62 THE entomologist's record. 



and that we have species of our own, such as Cularia trmuata and 

 C. immnnata, which are certainly distinct, but which cannot, in all 

 cases, certainly be differentiated in the imago state. What is wanted 

 is a monograph embodying the researches of those lepidopterists who 

 live on the spot where these species occur, and who have studied them in 

 all stages. Polj/o)nniatus esc/icri, again, was not uncommon around the 

 manure heaps in the village of Loeche, and with them was taken one 

 female Xomiailcfi ci/llanifi, with inferior wings, underside spotless, and 

 three spots only on the superiors. The afternoon was devoted to a visit 

 to the famous Pfynwald. I cannot say it was a success ; the special 

 species we came for, Apatnra ilia, was not in evidence. We obtained 

 plenty of Mditaea part/ienic, more Ari/ynnis lathnnia than were observed 

 elsewhere, a few male Drtjas paphia, and very little else. 



On .July 4th we took train to Sierre, where Sijricht/nis i(irt/niiiii w&fi 

 very abundant, and with them were a few S. sao, specimens of Papilio 

 inac/uion and Pi/ranwis cardni, Pieris daplidice, and one Sati/nis var. 

 coriltda, female, was hustled out of a willow thicket on the banks of 

 the Rhone. It was the only female taken, and the only example of 

 the species we saw at Sierre. Mr. Wheeler had advised us to try for 

 Mclitaca maturna at Nione. We, however, missed our way, and only 

 got as far as Chippo. Here my son netted the only specimen of 

 Erebia liijea we were destined to take, and we found ( 'hri/sophamis var. 

 (p/rdiiis not uncommon, but worn. 



On .Tuly 5th we journeyed on to Berisal, where we had arranged to 

 stay a week. We did some collecting at Brigue on the way, under 

 the cliffs along the banks of the Rhone. Here we found Brentkix dia 

 in some numbers and variable, also Melitaea parthenie, with some 

 remarkably ani-dia-YxVQ forms, An/i/nnis niohe var. eris, Pnhpionia 

 c-alhinii, Mditaca didi/ma, I'/tifiiieliriis thanwaa and T. lineola, Lycaena 

 arion, Spilot/ii/nis laraterae, ( 'alias liyale, and my son netted a fine 

 i 'alias var. hdice. Most readers of this magazine who take an interest 

 in European rhopalocera are well posted up in the species that are to be 

 taken at or near that glorious spot, Berisal ; glorious both for its col- 

 lecting and for the truly magnificent scenery amidst which the hotel 

 is situated. 



The season was a very backward one at this height — about 5000 

 feet — and we were a fortnight too early for many species we might 

 have expected to be right for, conseijuently they were obtained in small 

 numbers only. However, there were others that, in an ordinary season, 

 we should have been too late for, and as we are looking forward to 

 another visit next year at a somewhat later date, they Avill probably be 

 obtained then. The views which have been reproduced on pi. ii,and 

 which accompany this article, are from negatives taken by my son, 

 and will give a general idea of the locality and the ground collected 

 upon. The upper one is a view of the hotel. The road over the Sim- 

 plon Pass was made by Napoleon Buonaparte. At intervals of about 

 two miles he built refuges, where travellers could obtain shelter and 

 refreshment. The third refuge, counting from Brigue, was formed 

 at J^erisal ; this is now used as a restaurant in connection with the 

 hotel, and is the building at the extreme left of the photograph. The 

 others represent the remaining portions of the hotel. They appear to 

 have been added at different times, and (onu, as a whole, a most de- 

 lightful rambling old place. We found the proprietors most obliging, 



