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were also common, and Brenthis pairs abundant. On the slopes, just 

 above Fusio, Paniassius apolln was in great variety as well as abundance, 

 and I took a fine orange ab. lu'cadoiaix. The following day I walked 

 down the valley towards Peccia, being induced to do so by what 

 I had seen in driving up. A large form of Hrehia melainpus was 

 very abundant ; as also was the largest form of ( '/irjf.wphMins rirtjaureae 

 that I have ever met with ; there were numbers of h^rcbia eurifale, 

 Arfiynnia (Kjlala, and A. )ii<ihc var. rn's, and some A. ailipiic, but to my 

 disappointment not a specimen of var, deodo.ra. (' . hippothoie was 

 represented by its var. i-m-i^bia, and, so far as I saw in coming up, var. 

 valesina is the only form of the $ Dri/as papliia in the valley, but on 

 this day I only got down low enough to find one specimen. Krebia 

 (jatinte was also in evidence, but not abundant. I'amassiKs apolUi, as 

 on the previous day, abundant and varied. On the 20tb I went to 

 the top of the Campolungo Pass, though I was assured I should never 

 find my way through the woods alone. My first Erebia flacofasciata 

 was taken at about (JGOOft., just at the farthest point at which 

 I had arrived two days before. This specimen was very worn, 

 and had it not been my first I should not have kept it. 1 saw 

 no more for another 600ft., but there I took two and missed a 

 third ; at the top of the pass, and on the higher slope to the left, 

 i.e., between 7600ft. and 7800ft., I took five move, including one 

 female, mostly in very good condition, and varying considerably in 

 the depth of colour of the characteristic yellow band, the lightest 

 being quite pale, the darkest a deep brownish-orange. This species 

 was also taken in some numbers near Pontresina this year, very few 

 specimens, however, occurring at the part of the Schaftberg where Mr. 

 Fison had taken them three years ago, but a good many on a path 

 parallel with it. Thursday the 21st, was entomologically a " dies 

 non," and early on Friday morning we bade a reluctant farewell to 

 Fusio. Arriving at Locarno we took train for i3ellinzona, though I 

 stopped again at Reazzino to renew my hunt for Hetcroptenis morphcns. 

 Again I was unsuccessful, but, in addition to the species I had taken 

 the previous week, I took several Melita^as, which 1 concluded must be 

 Assmann's biitomartis : about 1.30 however it turned wet, and I took 

 an earlier train to Bellinzona than I had intended. The following 

 day I went by train to Castione (the next station), and walked thence 

 to Roveredo at the entrance of the Misox Valley. 1 took but little till 

 just before reaching Roveredo, that little, however, including, to my 

 surprise, I'arante hiera, but on the mint, which grows abundantly by 

 the roadside shortly before reaching the little town, ChnjsophaiiKs 

 phlaeas, ( '. dorilis, t'olj/uiiniiatiis orion, and Cuenonyrnpha paiiiphilus 

 were abundant. Beyond Roveredo 1 took a few Krilna aethiops, and on 

 my way back a few Melitaea athalia, Lijcaenu arinn, Hipparchia seinele, 

 .and a nuinbei- of F.pineplieh' tithoiins. I did not, however, see either 

 Libyt/tea celtis, which I had hoped to find, nor Xi'ptis liicilla, which 

 M. de Buren has since informed uie, was taken there by himself and 

 Dr. Steck in July 1898. On Monday, the 'loth, I made a last 

 unsuccessful visit to Reazzino for H. morpliPiix. I took, however, a 

 good many more Mrlitaeu britoinartia, and a few small M. athalia. 

 The former vary considerably on the upperside, a few decidedly 

 resembling M. parthenic, others closely resembling M. anrelia, and 

 one or two approaching .17. atha/ia : all nvo about the size of M. 



