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Lebanon, 3500ft. to 5000ft. Coimoni/i/iplid jianiphilus : Universally 

 cominon. T/wcla sin'iii : Common at low elevations, Lebanon and 

 Herraon, the var. nwlanrtlui replaces the type or nearly so, above 4000ft. 

 I'.ilicis: Not very common, Lebanon and Hermon ; \ar. caiidalatd, 

 occurs with type, not uncommon ; var. cnri, with type, Hermon. '/'. 

 acaciac var. (ilnldniiiuilis : Eastern slope of Lebanon, common. 7'. 

 iiiyrtale : Common on all the higher mountains from 3000ft. and 

 OOOOft., Lebanon and Antilebanon. Callojihri/s nihi : Common above 

 6000ft., Lebanon, Antilebanon, and Hermon. c/iri/Kdji/uiiiKs (h/h'ihus: 

 Lebanon and Antilel)anon, not uncommon. May. ('. asalii)iiifi : Not 

 uncommon, eastern Lebanon and Antilebanon, May. C. tlwrsautoii : 

 Common from coast to 5000ft., April to .June. ( '. p/daeas : Not very 

 common ; but tjfenerally distributed. < '. dorilis : Rare, taken only on 

 Lebanon, 4000ft., j\Iay. Cii/nritis acainas: Hermon, June, counnon in 

 the moimtains of Lebanon later in the season. Laiiijiidcs huetica : 

 Lebanon, common, 2000ft. to 5000ft., April to June. L. thcnjdtrastus : 

 One specimen only at Zebedani, May. L. (jainra : Coast, only a few 

 worn specimens, April. Li/caena trocJiiliis : Very common, April to 

 June, everywhere. L. ortpts: Common near Afka, June, 4000ft., very 

 small specimens. L. loeirii : Two specimens only, Antilebanon. /.. 

 astrarche: Common, 8000ft. to 6000ft., Lebanon and Antilebanon. L. 

 panain'o : Hermon and eastern face of Lebanon, 4000ft. to 5000ft. L. 

 (iiitcroK \-Ar, era. ssip II nrta : Common, 3000ft. to 6000ft., Lebanon and 

 Antilebanon ; this form differs widely from L. (tnterus, as taken in 

 Bulgaria and Roumelia, May and June. />. imidirci: Not uncommon, 

 4000ft. to 5000ft., eastern Lebanon and Antilelianoii. L.aniandn: 

 Very common, 4000ft. to 5000ft., Lebanon and A)itilebanon ; females 

 very dark and brilliant. /.. Inilaniiis : Lebanon and Antilebanon, 

 3000ft. to 6000ft., June. J., ((iiulaliia: Not common, eastern jjebanon, 

 4000ft. to 5000ft., May and June. /.. adinetiis var. rip/iettii : \'ery 

 common, Lebanon, June, 4000ft. /.. .^emianjus var. belli.s : Not 

 uncouanon on Lebanon, 4000ft. to 5000ft. ; var. aiiticc/iciia, not 

 common. Lebanon and Baalbek, May, 2000ft. to 4000ft. /.. cijUarus 

 var. fn((iin<isa : Common, Lebanon, 2000ft. to (iOOOft. /.. icanis: 

 Common, Lebanon and Antilebanon. 7.. ^I'pltifnix var. iiirludli (or new 

 species ?) : Not uncommon, Lebanon and Antilebanon ; the form with 

 brightest orange spots on upperside of hindwings was invariably taken 

 on chalk, in fields of green corn, ]')aalbek and J^>I()udan produced the 

 best specimens, May and early .[une. I., nni/pi/ns : Not connnoii. 

 Antilebanon and Lebanon, ('yam'ri^ ani'tolns: Connuon. Lebanon and 

 .\ntilebanon, ]\[ay. I'aniara nuit/iias : Not common, coast, May. 

 .S'////<(^/((//7(.s<//^//(/('</('; Counnon, coast, Lebanon and Antilebanon. S.alrt'ac: 

 Connuon below 4000ft. Xi/richt/ms altrits: V^ery common everywhen' 

 up to 5()00ft. s. orhifcr: Common, Lebfinon and Antilel)anon, 3000ft. 

 to ()()00ft. N. srrratidae: Not very common, Lebanon and Antilebanon, 

 300()ft. to 4500ft. N. pniifiri : Not common, Damascus and Antilebanon, 

 3000ft. to 4500ft. N. nomas : Common everywhere, from coast to 

 6000ft. S. jnehifis : Common everywhere, coast to 5000ft., April to 

 June. Ui's/irrid tJuinmas: Common, Lebanon and Antilebanon, 3000ft. 

 to 500()ft. 1 1, (inriila : Not so common, Hermon and Antilebancm, 

 3000ft. to 50()0ft. 1 1 . artacnn : Not common. Dog river glen only, 

 coast level. //. iiustnidanias : Saw several specimens but failed to get 

 any good one-;, Lebanon. .Xi.wniddes marloi/i : Not uncommon in the 

 Antilebanon, about 4000ft. to 5000ft. 



