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very common. Parnansiua inntnno^ii/nc : Lebanon and Hermon, not 

 very abundant, about 4000ft. to 6000ft. T/iais cfrisyi : Lebanon and 

 Hermon, common from 2500ft. to GOOOft. doneptcri/x rliamni var. 

 farinosa: Common on the eastern slope of Lebanon. <i . clcopatra var. 

 taiirica : Common on the coast and western slope of Lebanon ; I saw 

 both species of (jronepti'njx at Afka. Aporia crataciji : Common every- 

 where along the eastern slopes of Lebanon and in Antilebanon, 1200ft. 

 to 4000ft. ( oliua I'diim : Very common everywhere ; var. JicUrc, not 

 uncommon. J'ien's brassicae : Common in gardens, very white under- 

 neath, r. rajiiii': Common in gardens and on the mountains ; found 

 as high as the top of Hermon. /'. napi : One specimen only at 

 Zebedani. I', i-ri/aiic : At Afka, western slope of Lebanon, 4000ft., 

 not uncommon, not seen elsewhere. Aiitliocharia hdia : Not uncommon 

 along the coast ; none seen inland except at Zeljedani. Aiith(wharis char- 

 Ionia var. jifiiiar: Not common, but widely distributed on eastern slopes 

 of Lebanon and Antilebanon. Kuddu'e canlamiucs : Coast and western 

 slope of Lebanon, not very common. I .cucopluma .sinajds : Very 

 common. /-. (luponchdi : Not uncommon and widely distributed. 

 Lviiontis ca)iiilla : Common on Lebanon and Antilebanon. Pi/raDieia 

 atalanta : Not uncommon. /'. atrdiii : Common on Lebanon and 

 Antilebanon. Ai/lais urticae var. turcica : Common above 4000ft. ; 

 haunts the sunniiits of the highest mountains. Kw/onia p(di/c/doros : 

 Not common, Zebedani only. Pidi/i/onia ajca : Common along the 

 coast, April. Melitaca cinxia : Not very common ; above oloudan, 

 about 5500ft., and on Djebel Kneysseh at 4500ft. ; very small and pale 

 var. with antemarginal row of black spots on hindwings, almost or 

 altogether, obliterated, probably var. ainamla. M. jdiucbe : Common 

 everywhere, always small and very variable. M. didyina : Very 

 common, and extremely variable. M. triria : Common, 8000ft. to 

 4000ft., rather small and resembling the form from Turkestan. 

 Arnynnis hithiniia : Very common. A. pandora: Not uncommon, 

 Lebanon and Antilebanon. A. niohc var. cri>i : ^'ery connnon on all 

 high mountains, Lebanon and Antilebanon, not taken below 8500ft., 

 all small specimens and rather greenish. ]>a)tais cliri/si/ipiis : Very 

 common in the irrigated strip of fertile land along the coast north of 

 J>eyrout ; April to -ruly. Melanan/ia titca : Common along the coast 

 and on western slope of Lebanon up to 4000ft., not on eastern slope ; 

 var. titania, very common, Antilebanon and eastern slope of Lebanon ; 

 it much resembles .17. larissa, and is possibly a distinct species. Sati/rus 

 Iwnnionc : Common, Lebanon and coast. -S'. tdephassa : Universally 

 common. May and June. S. anthe : Universally common, June. 

 S. pdopea : Not quite so common, mid-June, about 3000ft. 

 !<. sonde var. nicmina : Common on Lebanon, June. S. a<-f(ica var. 

 Iiadjina : Only on the higher foot-hills of Hermon, June ; this 

 resembles most nearly an Armenian form of N. actara. Ypainia 

 astcropc : Very common along the coast; April to -luly. I'aranjc 

 rn.rdana : Rare, two specimens only near Zel)edani. /'. t'lpria : Widely 

 distributed, Lebanon and Antilebanon. /'. macra : Lebanon, connnon. 

 /'. nu'i/aera : Very common, swarms on all the highest sunnnits. 

 Kpinephelc janiru var. tdnussia : Very common everywhere, from April 

 to July ; this var. differs from the type, not only in coloration but also 

 in habit ; it has a trick of alighting on bare earth, fuirows. or stones 

 which match it in colour. K. h/cauii : Connnon. Hermon and 



