282 THE entomologist's record. 



A. daphne I disturbed a fine Arctia piirpuraia, which I failed to secure 

 owing to the too pressing attentions of a couple of young Tirolese, who 

 were greatly intorested in my operations. Higher up the valley I saw 

 and missed Linn'iiitis pnpuli, sunning himself on a heap of road sweep- 

 ings. This took me again next day to the same place — but I saw no 

 more L. poptdi in the Sarnthal, but I caught two Lijcaeiia amandas, 

 and also several later in the Eggenthal. Any who have only seen this 

 species as taken at Martigny, as had I, can have only a faint idea of 

 the rich colour and breadth of the dark snli'usion of the Bozen speci- 

 mens. On my return to the hotel I found that my wife, who had 

 been to the Eggenthal, had caught a single Xeptia lucilla, where she 

 had also seen several L. populi. Next morning I was oft" by the train 

 to Kardaun, which puts you down at the mouth of the Eggenthal. 

 Some two miles up I took my first .Y. lucilla, afterwards I bagged four 

 or five more, they were all a little less than fresh, but I think its 

 time of emergence must extend over a considerable period, as with /.. 

 Camilla, though I believe it has not two broods, at least in these parts, 

 as has the latter, for, on July 15th of this year, I found it still 

 flying, and a few individuals were in fair condition, though 

 nearly everything was over, and in this valley they had had uninter- 

 rupted heat for six weeks preceding my arrival. 1 also secured (1901) 

 some half dozen L. populi in tip-top order. These are very beautiful 

 specimens strongly tinged with blue, approaching the colour of /.. 

 Camilla. It was only now that I woke to the fact that the specimens I 

 had previously taken, and several more that I had seen and missed on 

 difterent occasions at Aigle, are the var, tremulae. Is this the only form 

 at Aigle, or is it merely a chance in my case ? I should be glad to 

 hear from anyone who has taken the type at Aigle. Lihi/thea ccltii^ 

 was common in both valleys, but literally swarmed in the Eggenthal. 

 It is an exciting little beggar until you have had enough of it, and it 

 may be noticed that on July 14th, 1902, a tew quite decent examples 

 were taken. Of the " Hairstreaks " jf'Acr^r/ sj)iui ah. b/ucriis •wa.s not 

 rare, and also T. ilicis, with var. ccrri, was not uncommon. Of the 

 "Blues," Lj/caota ainajidiis might be picked up at infrequent intervals, 

 all males, but so fresh that I suspect that it was not yet fully out, and 

 the females had not yet begun to appear. One brood of i'nliiniiiDiatnn 

 orion was nearly over, and one specimen may have been the herald of 

 the coming second brood. In 1902 I took one example on July 14th. 

 Lycaena arion was fairly common higher up the valley, but not nearly 

 so broadly suft'used with black as the examples of the Italian side of 

 the Simplon, which almost suggest a giant ('iia)tiris an/ioliis, both in 

 tone of blue and in the expanse of the black border. As often, the 

 "Blue " most oi evidence was ynmiades seiiiian/iix, but others, except 

 high mountain species, were well represented as the subjoined list 

 shows. The only Melitaea I saw was J/, at/ialia, the ordinary rather 

 coarsely marked form of north Italy. For some reason or other M. 

 part/ienie seldom or never comes my way, or else I am slow to recognise 

 it as anything more than one of the many forms of M. athalia. I am 

 tempted to say that I do not believe in M. paithenie (only I fear the 

 storm I should raise) except as var. varia, w^hich might, perhaps, as 

 well be called a mountain form of M. athalia. Melananjia (/alat/iea 

 was more or less of the var. jin)cida, generally more ; Sati/riis seuiele 

 Avas fine, but not of the var, aristaeus form, while N. he mi tone and IS. 



