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our captures were intact. This insect is so local that there might 

 appear to be some danger of its being exterminated. Fortunately, 

 however, the hillsides over which it flies are so steep that the chase is 

 a difficult one. We made a number of other captures, including 

 Lycaena alcon (one g ), Polyommatus pheretes ab. J caeruleopunctata, 

 Oeneis aello (two $ s, one $ ), Erebia mnestra, and E. gorge (both type 

 and var. triopes). 



July 15th. — Suvretta-Thal (above Campfer). A fine day, following- 

 several days of cloud, rain, and snow. Most of our captures were made 

 on the slopes down to the stream, quite near Campfer. We took a good 

 series of Erebia mnestra $ s, but only two $ s. This insect was 

 abundant and very fresh. Parnassius delius was also abundant and in 

 fine condition ; our series included one ab. inornata $ , and one albo- 

 prirata $ . We again took Polyommatus pheretes 5 , and, like the two 

 we caught at Pontresina, it was ab. caeruleopunctata. Amongst our 

 other captures were Nomiades semiargus ab. caeca, Polyommatus orbitulus, 

 P. optilete, and Plebeius argyrognomon var. $ brunnea. Coenonympha 

 satyrion var. unicolor was common here, as elsewhere in the Engadine. 



July 16th. — Woods opposite Campfer. Our most interesting capture 

 was Brenthis pales var. arsilache. In the swampy ground surrounding 

 a little lake quite close to Campfer, the $ s were abundant and very 

 fresh. Apparently the Js were hardly out yet; we took only one 

 specimen. Amongst our other captures were Parnassius delius ab. 

 alboprirata, Colias palaeno ab. 5 herrichi (very fine), Melitaea maturna 

 var. wolfensbergeri (rather worn), Oeneis aello (one $ worn, and two 

 2 s), and Erebia epiphron var. nelamus. The two last named species 

 were taken rather high up, above the Hahnensee. 



July 11 tli. — Cavloccio-Thal (at the top of the Maloja Pass). We 

 took a good series of Erebia pharte, the $ s of which were abundant in 

 swampy places; the J s appeared to be scarce. Melitaea maturna var. 

 wolfensbergeri was fairly abundant; the 3 s were in very poor condition, 

 but we took some good ? s. Amongst our other captures were Loweia 

 dorilis var. brunnea, Lycaena euphemus (two ? s, smaller and less 

 suffused with black than those we took at Weesen), Polyommatus 

 optilete, and a very fine Erebia tyndarus ab. caecodromus. In this 

 specimen the apical eyes were absent, their place being taken by minute 

 white dots. 



July 18th. — Muhlen (on the Julier Pass). There were a fair 

 number of insects about, but there was not much variety, and nearly 

 all that we took were worn and old. 



July 19th. — In the Via Mala (near Thusis) . We made a few captures, 

 including Polyommatus hylas. 



July ZOth. — The Schyn Pass. Erebia ligea was very fresh and fine, 

 as well as abundant ; our series showed considerable variation in the 

 number and size of eye-spots. Polyommatus damon was exceptionally 

 large. In one place we met with a number of varieties of Enodia 

 hyperanthus, including marked examples of ab. arete and ab. caeca, and 

 we were rather surprised at finding Limenitis Camilla and L. sibylla ? s 

 still in fair condition. Amongst our other captures was a magnificent 

 specimen of Argynnis adippe ab. virgata. 



July 23rd. — Neuhausen Forest. This would have been a better 

 hunting-ground earlier in the season. Apatura iliav&v. clytie was still 

 flying, but in too poor condition to be worth catching. Limenitis 



