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there was in this direction a general tendency towards the ab. inter- 

 media. Lenrnphada sinapis. — The second brood was abvuidant ; but 

 evidently going over. The ab. dmiensiK and ab. enjsimi both occurred. 

 Fam. Nymphalid.^. — Mditaea dulyma. — Going over, the species had 

 evidently been abundant. Brcntim dia. — Fairly abundant, and in 

 good condition. Ar<jnnnh a<ilaia. — This species was rare, and appeared 

 to be so throughout the whole of the Romanche and Veneon Valleys. 

 A. niobe ab. eris. — One specimen only seen and captured. A. adippe. — 

 The abundant species of this genus ; abounded in suitable places, but 

 was going over. A. latJumia. — Not uncommon, but seen much oftener 

 than caught. When A. lathoniais in the humour it can move, neither 

 species of Colias can touch it for mere speed. Dri/as paphia. — 

 Abundant, with the last species on a rough slope just before the Veneon 

 Valley joins the Romanche Valley. This rough slope, down which 

 I came once or twice more rapidly than I went up, was the 

 favourite haunt of Erehia nenrida^, Satynis artaea, Prtr»rt.s.s/?rs' apollo, 

 Arfjynnk adippe and Dnjan paphia. These, with the two Papilios and a 

 few other species, fought for a place on the thistle-heads, which grew 

 there somewhat abundantly. The specimens of D. paphia, however, 

 were all more or less damaged. Limenitis Camilla. — -Two or three 

 male specimens only seen. These were in good condition, but very 

 small, Euvaneam antiopa. — Not uncommon, I caught only one 

 specimen. One reviewer, in slating my British Butterjiies, says it isn't 

 much of a book, because the author has left out so many important 

 facts. He illustrates this by stating that I had left out of the letter- 

 press connected with CoUaa edu^a, the fact that this " species flies 

 faster than all other British butterflies ! ! " and then quotes the good 

 old tale about Alpheraky's dragoon, which Kirby had served up again in 

 the part of his Biitterfiioa (Lloyd's) the week before the review appeared. 

 I should like to put E. antiopa, A. lathonia, C. edma and (\ hyalc in a 

 line, give them a fair start, and set this entomological (?) reviewer 

 running after them. If he caught any (he probably wouldn't) it 

 would not be E. antiopa, nor A. lathonia. You can stalk them, but 

 you may as well try to run down a swallow as E. antiopa when it is 

 on the move. I stalked one specimen ; it took me some 25 

 minutes to get it, and time would not allow of a repetition when so 

 many things were Avanted. This merely in explanation of my 

 enormous catch of a " not uncommon " species. Vanrs^m io. — Fairly 

 abundant in the clover fields, and apparently quite typical. Pyrameia 

 cardui. — Rather rare, the specimens I noticed were all apparently freshly 

 emerged. PoJygonia r-allnon. — One poor specimen (of the ab. pallidior. 

 Pet. = hHtchinxoni, Robs.) only seen and captured ; evidently passe. 

 Fam. SATYKiDiE. — Hipparrhia hcrmione. — Not uncommon, but 

 getting very ragged, especially the males, — Satyrus artaea. — All the 

 specimens observed were exceedingly pale, the females apparently of 

 the ab. bryce, Hb. Epinephele lyraon. — Fairly abundant in restricted 

 localities. E. ianira. — Moderately abundant, with the last species. 

 Coenonympha arcania. — Practically over, I obtained two poor specimens 

 only, Erehia neoridas. — Not uncommon, all along the valley on 

 broken ground ; in one place abundant, but I got no females. The 

 species puzzled me a good deal. The books say that it is like E. aethiops. 

 I consider it, both in its habits and general appearance, much more 

 like E. prono'e. In spite of its dark underside, the pale dusting makes it 



