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Thecla ilicis, var. cerri, and T. acaeice, vei'y common but worn, Florae. 



Polyommatus Alciphron, var. Gordiiis, common, Florae. /'. DorUis, very 

 abundant, Chateau de la Caze. P. Phltvas, scarce. 



Lyecena Argus, Astrarche, Icarus, Escheri, hellaryus, Hi/las, all fairly com- 

 mon and generally distributed. L. Cori/don was very common at Mende, $ , usual 

 type. L. meleager, this beautiful " blue," of which I took 2 $ and 2 ? , was just 

 commencing to emerge at Florae. L. Dolus — this " blue " has a limited area of 

 distribution, occurring in France in the departments of Var and Lozere, also in 

 Piedmont. We found it somewhat sparingly at Florae, on the Causse Mejean a 

 few, indeed we met with it at all points visited, but it was only abundant at Bal- 

 sieges near Mende at the foot of tlie Causse Sauveterre, in a dried up water-course 

 among a luxuriant growth of lavender. The $ of this interesting blue appears 

 very " white " on the wing ; not knowing the species the fii'st specimen I captured 

 I took for an albino specimen of L. Damon ! The ? is very close to the ? of L. 

 Damon ; in Dolus, however, faint traces are seen of marginal " peacock eyes " on 

 the hind-wing, and the arrangement of the spots on the under-side of the fore-wing 

 is also different in this species, forming the letter " S." L. Damon, on the Causse 

 Mejean, flying in company with L. Dolua. L. argiohis. Florae. L. minimus, Florae. 



Limenitis Camilla, occasionally, Florae, Mende. 



Vanessa c-alhum, polychloros, Antiopa, occasionally seen. V. cardui, very 

 common at Florae. 



Melitcea Didyma, a very abundant butterfly at Florae and elsewhere. M. 

 Phabe and Athalia, Florae. 



Argynnis Paphia, Aglaia, Adippe, Niohe, Daphne, and Latonia, occasionally 

 at Florae. 



Melanargia Galathea, a very abundant butterfly ; at. leucomelas, by no means 

 scarce, as common nearly as the type. M. Japygia, var. Cleanthe — in 1899, when 

 I visited the Causse Mejean, this species was not out by June 27th ; I expected 

 therefore to find it well on the wing this year on July 18th, but I only met with 

 two females, so the species was practically over, in consequence no doubt of the 

 continued hot weather. Cleanthe flies much faster than Oalathea, which also 

 occurred on the Causse, and more resembles Syllius in flight. The French form of 

 this species it would appear is smaller than the Spanish one. Specimens in my 

 cabinet labelled " Castile," are much larger in size than the two I captured. 



Erebia Stygne, worn, the only Erehla seen. Florae. 



Satyrus Circe, common. Florae — this magnificent Satyrid in perfect condition 

 was quite common flying among and resting on the chestnut trees on the lower 

 slopes of I'Empezou at Florae. /S. Briseis, in very fine condition on open stony 

 places. S. Alcyone, Florae, Chateau de la Caze, common. <S'. <Se>He/e, a fine large 

 form, Florae, very common. S. statilinus, apparently just coming out, two $, 

 Chateau de !a Caze. S. actcea, and S. Dryas, fairly common throughout. 



Pararge Megcera, several, Florae. 



Epinephile Janira and Tithonus, common and generally distributed. 



Caenoriympha Pamphilus, arcania, and Dorus, common, the latter specially so 

 at Florae. 



Syrichthus alveus, fairly common. S. Sao, Florae. 



Hesperia Thaumas, worn. //. comma. H. Actceon, Belsieges. 



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