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but otherwise fairly typical. Ari/i/nnix latlumia was fairly common ; 

 and A. aglaia and A.niobe var. eris frequent, the latter species was of very 

 ordinary size and appearance, unlike the small form taken last year 

 at Puerto de la Losillo. Coeiioni/inji/ia iji/tididcs occurred in several 

 damp rushy spots, but only once at all freely, and then want of sun- 

 shine, except for a few minutes, prevented the insect from flying, so 

 that few were taken. Its habits, in frequenting damp rushy places, 

 and its appearance persuade me that it really lielongs to the tiiplion 

 group, and is not close to either iphi>i or anania, though ijilns is, I 

 suppose, nearer to tijjihon than either is to anania. Melitaea athalia 

 was often common in forms not apparently of special interest. The 

 common Mdanariiia var. laclwsi.t, was always in evidence, and I find I 

 have brought home only one specimen of M. japijuia, of which 1 saw 

 others, but it was certainly not common. Satyrus alci/onc was begin- 

 ning to come out as we left, and one specimen only of S. circc was 

 seen and taken at Piedrahita. It is clear, therefore, that these species 

 were nearly a month later in emerging than we found them the 

 previous year at Cuenca, and more, I think, owing to the lateness of 

 the season than to any dift'erence in the localities themselves. 



I should now like to be able to give a clearer account of an obser- 

 vation that puzzles me a little in regard to the (Joliaa occurring at 

 Bejar. C. edusa was constantly seen, and my impression was that C. 

 In/alc was even more frequent ; as a rule I never captured either 

 species, but once or twice when nothing else was forward, it occurred 

 to me that a specimen of C. hi/ale ought to appear in my bag as a 

 memorandum. On each occasion when I did so what I took was a 

 specimen of C. var. helice. It did not occur to me at the time to 

 follow this up by a number of captures, so that all I can now say is 

 that I brought home three C. var. hdirc and no C. Jn/ale. I feel certain 

 I saw C. Ill/ale, and even turned several bad specimens out of my net. 

 All that my specimens warrant me in saying is that C. var. Jidice is 

 certainly common there. 



The Catorala ni/mphaca may deserve another word or two. The 

 specimens brought home are for the most part of tolerably uniform 

 size, colour, and markings, varying little from 51mm.-53mni. in 

 expanse. There are three dwarf specimens, 41mm., 44mm., and 

 48mm. respectively. Along with them are four specimens, 40mm., 

 39mm., 39mm., and 38mm. in expanse, which, in the field, I took to 

 be also dwarf specimens. These prove, however, to be Catocala nj/nt- 

 liJiaiiojia. It is curious I should take these two species together, in 

 view of the remark of M. Godart (1824) that these two species always 

 occur together. He unites them as one species under the name of 

 niiHiphaea, but the figure he gives is an excellent one of ninnphaiiivja. 

 Hampson unites {InsccU of India) this species Avith an Indian form, 

 which has a considerably difterent facies, and since he says (no doubt 

 describing the Indian form) that it has no fan to middle tibia\ there 

 can be little doubt that the Indian species is distinct. ( '. nipnphaea has 

 very well-developed fans, of a tint varying from nearly black centrally 

 to white at the apices of the hairs. C. nyinpluuioija has less copious 

 fans, of a pale fulvous colour. 



( 'alliwiirpha jacohaeac was frequently seen both as larva and imago, 

 the latter differing, apparently, in no way from British examples, but 

 the larvcU uniformly like those seen last year at Tragacete, with the 

 black ring broken up into sections. 



