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was by no means easy, as the wily insect would take advantage of the 

 uneven character of the ground to escape under the ring of the net, or 

 else dive down amongst the loose stones and disappear for good. 

 However, by hard work we managed to secure a fair series at the 

 cost of sundry abrasions and considerable damage to our clothing. 



Mr, Elwes, I recollect, in his description of his experiences in the 

 Pyrenees, which appeared in the Tranmctiona of the Kntinnohxilcal 

 Societi/ of London for the year 1887, speaks of the difficulties 

 attending the capture of E. nielas. One striking feature in the 

 Ehopalocera of the Tyrol is the comparative scarcity of Lycaenidae, 

 a group so numerously represented in the Swiss Alps, although on the 

 other hand, we took L. aniiades ab. coretas, which is, I believe, not 

 found in Switzerland. A list of our captures may be of interest to 

 collectors of the European butterflies : — 



Papilio podaliiim and P. inarhaon, not uncommon ; I'arna.ssius 

 apollo, abundant ; P. delius, scattered specimens above 6,000 ft. ; 

 Aporia crataei/i, abundant ; Pleris brassicae, P. rapae and /'. napi, also 

 abundant ; whilst of P. napi var. hn/oniae, a few specimens were 

 obtained at Campiglio ; P. callidire, not uncommon at high eleva- 

 tion ; EacJdoe cardaiiiinen, one or two belated specimens ; LcucopJiasia 

 sinapis, abundant, with two specimens of ab. eri/ximi : Colias 

 phicomone, abundant ; C. hi/ale and C. edum, fairly common ; 

 Cj-onopteri/x rhamni and Thecla spini were also somewhat common ; 

 Tliecla ricbi, a few worn specimens ; Poh/omniatuft viri/aureac, not 

 abundant ; P. hippotJuie, one specimen, but its var. furi/bia, fairly 

 common ; P. alcipliron var. (jordim, not abundant ; /'. dorilis and 

 P. pidoeas fairly abundant ; Lijcaena (uyiadcs ab. mretas, not common ; 

 L. at'(/on, abundant ; L. cuyus, fairly abundant ; L. optilete, rare ; 

 L. orbitulm, a few specimens high up ; L. astrarchc, not very 

 abundant ; ab. allmi.s, one or two specimens ; L. icarus, common ; ab. 

 icariniis, pretty common ; L. Ixilannis, not common ; L. Jnjlas, scarce ; 

 L. conjdon, abundant ; L. eiuiwdon, scarce ; L, aiyiolus, not common ; 

 L. aemiarfius and L. iiiininta, common ; L. arion, fairly common ; 

 L. alcon, scattered specimens at Campiglio ; Libi/thea celtis, fairly 

 abundant at Mendel; Lmenitis rain ilia, fairly common; Vanessa 

 e-aUnuii, V. pohjchloros, and V. urticae, common ; T'. io and V. antiopa, 

 fairly common ; Pi/rameis atalanta, also fairly common ; P. cardiii, 

 worn specimens only ; Melitaea aurinia var. inerope, common, over 

 6,000 ft. ; 21. iiiatunia, in fair numbers at Pejo ; M. ci/iithia, moderately 

 abundant, over 6,000 ft. ; M. didi/ma, pretty abundant; M. pJioebe, not 

 abundant ; M. part/uniie, not abundant ; M. dictynna and 21. at/ialia, 

 abundant; Aryynni^ paphia and A, aylaia, common ; A. adippe, 

 not so common ; ab. cleodo.ra, a few specimens ; A. niobe $ , much 

 rarer than its a.b. eris ; ab. eris, abundant at Mendel ; A. lathonia, 

 fairly common; A. eujdirosync and A. sele)U', a, few worn specimens; 

 A. pales, common, var. napaeae, not scarce ; A. aiiiatlnma, common ; 

 A. daphne, two specimens at Mendel ; A. ino, fairly common at 

 Campiglio ; A. thore, fairly common at Pejo ; Melanaryia yalatea, 

 common : Erebia melampus, abundant at Mendel, etc. ; E. ninestra, 

 fairly common in the same localities ; E. oeiiw var. spodea, fairly 

 common at Pejo, Mendel, etc. ; E. ceto, scattered specimens ; 

 E. nerine, common at Mendel ; E. vuias, not uncommon near 

 Campiglio ; E. lappona and varieties, E. tyndarus, E. yoiyc ab. triopes, 



