78 THE entomologist's record. 



Mai'tigny-Bouvg, some very fine Ip/iiciitles podaliriua were taken ; the 

 capture of these at puddles on the road causing very great amusement 

 to the natives. One or two Lepiidia sinapis were seen on the road to 

 the Col, with an occasional fresh ( 'alias ediisa, C. hyale, and Goneptenj.f 

 r/iannii, Hipparchia alcijone were worn, while ]>)-i/as papliia and //. 

 si')nelt' were in good condition. A few good Polyonnnattis daman were 

 obtained, and above Les Rappes nice MeUtaea athalia, one large 

 Vanessa ia, Parnassiiis apallo, a very few Heades vmiaureae, Krebia 

 aethiajis, Pararge meijaera and an occasional Ayriades corydan. The 

 ubiquitous Epinephele Jiirtina and Pieris rapae were plentiful. 

 Altogether, the walk, which was a very hot and rough one, was 

 disappointing, as far as insects were concerned. The grass was almost 

 all cut, and what was uncut looked very brown and dry. There were 

 very few insects, even on the inviting-looking banks of thyme by the 

 roadsides. 



On the 28th, we tried the larch-covered slopes of the Arpille, which 

 ])roved good ground. Insects were not plentiful anywhere, but seemed 

 to be pretty generally distributed, especially in the more open places. 

 At the base of the woody slopes very fresh MeUtaea athalia and Brenthis 

 ainatliusia kept coming to the flowers, while Aporia crataeyi appeared, 

 but too worn to be taken. As we ascended, the Erebias became more 

 common, many flying round the larches. We took Krebia liyea, E. 

 yaante, K. melaiiipiis, K. euryale, and P. iiianto, all in very good con- 

 dition. The meadows round the hotel, although the grass had not 

 been cut, looked very brown, and produced nothing better than 

 E. tyndarus. The whole of the 29th, being dull and rainy, gave 

 a good opportunity to get forward with the setting. We had the 

 pleasure of meeting Dr. Lang at dinner, and spent the remainder of 

 the evening comparing notes with him. We were sorry to learn that 

 he was passing on to Evolene next morning. 



On the 30th, we worked on the beautiful path to the Glacier du 

 Trient. Brenthis aniathusia, MeUtaea dictynna, and M. athalia were 

 very fine, and plentiful on thyme and thistle heads ; Erebia yaante, E. 

 enryale, E. liyea were also in good condition ; Melampias inelampus was 

 in numbers ; a few worn Erebia ceto were taken, as were also a very 

 light form of Heodes rirya iireae, und an occasional Parnassius a/)ollo, 

 (jroneptery.v r/iamni, and Aporia crataeyi. Pararye )iiaera was worn, 

 and a few worn Erebia nianto and one battered Eycaena arian var. 

 ohscura were observed ; the latter on thyme. Two specimens of 

 Issaria lathania were seen, the only two, although we worked on this 

 ground several times. The path is cut out of the mountain-side and 

 is not much more than a yard wide; on one hand is a rushing torrent 

 about as wide as the path, on the other, steep precipices, in places 

 wooded, but in others quite open. The sensation at first is similar to 

 that experienced in walking on a plank over a deep chasm, but the spot 

 is a delightful one. We worked as far as the end of the glacier, but 

 the moraine appeared to harbour very little life. With the exception 

 of Pieris rapae, the only insects seen were L'upido niiniinns, I'aly- 

 ominatns Itylas, (Jaenonyiiiplia arcania var. daririniana, and Adapaea 

 flava (thannias). In the afternoon, we went out again over the same 

 ground. Although the sun was shining on the path much more 

 fiercely than in the morning, there appeared to be fewer insects, and, 

 strangely enough, these were more difficult to net. Melampias melam- 



