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V. heydenreichii fell to my net, and in the same place Nemeopliila 

 sanio (russula) was talcen flying wildly over the bilberry ; here also I 

 took Anarta melanopa and both Psodos alpinata and coracina, whilst 

 nearer the glacier P. trepidaria was less common ; a nice pair of that 

 interesting black Tineid Melasma Ingvbris also fell victims to my 

 avarice. In the valley beside the main stream Plebeius argus (s^gon) 

 was very abimdant, with imiTSually broad dark borders ; argyrognomo7i 

 was comparatively scarce, whilst Syrichthus cacalix was plentiful, 

 alveus less so, and carthami not infrequent. Of Adopsea lineola I took 

 biit two, but A. thanmas was plentiful. Of Lycmnidx in the higher 

 regions my list is small. Plebeius argvs (xgcm) occurred high up in 

 the Steinthal, with a single specimen of argyrognoinon, and the former 

 also occurred fairly high towards the Bortel Alp, where I likewise 

 took semiargus in both sexes ; a single worn specimen of eumedon 

 showed this species to be over ; ario7i I took sparingly all over the 

 district, a couple of rich blue, though over a very restricted area of 

 the wings, and nicely radiated females fell to my net, and several of 

 the males were of the spotless variety ; astrarche now and then found 

 its way into my boxes, as also an occasional orbitulus, and among the 

 bilberry on the way up the steep zigzag to the Bortel. Heodes 

 Mppotlwe was fairly common, but only one var. eurybia ; virgaurex at 

 this height was just coming out, though below along the upper way of 

 the stream near the Pont Napoleon I could have taken hundreds 

 just emerged, but I did not see a single female at this date, evidently 

 it was a little early, considering the lateness of the season, for a week 

 hence at Macugnaga I took plenty of females. The only species of 

 Titanio that I met with were phrygialis and schranhimia. Cramhi 

 were quite unusually scarce, the common culmelUis and dumefelhts, 

 together with perlellns and its var. warringtoneUns being the only 

 species T saw. Enclidia glyphica was not an infrequent visitor, and a 

 single Mamestra glauca allowed itself to be taken. [ have rarely, if 

 ever, found the Heterocera as a whole so remarkable for their absence. 



On the whole, however, I was well satisfied with my stay. I 

 obtained all the species but one that I went for, whilst the scenery is 

 lovely in whichever direction one elects to go, and last, but not least, 

 under the kind care of Mrs. Keating everything is done in the Hotel 

 that is possible for the comfort and well being of the visitors. 



19, Clarendon Eoad, Edgbaston : 

 December dth, 1910. 



