queendown Warren, near Chatham. 



610. — L. hylas, Esp., var. nivescens, Kef. Taken at Granada by Mr. G. O. Sloper 

 (summer, 1911). 



613. — L. hellargus, Eott. Apparently rare. Taken on the Sierra Carbonera on 

 April 21st, 1910, April 6th, 1911, and two specimens on June 3rd, 1911, 

 These correspond with English specimens taken at Queendown Warren, 

 except there is a little more suffused blue at the base of the wings 

 underneath. 



