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Weesen, I went the next day in their company up to the Thalalpsee in 

 quest of fiioithis t/iore and Araxchnia Uvmta. A few specimens of the 

 former were obtained in very fair condition, but the latter was quite 

 over, and even a look for second brood larva- was quite unsuccessful. 

 Mr. Fison had. a short time previously, taken the species there and in 

 the neighbouring Murgthal in abundance, most of the specimens being" 

 of a large and light form, and later, at the beginning of August, he 

 took the prorsa form as abundantly ; but we were just between the 

 broods. ParvofisiKfi nnteiuosijne had been there but was now worn out ; 

 P. aj)oll() and x'Ay. iisettdDHomion were out; ]\ldito<'a dicti/nna, very light; 

 Brenthis amatfinsia and Kiehia stj/fine, were also to be taken, and at the 

 very top of the pass Mr. Fison netted a fine form of Apatnra iris. On the 

 way down through the fields to Filzbach a fine form of Krehia tnelawpiis, 

 some specimens closely approaching var. smlt'tira, was common, and in 

 Weesen-marsh Li/ranw fitplioinis and h. anas were still to be seen, 

 though mostly a good deal worn, and Hrottkis ina was abundant. 

 The following day I was obliged to return to Montreux. which 

 altered my plans, which had included Davos and the Engadine, but 

 took advantage of my ticket to spend Monday, the 11th, in the 

 Pfynwald. I found nothing but the usual species, but Pob/oiiniiatus 

 »id('a;irr was very fresh and not uncommon, and Melitaea athalia also 

 fresh and abundant, which I had not previously found to be the case 

 here. 



On the evening of the 14th, we started for South Switzerland, led 

 on by the hope of Erchia Jiarofasciata and Heteroptcrvs nmrphens, and 

 stopping the night at Olten. reached Bellinzona the following day, 

 having waited between trains at Faido. Here I had hoped to meet 

 with Faniassius apoUo ah. neradeusis, but, though 1 took some yellowish 

 specimens, they were too worn to keep, and I thnik their colour was 

 merely an indication that the red of P. opolln " won't wash." I took, 

 hoAvever, two fine specimens of Thyas var. valesina at one sweep of the 

 net, and met w^ith various species of the genus (^'IniisnpJianus, including 

 large C. rirt/aurmc, (\ phlaeos, ( '. dorilis, and one very fine 2 (.'.(jordivs. 

 After a night at the Hotel de la Gare, at Bellinzona (very convenient), 

 we started for Fusio, staying on the way at Reazzino to hunt (alas ! 

 unsuccessfully) for H. nior})heu>^. Many species, however, were 

 abundant, including ( '. pldacas, very dark, Brenthis selene, Mditaea 

 phoebe, very unicolorous, Polynuwiattis orion, Plebeins anjiis, Papilio 

 machaim, and P. podalirius, Kpinephele titJwjuis, etc., Carcharodus alcaeae 

 and ('. althaeae were also present. For the sake of any other persons 

 who may contemplate going by diligence to Fusio, it will be well to 

 mention that it is absolutely necessary to telegraph beforehand for 

 seats in the diligence froin Bignasco on, as there are no "supplements " 

 there. Not knowing the necessity for this, we were stranded at 

 Bignasco and obliged to spend the night there, proceeding to Fusio the 

 next morning. I should like to enlarge — non-entomologically — on the 

 beauty of the Val Maggia and its exquisitely graceful bridges, but must 

 refrain, lest the editor should deci-ee the excision of such a passage ; 

 still I viHst say that it is more than worth a visit. Monday, the 18th, 

 was spent on the Alpe Pianascio, without success so far as Krehia 

 llarofasriota was concerned ; certain other Erebias were, however, 

 abundant, riz., E. etn-yale, K. indainpns, E. tyndarvs, and a form of 

 E. I'pip/ircii, very near to rasKinpi'. T'niyoyiivwtus rorydnv and P. O'ros 



