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Pararge Mgeria, L. — A fulvous specimen of the extreme southern form was 

 taken near Huejar, but it did not appear to be verj common. 



Epinsphele Ida, E — Quite the commonest butterfly on the dry hills beyond the 

 cemetery at Granada; it also occurred at Ronda. E. Pasiphae, E. — Not so common 

 as E. Ida, but fairly plentiful at Ronda. 



Spilothyrus althcBa, var. laticus, Rbr. — Not uncommon both at Ronda and 

 Granada, wherever the food-plant (Marrubiiim hispanicum, L.) grew freely. It 

 differs from the type in being paler above, while the white spots on the under-side 

 of the hind-wings are larger and more numerous, which, with the white nervures, 

 give it a very blanched appearance. It is described by Rambur as a distinct species, 

 but there can be no doubt of its identity with S. althcBCB. The bleached look of this 

 insect recalls the parallel varieties, Lyccena Corydon, var. albicans, H.-S., and L 

 Dorylas, var. nivescens, Kct, which occur in Spain. The same tendency is noticeable 

 in some of the steppe insects from Russia, and would seem to be in some way con- 

 nected with the arid wastes that these insects frequent. Much has been written on 

 the subject of melanism, but the causes of albinoism, with which we are less familiar 

 in England, are worthy of investigation. 



Syriclhus Proto, E. — Common both at Ronda and at Granada in dry open 

 places wherever the species of Phlomis grew. A pupa was beaten at Ronda from 

 P. Jychnitix, L., and several larvae from P. purpurea, L. The larvse live in the ends 

 of the shoots, which they spin together, and eventually form a loose cocoon in the 

 same. Most of the larvae were infested by Hymenopterous parasites. 



Although I was constantly on the look out for day flying moths, 

 especially in the mountains, a few only came under my notice. The 

 principal were : — 



Zygcena Sarpedon, Hb. — Dry hills near Granada. Z. Fausta, L. — One specimen 

 was taken in the gardens of the Alameda at Gibraltar, which appears to be referable 

 to the var. Faustina, O. 



Aglaope infausta, L. — The larvae of this curious little Zygsenid were beaten in 

 Bome numbers from hawthorn at an elevation of 4.500 feet in the Sierra Nevada. 

 The moths emerged in July on my return to England. It is stated by Rambur to 

 be very abundant in Andalusia, and occasionally destructive to fruit trees. 



Metoptria monogramma, Hb. — Dry places near Granada, with habits somewhat 

 like EucUdia glyphica, L. 



Athroolopha chrysitaria, H. G. — A very beautiful day-flying Geometer with 

 golden-yellow hind-wings, and the fore-wings black marked with white. It was 

 probably not uncommon on the hill sides below Huejar, but only a few specimens 

 were secured. 



Eupithecia pulchellata, Stph. — The larvse of a species of Eupiihecia, probably 

 E. pulchellata, were not uncommon in the flowers of Digitalis ohscura, L., a species 

 of foxglove with dull ferruginous flowers and a half shrubby stem, which grew freely 

 near Huejar. 



Lfwes: October llth, 1895. 



