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The rocky heights behind the town form an excellent hunting ground. 

 There are several small lakes there about 'which a species of Cordulia 

 was sporting as early as 7 — 8 a.m. As the day wore on many butter- 

 flies were seen, including Aporia cratcegi, Argynnis Selene, A. Eupliro- 

 syne, Melitcea Athalia, Pararge Hiera, P. Megtsra, Lyccena ^gon, 

 and others. 



We did not begin to collect in earnest until we arrived at Sae- 

 terstoen late in the afternoon of June 18th. At this place, like Dr. 

 Chapman and his friends, we were accommodated by Herr and Fru 

 "Wattne at Maarud, and we were introduced to Norwegian country 

 life under very pleasant and comfortable auspices. We had also 

 perfect weather here, and as it had been dry during the previous two 

 or three weeks, the traversing of the bogs was comparatively easy. 

 We had been warned to look out for mosquitos : we experienced less 

 trouble from these insects than we had anticipated, although towards 

 the end of our stay at 8aetertsoen they certainly became more irrita- 

 ting, and the big Tabanided also increased in numbers. On the 

 Dovrefjeld mosquitos were rather troublesome, and Heematopota plu- 

 vialis at Molde, but on the whole we did not sufter more than one 

 usually does in the Scottish Highlands from the last named species 

 and the hosts of Ceratopogon. As far as I am personally concerned, 

 I still give the palm to these minute pests for their power to torment 

 and make one thoroughly uncomfortable. 



To Dr. Chapman's account of the Saeterstoen district there is 

 little to add from the Lepidopterist's point of view. Curiosity led 

 us out on the evening of the 18th long after butterfly hours, and we 

 succeeded in disturbing from its roosting place in a spruce our first 

 example of lEreiia JEmhla. Subsequently we found this species and 

 Chionohas Jutta in great force, but we were of course just rather late 

 to get either in perfect condition. Day after day we came across 

 fresh species, until at last we had secured all those named by Dr. 

 Chapman, excepting P. amphidamas (which, I now fear, was overlooked) 

 and P. comma, taking in addition, P. hrassiccB, A. Lathonia, Aglaia, 

 and E. hyperanthus. Lycaena Amanda and P. Sippotlioe were the glory 

 of some of Herr Wattne's uncut meadows, and it was a pretty sight 

 to see the latter beautj' sitting towards evening with its flaming red 

 wings outspread to the declining sun. Colzas Palceno was out earlier 

 than Dr. Chapman's date, and we took it in splendid condition. 



On the borders of the " great moor " (where, by the waj% Betula 

 nana grows, a fact not mentioned by Dr. Chapman) we found Syrich' 

 thus centaurecd pretty frequent ; here also we took a few worn A. 

 Freija, and, towards the end of our stay, a fresh little series of C. tiplion. 



