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mucli infested with a large species of ant somewhat resembling Formica rufa: about 

 a week afterwards, near Alge9iras, I met with another specimen, all but perfect and 

 in very good condition, in a pellet of beetle remains thrown up by a nightjar, which' 

 had evidently foiind the weevil a somewhat indigestible morsel. The handsome 

 Asida holosericea, Germ., was occasionally to be found running on the paths on the 

 Rock and near San Eoque. 



On April 19th we had the last heavy rainfall of the season, no less than 61 inches ! 

 coming down in 24 hours. A vast quantity of flood refuse was brought down into 

 the Bay by the swollen streams, and the wind and tide drove it across to the t 

 Dockyard, which, in consequence, teemed with insect life for several days. Among 

 a host of other species I found the fine Siagona Dejeani, Ramb., and Pheropsophus 

 hispanicus, Dej., for which I had previously searched in vain; also Siagona europcea, 

 Dej., Scylalicus ollongiusculus, Dej., Polgsticlius vittatus, BruU., Drypta distincta, 

 EoBsi, Acinopus megacephalus, Rossi, Calosoma indagator, F., Anisodactyltis heros, 

 F., and Scarites Icevigatus, F. After this the weather became settled for the summer, 

 and numerous flower-hunting beetles, chiefly species of Clythra, Anthrenus, CEdemera, 

 Meligethes, Soplia (a bright yellow species, common), and Dasytes and other small 

 Malacodermata, began to appear. Among the Lepidoptera were some very fine large 

 S specimens of Euchloe cardamines, L., in the Coi-k "Woods on April 8th, where 

 Pyrgus Sao, Hb., appeared on the 16th, but the first brood of this species was scarce 

 and local ; on the 22nd the pretty Epinephile PasipJiae, E.,* was first obsei-'ved, and 

 was numerous a week later on grassy, bushy slopes. The var. Olauce, Hb.,* of 

 EucJiIoe Belemia was on the wing by the 23rd, and Melitcea Phoebe, Kn., and LyccBna 

 melanops, Bdv., were found in abundance and superb condition on the 30th, in a 

 heathy part of the Cork Woods. On the same day I took Lyccena bellargus, Rott. 

 (2 <?), Cerocala scapulosa, Bdv., and the pretty pink Greometer, Pellonia vibicaria, 

 Clerck. 



May produced more than a dozen additional butterflies to my local list, viz. : 

 UpinepMle Janira, var. Hispulla, Hb.* (7th), and JS. Ida, E.* (12th), Pamphila 

 Thaumas, Hufn., and Actceon, E. (12th), Pyrgus Proio, E.* (14th), Thecla spini, 

 Schiff.* (14th), and T. ilicis, E. (21st). These were all more or less abundant except 

 T. spini, which was confined to a small space in the Cork Woods, where, on the 21st, 

 I obtained a beautiful specimen of Melanargia Thetis, Hb. {Ines, Hfsgg.), the only 

 one which I saw. A week later (28th), Oonepteryx Cleopatra was on the wing iu 

 the most lovely condition, and I saw a magnificent Argynnis Pandora, Schiff., in the 

 Cork Woods, which, however, I could not capture. A visit to Alge^iras on the 16th 

 produced Spilothyrus altham, Hb., and the beautiful blue variety Lorquinii, H.-S., 

 of Lyccena minima, Fuess. CcBnonympha Pamphilus, L.,* was also taken on the 

 Rock during May, but appears to be rare here, as I heard of but two specimens. 

 The beautiful ZygcBna lavandula, Es., was seen in plenty near San Roque on the 7th, 

 but could not be found a week later ; at the end of the month, Z. bwfica, R., 

 occurred abundantly on a species of Cytisus, both in the larval and perfect states, 

 and a second smaller brood occurred in September. Deiopeia pulchella, L., always 

 common, was so numerous in the middle of the month as to be a nuisance, and the 

 larvae of Saturnia carpini and Ophiodes lunaris, W. V., were to be seen all over the 

 Cork Woods. The beautiful larva of Spintherops spectrum, F., abounded on the 



