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loud the thunder, that we made for Pegomas. However, the storm 

 (accompanied by vivid lightning and a tremendously heavy fall of 

 hail at Cannes) just missed us, but collecting was over for the day, 

 and the carrier's van took us back to La Bocca, whence we walked into 

 Cannes, the exposed sides of the paths being still piled here and there 

 with hailstones two or three inches in thickness. On our arrival at 

 the hotel we found that M. Bourgeois, of Geneva, had arrived, in order 

 to renew an entomological acquaintanceship which he and the doctor 

 had struck up here some few years before. 



On the 9th, Mr. Bentall, who had kindly arranged to pilot us over 

 the Esterel, in his motor, from Agay, met us in the early morning at 

 Agay station, and a most pleasant day was spent. It is remarkable 

 how much more collecting is to be done from the Agay than from the 

 Le Trayas side, and, altogether, this was quite one of the most enjoy- 

 able days of the tour. It was perfect from a weather point of view, 

 and everything tended to make a delightful excursion. Besides, the 

 motor enabled us to get over a lot of ground, whilst allowing us to 

 stop at all the suitable places. Quite a long series of Eiirhlo'r 

 etijihenoiih's was taken, including several females exhibiting a consider- 

 able difference in the amount of orange at the tip of the forewings, 

 and the amount of sulphur-shading on the hindwings. Leiicophasia 

 ^inapis was also common, although, strangely enough, not a single ? 

 was captured, and not a single E. cardandnes was seen. A few 

 Pararge ci/cria var. inter))) edict were taken, but Pa)-a)-(ie ))ieriaera was 

 pretty common everywhere, whilst very varied forms of Pie)-is rapae 

 were most interesting, one J with large grey spots and much grey 

 shading being very remarkable. A)tthoca)-is helia was occasionally seen 

 and a single Melitaea cinxia showed that the species was just coming 

 out. CijcDiiris arf/iohta was abundant but going over, whilst 

 around the bushes CallopJi)-)/s riihi was in great nuinbers. X())))iades 

 melaiiops and P()U)0))))nat)i>< baton were only in small numbers, but, 

 strangely enough, worn, whilst Sjp-ichthus )))ah-ae, Poli/onDnatns 

 aatrarche and (_Vu-tjsophan)is pklaeas were also now putting in an 

 appearance. Two or three fine Papilio )nac/iaon were seen, and one 

 captured. Several hybernated Vanessids were on the wing, of which 

 two or three white-bordered Eui-anessa antinpa were the most note- 

 worthy, I'i/)-a))ieis cai-diii, P. atalanta and Va)iessa io also being seen. 

 A 2 Sj>ih)ft<»))a tnendica was taken on the wing, and her eggs were 

 sent on to Mr. Bacot for further report. On the heathy parts 

 EiD-tant/iis pluj))ist)-aria was abundant, and there were many ParJu/ene- 

 Dtia lii},poea>itanaria and Venilia macidata. We were fortunate in 

 getting a nice little series of Tliais )nedesicaste, and Gonepteri/x eleopatra 

 flew everywhere, the males forming, in spite of their being worn, a 

 gorgeous featiire in the landscape. 



On the 10th, whilst I went again to Auribeau, Dr. Chapman and Mr. 

 Bourgeois paid a visit to the Isle St. Marguerite, to look for Loco/^cra dean- 

 rana, of which larvae and pupsi^ were found, but they were extremely rare. 

 Very few dead plants of the Sm}/)nii()n olns^ati-iun could be found, and 

 those largely uninhabited. The plant itself was just coming into flower 

 and was very abundant as usual. Where were the dead stems ? On 

 enquiry the doctor found that he was correct in surmising that the 

 inhabitants of the island collect them as fuel, and apparently, perhaps, 

 because they burn more readily, prefer them to the larger, denser, and 



