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white. All these ocelli are surrounded by a faint indication of red. 

 On the under-side the lower wings are brown, with the nervures deli- 

 cately traced in black, the grounding of the brown tint is uniform and 

 less dusted than in the Pyrenean forms. 



To recapitulate, the appearance of the Campiglio female is pretty 

 distinct, its affinities attach it to the Pyrenean forms, but it differs 

 from them in its smaller ocelli, and above all by the absence of the 

 three large ocelli on the upper wings, and by the more uniform ground 

 of the under-side of the lower wings. 



It appears to me desirable to distinguish the Tyrolean form of 

 Erehia melas by the name NicholU (Oberthiir). My collection com- 

 prises two males and one female of melas-NicJiolli, for which I am 

 indebted to Mr. Lemann, and one male sent me recently by Dr. 

 Staudinger, of Dresden, in consequence of a discussion on the naming 

 of the Erehia in question. 



Dr. Staudinger insists on looking upon it as glacialis, Esper. I 

 will not dwell upon the astonishment which an opinion so manifestly 

 erroneous on the part of an entomologist of great experience has 

 caused me. It is true that Dr. Staudinger only knows the male and 

 not the female, but even without knowing the female, the matter does 

 not seem to me disputable. 



In the Pyrenees melas haunts the highest peaks in the vicinity of 

 Vernet les Bains (Pyrenees Orientales). 



Melas-pyrencea disports itself on the " sea of rocks " which covers 

 the flanks of Mount Canigou, it flies at an elevation of not less than 

 2500 metres in this locality, and is very difficult to chase. It is found 

 also on the stony slopes interspersed with grassy patches on the ascent 

 of Pla Guilhem, and at a similar elevation. Lastly, M. Guenee and I 

 met with it in July, 1862, on the tops of the Cambrusdase Mountains 

 facing the fortress of Montlouis. 



In the Hautes Pyrenees melas-Lefehvrei is abundant round about 

 the Cirque de Gavarnie and at Mount Monne above Cauterets, but it 

 flies very rapidly, is very shy and difficult to capture on account of 

 the precipitous places which it affects. 



At the Asturias melas-astur appears to be abundant on the turf 

 and near the snow patches adjacent to the platform of the Engotabb 

 (Picos de Europa) at about 2500 metres. It seems to emerge earlier 

 in this locality than elsewhere, for on July 19th, 1882, most of the 

 specimens with which we met had lost their freshness, and were worn 

 by flying about. 



Rennes : November 7th, 1895. 



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