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and was commonest just above the hotel. Oeneis aello occurred at the 

 Ganter Bridge, along the road above Berisal, and again below the old 

 Hospice. Scolitantides baton we took twice below the village. Melitaea 

 phoebe was just emerging, but M. cin.via was common, and in fine 

 condition. Other newcomers included Lycaena arion and var. obscura, 

 Coenonympha var. darinniana, Plebeius argyror/nomoii, and one Melitaea 

 aurelia. 



On June 15th we walked over the pass to Iselle. There were very 

 few butterflies until we reached Gondo. Just below that place, in a 

 meadow on the right of the road, Parnassius vmemm^yne turned up 

 again, but very- worn. Along with it were numerous " blues," includ- 

 ing one specimen of Scolitantides orion. Aporia crataeiji reappeared at 

 Gondo, and large numbers of A^jlais nrticae. From Iselle I travelled 

 straight back to England, leaving my more fortunate friend at Visp 

 en route for Saas Fee. On the 16th he spent some hours in the 

 neighbourhood of Stalden, whence he sent me a number of butterflies, 

 among which were two undoubted Melitaea var. berisalensis. At Saas 

 Fee broken weather and the high altitude combined to render his 

 remaining week of no account entomologically. 



The complete list of butterflies seen or taken is as follows : — Erynnis 

 [C'archarodus) lavaterae, Hesperia cartliami, H. alveus, H. serratulae, H. 

 malvae and ab. taras, Powellia sao, Nisoniades tayes, Aiiyiades sylvanus, 

 Adopaea fiava, A. lineola, Cyclopides palaemon, Chrysop/ianus hippo- 

 thoe, Loiveia alciphron var. yordiiis, L. dorilis, Rionicia phlaeas (once) 

 Lycaena areas, L. arion, Polyoinniatus amanda, C npido wininjua, C . sebrus, 

 Cyaniris semiaryus, Xomiades cyllarus, Aricia eiiwedon, A. astrarche, 

 Ayriadea bellaryus, Polyoiinuatiis hylas, P. alexis, Scolitantides baton, 

 S. orion, Plebeius var. lycidas, P. aryiis, P. aryyroynomon, Celastrina 

 aryiolus, Callophrys rubi, T/iecla ilicis, Nenieobiiis lucina, IpJiiclides 

 podalirius, Papilio machaon, Parnassius apollo, P. mnemosyne, 

 Aporia crataeyi, Pieris brassicae, P. rapae, P. napi and var. bryoniae, 

 Anthocharis simplonia, Euchlo'e cardajiiines, Leptosia sinapis, Colias 

 hyale, C. edusa (Stalden), Gonoptery.r yhamni, Aryynnis adippe, 



A. niobe (Stalden), Issoria lathonia, Brenthis euplirosyne, B. daphne, 



B. ino, B. dia, Melitaea aurinia, M. phoebe, M. cinxia, M. 

 didyma, M. var. berisalensis, M. aurelia, M. parthenie, M. athalia, M. 

 dictynna, Pyrameis cardai, P. atalanta, Envanessa antiopa, Vanessa io, 

 Aylais nrticae, Enyonia polychloros {lsir\se), Polyyonia c- album, Limenitis 

 Camilla, Pararye viaera, P. hiera, P. meyaera, P. eyeria, Epinephele 

 jurtina, Aphanto/ms hyperanthus, Coenonympha iphis, C. var. daruiniana, 



C. pampkilus, Oeneis aello, Erebia epiphron (Saas-tal), E. medusa, E 

 styyne (once), E, eiias, Melanaryia yalatea — in all eighty-nine 

 species. 



Lepidopterological Notes for 1908. 



By PERCY C. REID. 



The Entomoloyist's Becord is now-a-days so horribly scientific, and 

 so full of specialised work, that the ordinary out-of-doors collector, 

 who derives his pleasure from merely watching Nature on a bright 

 summer's day, and who is guilty of collecting for collecting's sake, 

 becomes diSident of occupying your space, and of wearying your 



