2 [January, 



work with that special knowledge of this Order which is essential to 

 success. The conditions suited to alpine insects are quite as favoura- 

 ble, in most respects, in the one district as in the other ; in woodland 

 species Breadalbane may be weak ; as Dr. White pointed out, there 

 is less wood there than in Eannoch. 



Butterflies were abundant, and at least twelve species were seen. 

 Of the whites, P. hrasisiccc was nearly always in evidence, although 

 usually represented by single specimens ; P. napi was frequent, and 

 I think P. rapcB also occurred, although I do not appear to have kept 

 examples. Argynnis Selene and A. Euphrosyiie were both common, 

 the latter most numerous in the earlier part of the month and later 

 giving place to A. Selene. Vanessa urticae occurred in hibernated ex- 

 amples, and several broods of larvre ; another Vanessa (probably V. 

 Atalarita) was seen. A single (J of i". Janira was taken on the last 

 day of my stay. Coenoni/mplia Typhon, var. Laidion, was especially 

 abundant on a high lying boggy tract (over 1500 feet), and occurred 

 singly elsewhere, but was less generally distributed than E. Epipliron : 

 it shows an extensive range of coloration on the upper-side, running 

 from (males) dark brown (almost as dark as in var. PhiJoxenus, but 

 duller in tone) through different grades of tawny to a pale bleached 

 looking condition (females) ; on the under-side ocellation may be ab- 

 solutely non-existent or highly developed, reaching in the hind-wings 

 to six eye spots with white pupils, the greater development, however, 

 in no way indicating an approach in other respects to the typical form 

 of Typlion, and in the fore-wings there is an equally great but not 

 correlative variability in the transverse bar, which may be absent, re- 

 duced to a wavy line, or increased to a pale elongated blotch. C. 

 Pamphilus abundant, some of the examples large and brightly coloured. 

 JErehia Epiphron was widely distributed on the hills both to the north 

 and south of the River Lochay, and was abundant on some of the 

 grassy slopes ; one day during a long excursion I had this interesting 

 little butterfly as a pretty constant companion for several miles. First 

 noticed about June Sth, but the examples then seen probably belonged 

 to a small colony which had established itself at a lower elevation 

 than usual (below 1000 feet), and it was not till ten days or so later 

 that the species was out on the high grounds. Lyccena Astrarche, 

 var. Artaxerxes, was common on a Reliantheimim bank of a small burn. 

 L. Icarus very common. L. minima abounded on a small sandy flat 

 on the banks of the Lochay. Some of the butterflies went to consider- 

 able elevations, following the course of the hill streams. To see the two 

 f ritillaries, L. Icarus and Artaxerxes, C. Pamphilus, joined more rarely 



