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var. PJiito. Goanfe was seen at Guarda, where also Ceto and Bledusa 

 appeared to be nearly over, ^thiops, a fine large form, was just 

 coining out, and Liqea at the lower levels, and Eririjale higher up was 

 fairly common — a total of fifteen species. 



Ooenoiij^mpha Satj/rioii was common at all stations. PampJiihis, 

 much rarer, one brought home measures 1'35 inch in expanse. The 

 " skippers " were chiefly forms of what T take to be H. fritiUum, some 

 very finely marked, others with spots all but obsolete. >S'. Sao also 

 occurred, with T. Tagea, P. linea and sy^anus. 



The Zi/(/cenid(e were nowhere in force and presented nothing 

 noteworthy. 



Nemeophila plantaginis was common, especially in the upper Val 

 Tuoi,in considerable variety, but still each variety fairly distinct from 

 the others and not shading into one another, as I think I have more 

 commonly seen it. A yellow form = type ; a white form with upper 

 wings tinted = liospita ; a very black form pale area as in type = 

 maternnJis? ; similarly dark, but pale areas, as in liospita = elec/ans. 



A very large form (over 1"5 inch) of Litltosia lurhhnla was com- 

 mon at Guarda, usually at rest on leaves of Asclepias. 



On the same area of the Val Tuoi that afforded Erehia Plmrie 

 and Manfo, Pliisia Hochenwarthi was very abundant, as it was also in 

 the Val Roseg at Pontresina. Along with it were immense numbers of 

 Agrofis oceUina flying in the sunshine, and settling often several 

 together on the flowers, especially of Arnicn. Along with it and with 

 similar habits was a species allied to Ui/droecln nictitans, which I take 

 to be Mythimnn ivihecilla. This much resembled H. nictitana in its 

 habit of frequenting flowers, but was even more ready to fly in the 

 sunshine; the male is not very like H. nicfifans, but the female has 

 a very similar facies. These two species were also fairly common in 

 the Heuthal and other places near Pontresina. 



Annria meJanopa was frequently seen in the higher regions, 

 though catching it was a different matter. It was especially abun- 

 dant on the Fuorcla da Surlej. Amongst the NoctucB seen the follow- 

 ing were taken : A. segefum, candeUseq^ua, H. dentina, glmica, L. 

 conigera, P. gamma^ hracten (nenr the mill at Guardn), H. ecesia, A. 

 euphorhice, O. cymhalarice. 



I have handed over to Mr. Prout the Geometrce taken, and he will 

 report if there is anything worth re])orting on. 



The Endrosna (PJiilen, Sttina) taken included roscida, which was 

 very abundant in its old locality in the main Bernina Valley near the 

 entrance to the Heuthal. It occurred again on open ground rather 



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