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here, only two or three specimens being observed. To the right, just 

 before the next cottages, a rough piece of ground swarmed with in- 

 sects : Dryas paphia and ab. valesina most abundant, Argynnis adippe 

 and ab. deodnxa also common, A. lathonia abundant, and A. afjlaia not 

 rare, but not so abundant as a mile or so higher up the valley. On 

 these slopes, too, were a number of species going over, among other? 

 Melitaea didyma, M. athalia, and Chrywphanus var. eurybia, whilst, on 

 the other hand, C. dorilis was only just coming out. One beautiful 

 specimen of the large black form of Polyoinmatus orion only fell to the 

 net here — a most interesting insect, and not known to me in nature 

 before this summer. This slope, too, provided a number of Syvtoima 

 phegea, a species widely distributed, however, all over the district, and 

 flying most freely in the morning sun, although on the wing all day, 

 or so long as the sun lasted. Litluma ((riseola, L. lurideola, L.caniola, 

 and Kniydia var. Candida, also, were on this slope, and a large number 

 of interesting Micros — Pyransta puiiicealis, Aciptilia batiodactyla, 

 Amhlyptilia acanthodactyla, Mimaeseoptilus bipunctidactyUis, Oxyptilua 

 distans, Eupoecilia rupicola, Crambus falaellus, Scoparia cembrae, Stenio 

 punctalU, Crai)d)n.s alpinellus, Nemotois scabiosellus, Kbulea xerbascalh, 

 Endotricha Jlanimealia, Uithyia carnella, Pkoxopteryx lundana, Diasemia, 

 Literalh, Cledeobia aiujuatalis, and several other species difficult to name 

 offhand, whilst Acidalia ornata, Larentia olivata, Lythria purpuraria, 

 Eubolia waeniata, E. mensuraria, E. bipinictata, &c., were frequently 

 disturbed. Here, too, Ayrophila trabealis and Miyioa euphorhiata were met 

 with but only in single specimens. Anfhroccra tran>ialpina seemed to be 

 the only " burnet" in this part of the locality. Patnpliila aylvanm was 

 going over, and /'. comma not yet well out, whilst two worn Tkyme- 

 l.uus thauiiia.s'weve observed, and Polyonimatus astrarclw was of the dark 

 •mountain form. Spilothyms vialrarmti was rare, but S. akacae still 

 more so, only a single specimen falling to the net. On the other hand, 

 Syrichthus alirAis was common here. Melanaryia yalathea was nearly 

 over; Polyoimnatua baton only showed up as one specimen, in bad 

 condition, and P. mchayer one fine example, apparently just out of 

 pupa. The absence of Erebia aethiops at Bobbie was considered 

 unaccountable, until, one lovely morning, crossing the river and 

 climbing up the rough rocky slopes opposite, the wooded ground at 

 the top was struck, and swarms of this species were encountered. 

 These slopes provided such feasts of blackberries as the native spirits 

 that haunted these mountains of old must themselves have loved. On 

 the slopes, too, several interesting insects were observed. Besides 

 numbers of the larger Argynnids, Aryytmis var. cleodoxa and A. aylaia, 

 Hipparchia semele, Pararge maera, &c., several other interesting species 

 were observed. Papilio viachaon toyed safely on the rough ground, 

 and Agrius convolvuli, at midday, was observed sucking the nectar from 

 the flowers of a giant Salria, in company with swarms of Sesia. atella- 

 tanwi and an occasional ('haraia-> grajnhiis. A single Colias hyale, 

 also, was taken, but this species appeared rare throughout the valley. 

 There, too, Anthrocera piirpuralis, A. transalpina, and a few A. medi- 

 r.aginis were discovered, and many other interesting species. At night a 

 few species came to the lamp in the dining-room at the inn, of 

 W'hich P'achygaxtn'a trifoiii — males, of deep red tint, with single pale 

 yellow'ish tran verse line and white discoidal spot — was the most as- 

 sertive, although Porthetria di.tpar and Spiloaoina fuiiginosa (the bright 

 red southern form), and 5. menthastri made scarcely less fuss. Good 



