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having presented itself, ]\Iarch 15th found us on our way to Andalusia, 

 well primed with notes and sketches (for which we are greatly indebted 

 to Mr. W. G. Sheldon), and, of course, expecting a glorious month 

 among the Spanish forms of spring Lepidoptera, which should have 

 been in full force during March and April. 



Andalusia itself, though extremely interesting to the student of 

 history, w'as, I must confess, a little disappointing to us entomologically, 

 for, cultivation being evident everywhere, the amount of suitable 

 ground for insects of any sort is strictly limited to the Sierras, though, 

 indeed, we did see an odd specimen or so of I'aran/e ei/eria in the 

 Parque Maria Luisa at Seville. 



At Malaga, on March 24th, we worked up the small stream referred 

 to by Mr. Sheldon in his charming article describing his visit to 

 Andalusia, and then, diverging to the west of the mountain, examined 

 both sides of the stream, continuing past the upper farms guarded by 

 sundry "ferocious dogs," of which we had been warned, and which are 

 said to be a necessity owing to the vicious propensities of the ubiquitous 

 gipsies. The day Avas sunny, but a cool light breeze was blowing 

 landwards, and later on, cloudy periods intervened. On the previous 

 day a violent wind and thunderstorm had raged. As to whether the 

 season were late, the weather at fault, or the goats were grazing 

 too thoroughly, we were uncertain, but insects were very scarce, 

 although generally distributed throughout all the slopes examined : 

 we found, indeed, all the species expected, but only in ones or twos. 

 These were as follows : — 



llwator ballns : both sexes ; generally distributed, and the most 

 common of all the species seen ; about 50% were cabinet specimens ; 

 their low and rapid flight causes them to be very inconspicuous when 

 on the wing, and when settling they are well protected by their 

 velvety-green undersides. 



Tliais rtiinina : J" s and 2 s in good condition ; rather wild in the 

 wind, and fond of flying over banks just out of one's reach. 



Epme})J)elc pasiphae : two J s just out. 



Euchlu'e euplien(iide>i : one S in splendid trim. 



Gonopterij.v cleopatra and Pijraii^eis canliii : both hibernated 

 specimens, the latter worn and small. 



raiari/e etjeria : one or two flitting round gardens of villas in the 

 suburb of Caleta. 



Collaa eihisa : fairly frequent ; worn and small. 



GlaKcopxi/c/ie iiidanops : a few, mostly worn. 



On the 27th, we tried the lower hills nearer Caleta and got aiTiong 

 vineyards, where, although the day was somewhat hotter, we found 

 fewer insects still. TJtaiti nmiina occasionally sprang up from the 

 bare upturned soil among the vines and fruit trees, difficult ground on 

 which to follow them up; and a few Antlioc/iari^i helia were flying at a 

 great rate up and down the slopes. A couple of I'a/iilio podalirius ab. 

 feisthamelii were noticed in gardens in Caleta, both out of reach. 



After our experiences at Malaga, we hardly knew what to, think of 

 our chances at Granada, but " hope burns eternal " in the entomo- 

 logist's heart, and we put our bad luck down to the goats. We were 

 only able to collect here on one day, April 2nd, a delightful morning 

 being spent near the Genii River, from which we had fine views of the 

 Sierra Nevada, a long snow-covered ridge with a single peak standing 



