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but one each was secured, though there were plenty about. Of 

 Prenes nycielius, Latr., I took two; of Heliopetes Javiana, Hew., 

 three ; of Hesperia syrichtkus, Fabr., two ; of Gorgythion begga, 

 Prittw., three. Of all the following there were but single examples 

 in my bag: — Gycloglypha thrasybulus, Fabr. ; Chiomara gesta, H.-S. ; — 

 the three species last named all curve the fore-wings downwards, like 

 our Thanaos tages, Linn. — the conspicuous black and red Pyrrhopyye 

 charybdis, Dbl. and H. ; Mylon zephus, Butl. ; Cog in calchas, H.-S. ; 

 Epeus veleda, Godm. and S. ; Mnestheus ithoria, Butl. ; Pellicia, sp. 

 prop, bromio, Mab. ; P. dimidiata, Ploetz ; Metron leucogaster, Butl. ; 

 Megistias telata, H.-S. ; Metliionopsis ina, Ploetz ; Thymelicus dares, 

 Ploetz ; and Niconiades merenda, Mab. But the most attractive of the 

 group was Carystus coryna, Hew., with its brilliant " silver-washed " 

 under-side ; the only specimen seen — just where the upper water- 

 course leaves the stream — was settled upon a mass of silvery-white 

 shale, which shone in the sunlight with the same metallic lustre as the 

 Butterfly. Possibly the result of mere chance, this is certainly the 

 most remarkable instance of cryptic colouring that I have met with. 



A few day-flying moths taken in the same locality must be men- 

 tioned ; single specimens occurred of each. The Arctia-like Syntomid 

 Ctenuclia venosa, Walk., at the flowers of a white composite ; the 

 black Geometer with white transverse bar across the fore-wings 

 Ephialtias tryma, Schaus ; and the black, orange-tipped Geometer 

 Josiomorpha cruciata, Butl., which proved tenacious of life. These, 

 with a very elegant Agrionine Dragon-fly having carmine patches at the 

 base of the wings (near to Agrion brightwelli, Kirby, and caja, Dru.), 

 complete my list of captures in the best locality that it has been my 

 good fortune to visit. 



The arc-light in the patio of the (not very) Grand Hotel proved 

 extremely attractive to big moths as well as to numerous large 

 Locustids. 



Syntomids : — Cosmosoma teuthras, Walk., one ; Eiccereon sctosum, 

 Sepp, two. 



Arctiids :— Berth ohlia specularis, H.-S., a beautiful insect, one; 

 Ammalo insulata, Walk., two ; Utetheisa ornatrix, Linn., one ; Ecpan- 

 therict rnuzina, Oberth., one. 



Sphingid : — Bilophonota ello, Linn., three. 



Noctuids :— The Boarmid-like Synia hypnosis, Hiibn., one ; the 

 huge and variable Erebus odor us, Linn., quite common, ten ; E. 

 zenobia, Fabr., one ; and the Quadrifid Yellow Under-wing Hypocala 

 filicornis, Guen., one. To these must be added the Boarmid Geo- 

 meter Oxydia verulia, Cram. 



