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phanua nnjaureac, common on the slope, the 2 s particularly yellow : 

 whilst the blues comprised I'uli/oiinnatus curydon, F./iylas, /'. icarns, P. 

 escheri, P. astrarche, P. eros (the most abundant blue), PUbeius argyrog- 

 nomon (argun), of rather large size, and P. arfjus (aef/nn) ; Sjfriehf,hiii< 

 alrrus and Pa»iphila comma were both common up to almost TOOOt't., 

 and were accompanied by a single Spilot/iyrus althacae and one Syricht/nis 

 mo. These, with Parnassiua apollo, appear to comprise the whole of the 

 butterflies captured. The Parnai^aiiis apollo captured in the valley belong 

 to a small race, with characteristic deliiis features, and are to be referred 

 to the more or less intermediate form, already treated of by Dr. Chap 

 man (antra, vol. xiii., pp. H79-380). Among the moths /1//777/S tv)/?ro/'?v/// 

 Avas twiceswept down, as it flewswiftly across my path in the early after- 

 noon sun, whilst Setina aurita was occasionally taken. In one locality, 

 among acres upon acres of the Alpine rhododendron, t'idonia brinmeata 

 and Cidaria populata, with its dark aberration, were in particular 

 abundance, whilst Clenyene lutearia was equally common. A single 

 example of Avhat appears to be Acidalia deijeneraria was interesting, as 

 also was Melanippe moatanata. Several Gnojihos ? rjlandnaria , Larentia 

 caesiata, Exholia bipunctata, Thcra ftii)iulata, and one Bryophila pcrla 

 came in to light, whilst Scotndalutcaiis, Pionaea forjicalh, and Endotricho 

 tia.mme.alh arealso among the captured. Kmmeleda alvhemillata , Acidalia 

 fiaveolaria, Larentia ? ci/anata, Aciptilia baliodacti/la, O.ryptilus sp. '?, 

 Miw.aeiie.optiluii fuscua, Crambiis i-adiellus, C conchellm, as also Aphelia 

 oascana, Sciapltila aryentana, ('atopttia cana, Dichrorhampha pcti- 

 verana, (jdechia dijfinis, Boty^i alpinaliii, and B. aerealh occurred, 

 with a few other species that I cannot, unfortunately, name offhand. 

 A journey, on August 20th, over the Col de la Croix was, entomo- 

 logically, a failure, although the walk was delightful. Besides 

 two examples of an Ayrotis, only the following species of butter- 

 flies were seen, and these but rarely, viz., Parnasaim apollo, Ar- 

 gynnis niobe, Pamphila comma, Krcbia yoante, E. tyndaruit, BrentJm 

 palex, Coliaii pJiic.omone, Pyrahieis cardid, Polyom matiis eros, P. corydon, 

 P. escheri, and Issoria lathonia, the latter the commonest, and taken 

 right at the top of the Col, at 7611ft. elevation, where it flew rapidly 

 to and fro on the roadway, evidently quite at home. I netted what I 

 believe was a specimen of Mclainjn'as cpipkrou, but the uneven and rocky 

 character of the ground made escape somewhat easy. To some of 

 those collectors who visit the more productive regions of Switzerland 

 this will, perhaps, seem a poor list. I felt inclined to be a little dis- 

 appointed with the collecting myself now and again, but, as 1 have 

 already said, now that the insects are before me and I look back upon 

 the enjoyable time I spent in the Vaudois valleys, I certainly place 

 it among one of the most satisfactory entomological trips I have made 

 on the Continent. 



Notes on various Coleophorids. 



By HENllY J. TURNEK, F.E.S. 

 For the last two or three years I have taken an especial interest in 

 the economy of the Coleophorids, and, during the coming season, I 

 hope to be able to give more time to their systematic study. I know 

 there are other lepidopterists equally interested in the group, and 

 possibly some mutual help with material, and a checking of observa- 

 tions made, ought to be arranged, so that an advance in our know- 



