CONtRtBtlTIdNS TO THE FAUNA OF THE DAUPHINE ALPS. 8^ 



V. — The Lepidoptera of the Romanche Val,ley. 

 By E. S. HARRISON. 



The following general notes may be of interest as supplementing 

 the more detailed notes which Mr. Tutt has so far published on the 

 fauna of this district. The specimens were all captured during 

 August, 1896. 



Hesperides. — Fawphila xiilvanus., very abundant at Grenoble. P. 

 comma, found in the high grounds and pastures above the village of 

 Bourg d'Oisans. iSpilot/ii/rus altlieae, captured at Bourg d'Oisans. 



Papilionides. — L'hnjmphanns rir(/aureai', common on the heights 

 above Bourg d'Oisans ; C. dorilis, two specimens only, both females, 

 at Bourg d'Oisans ; Polyommatux cori/dun, P. daman, P. icarus, very 

 abundant ; Papilio machaon, throughout the valley (also at Luino, in 

 Italy) most of the specimens were worn ; P. podalirius, Grenoble, 

 Bourg d'Oisans, etc., very abundant and generally distributed, much 

 more abundant than P. machaon ; Aporia cratae(ji, Bourg d'Oisans 

 (the females, with very transparent wings, were very abundant in the 

 Monte Genevra Pass) ; Pieris brassicae, P. rapcw, P. napi and Leuco- 

 phaxia sinapis occurred throughout the valley ; Colias hyale, fairly 

 common at Bourg d'Oisans, where also C. edusa occurred, but much 

 less commonly than at Grenoble ; Gonepteryx rhamni, Bourg d'Oisans, 

 2 very common, very little variation ; Dry as papkia, fairly frequent, 

 both in Dauphine and Italy (the ab. ralesina rather frequent at Torre- 

 Pellice) ; Aryynnis lathonia, Bourg d'Oisans, the specimens captured 

 were evidently newly emerged ; A. adippe, common in Dauphine (but in 

 Luino, I only captured var. cleodoxa, which, so far as I saw, was the 

 only form there); A. aglaia, rare at Bourg d'Oisans ; BrentJiii^dia, also 

 at the same place ; Mditaea cin.ria, M. did y ma and M. dictynna were 

 all taken, some of the latter very dark ; Yanesm io, Bourg d'Oisans 

 (and Torre Pellice) ; luivanessa antiopa, common at Bourg d'Oisans 

 (those captured at Torre Pellice very large and with yellow margin) ; 

 Polyyonia c-alhum, Bourg d'Oisans (elevation about 4,000 ft.), Grenoble 

 (elevation about 2,100 ft.), [Torre Pellice (8,000 ft.)] . The underside 

 of the specimen caught at Grenoble was of about the shade of the 

 u-s. of P. cardui, that taken at Torre Pellice much darker, and at 

 Bourg d'Oisans as dark as u-s. of VAo ; Pyrameis cardui and P. atalanta, 

 very generally distributed ; Pararye egeria, very generally distributed, 

 also great variation in size of fulvous blotches, u-s. tinted very 

 warmly with purple ; P. meyaera and P. maera, also very generally 

 distributed; Hipparchiasemele, one specimen ( $ ) has its markings very 

 indistinct, and is very pale, both on upper and underside ; Hipparcliia 

 actaea and Satyrus hermione, from Bourg d'Oisans; Ppinqdwle janira, 

 very generally distributed, and varying (upper-side) from unicolorous 

 black-brown with very faint pupillated spot = c? , to very pale fawn- 

 colour = 5 . The former is deep ochreous on the under-side, under- 

 wings almost without trace of band, and showing faintly two small 

 black spots, the latter very strongly banded with only one or no spot ; 

 E. lycaon andi*7. i2V/(o»?(.s, moderately common; Coeno7iymphapampJtilus, 

 very generally distributed ; Erehia aethiops, rare ; E. neoridas, general in 

 distribution. The variation of the spots extended from 2 to 4 on fore- 

 wings, and from a mere trace to 4 on hind-wings, some much more 

 highly pupillated than others. Coloration : — From deep fulvous to dark 



