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ance ( = ab. pallida). A number of specimens in which the red 

 blotches of the fore-wings are more or less united, to form streaks ( = ab. 

 striata). Lastly, a grand $ aberration of what might have been the 

 Jiavilinea form, had not an unaccountable development in the direction 

 of Z. ininofi, turned it into a specimen quite unique in my experience. 

 It is of large size, with the centre of the forewings entirely crimson, 

 the whole of the spots thus enlarged being united, except for the fine 

 lines which run along the subcostal and radial nervures, and just 

 separate the blotch into the three portions characteristic of Z. minos. 

 Zyf/aena viinos. — Only two specimens observed, and these at a distance 

 of at least a mile from each other, at a height of about 8,000 feet, 

 Both, too, were worn. Zi/i/aena transalpina. — This species puzzled me. 

 On the morning that I left Lautaret I scaled the slopes at the back of 

 the Hospice, hoping to find something fresh on the high skrees. I had 

 reached nearly 9,000 ft., and was slowly leaving behind me the 

 species of the lower slopes, when, on the rough ground, I suddenly 

 came across a colony of this species, of average size and colour, and 

 in the best of condition. The insect remained abundant at the 

 greatest height to which I reached. 



ToRTRicmEs. — Tnrtri.c f / j viburniana. — Dr. Chapman and myself 

 are quite of opinion that this insect, which is so abundant at Le 

 Lautaret, is not co-specific with our moorland species that goes by this 

 name. On specimens being submitted to Mr. Durrant, he writes : — 

 " At present these must be called viburniana, but it is very probable 

 that more than one species is doing duty under that name." In July, 

 1894, Dr. Chapman obtained larvfe here, 1 believe, and bred the insect. 

 I, unfortunately, got no females. The males flew freely in the 

 morning sun, from about 9-11 a.m. Catoptria hypericana. — A single 

 example, quite indistinguishable from examples caught on the Kent 

 chalk-hills. Sericoris rindana. — Rather abundant, but worn. No 

 difierence from British specimens. Aphelia aryentana. — The most 

 abundant Tortricid. It was disturbed among the long herbage every- 

 where, but most difficult to get perfect. I dare say a hundred 

 specimens passed through my net for about half a dozen moderately 

 perfect individuals worth setting. 



TiNEiDEs ? — Butalinfallari'lla, Schl.' — One specimen only, named 

 by Lord Walsingham. I believe it was swept up from the herbage. 



PxEROPHORmES. — O.ri/ptilm kollari. — One specimen only captured. 

 Flatijptilia metzneri. — Captured among Petasitis, and difficult to dis- 

 tinguish from P. yonodacti/la, toyvhich 1 shonld have referred it without 

 hesitation. I have compared it, however, with Frey's specimen of 

 metzneri, and it agrees absolutely. Miinaeseoptihisstiymatodacti/lus, M. 

 pelidnodactylns {iiiictodacti/lus, Frey), andil/. coprodartylus. Mimaeseoptili 

 were exceedingly abundant, and at the time of catching them I thought, 

 as they were very similar, and had exactly the same habits, that the 

 specimens were all of one species. Comparison, however, with Frey's 

 insects in the British Museum, shows that the above species at least 

 are represented among my captures. Aciptilia tetradactyla. — Not very 

 common, but pretty generally distributed on all the flowery pasturages 

 about the Hospice. 



OBTECT.E -PYRALOIDS. — GELEcmiDEs. — Sophronia semi- 

 costella, Hb. [parenthesella. Haw.). — Occasional specimens were 

 observed ; very similar to British examples. Plenrota ptyropella. — 



