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Saf^rus Alcyone, common in the Visp Valley below St. Nicholas, 

 where it had the flight and habits of S. Semele. S. Semele, Visp Valley, 

 larger than English specimens. S. Actcea and var. cordula, common in 

 the Visp Valley, settling on the thistle blossoms. 



Pararffe Mcera, abundant ; it is difficult amongst the Swiss speci- 

 mens to think how nearly some of the German examples approach to 

 MegoRva, and how completely intermediate is the var. adrasta. P. 

 Siera, Kiffelberg, common. 



Epinephele Lycaon was "the meadow brown " of the St. Nicholas 

 pastures. E. Hyperanthus, Visp Valley. E. Janira I saw in the 

 Hhone Valley commonly, not in the Visp Valley, but this was probably 

 a mere accident. 



Coenonympha Satyrion. It requires a great amount of faith to 

 believe this to be the same as C. Arcanius. At Heidelberg G. Arcanius 

 is most abundant, and has exactly the habits of Tithonics,?ait\'ag about 

 amongst the bushes and settling on the blossoms ; C. Satyrion, like 

 Pamphilus, is essentially a grass insect, and apparently very little 

 subject to variation ; common at Zermatt. G. Pamphilus, Zermatt. 



Spilothyrus lavaterce, not common, Zermatt. 



Sy7Hcthus Alveus, S. cacalicc, and S. malvcd, Zermatt. S. Sao, 

 common, Zerrnatt. 



SttierintJms tilice, one in the Visp Valley. 



Macroglossa stellatarum. 



Sesia muscceformis, a pair of insects which I refer to this species 

 were taken by me near Zermatt, there was, however, no sea-pink near, 

 the plants most likely for a Sesia to feed upon were Oxytropus cam- 

 pestris, Astragalus exscapus, and A. monspessulanus. 



Ino statices and I. Geryon, both common at Zermatt. 



ZygcEua Minos and Z. lavandulce, Visp Valley. There was another 

 splendid Zygcena common near St. Nicholas, which at the time I took 

 to be Z. trifolii, var. duhia, and accordingly only brought home one- 

 lecimen. It has a much narrower border to the posterior wings than 

 my type specimens of that insect, but this may be possibly a mere 

 accident. No Zygoena was seen by me near Zermatt. 



Syntomis Phegea, abundant in the Visp Valley, and everywhere 

 most conspicuous, it had quite the habits of a Zygcena, whereas the 

 little Naclia punctata, which I have taken near Heidelberg, has quite 

 the manners of a Lithosia, flying at dusk, falling on its back, simu- 



