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was common. Lower down, Erehia Epiphron and Argynnis Pales 

 were plentiful, but the most interesting species was Melitcea Astcria, 

 which Mr. Eowland-Brown was the first to detect ; so inconspicuous 

 was this little butterfly and quick its flight among the herbage, re- 

 sembling a moth, particularly Fsodos alpinata, that on going up the 

 mountain we completely passed it over. However, on our returning, 

 by dint of perseverance, we secured a good series, but the bulk of the 

 specimens were worn. 



On July 30th, Mr. Rowland-Brown bid adieu to us, and it was 

 wdth feelings of regret that he could not accompany us on a trip we 

 proposed to make to Riva, on Lago di Garda. We left about the 

 same time, but in opposite directions. After a journey of many hours 

 in the train, we arrived by way of Botzen, at Mori, and thence by the 

 little mountain railway to Siva. We had but two days to spend at 

 Eiva, and the little lake, Lago di Loppio (666 feet), which I had seen 

 from the railway, appeared to be a good locality. So Mr. Halse and 

 I started early from Riva, and arrived before the heat was very exces- 

 sive at the lake, which proved to be a delightful spot, surrounded by 

 low mountains. Along the road sides at the top of the Pass (1050 

 feet) Erehia Nerine and cethiops w^ere common. By the side of the 

 lake hemp agrimony grew in abundance, the blossoms of which 

 attracted countless butterflies, principally Argynnis Paphia ; Papilio 

 Podalirius and Colias Hyale were also very common ; Satyrus Her- 

 mione ( ? , a striking butterfly on the wing) rested in clusters of five 

 or six on the stems of some little willows. 



Riva itself is very picturesque, and the comparatively lofty mount- 

 ains which surround it present an imposing appearance, but it is too 

 much in the shade after midday to afford good collecting. On August 

 1st we took the steamer to Gardone, beautifully situated on the 

 western bank of Lago di Garda, about twenty miles south of Riva. 

 Here the mountains become much reduced in elevation, and looking 

 south we could see were soon entirely lost in the great plain of Upper 

 Italy. We found the hill sides round Gardone under a high state of 

 cultivation, and it was only after a considerable amount of toiling in 

 a grilling sun that we discovered any collecting ground. We met with 

 a fine form of Lyccena ^rgus, and one interesting moth, Catocala 

 puerpera. 



The following day we returned to Brenner, thence to Munich 

 and London. 



I noticed the following species of butterflies. I had little oppor- 



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