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Anfynms adipjye var. deodoxa ; a melanic form of (I think) Melitaea 

 part/icnie, but possibly of 21. athalia, from Monte Bre, on May 28th, 

 and a beautiful ab. navarina of the latter from the Val Solda, on the 

 26th ; two aberrations of 21. phiebc, one approaching ab. aethena, from 

 Mendrisio, the other with the black marks of the central band under- 

 side hindwino- much exaggerated, from Gordola, taken respectively on 

 the 18th and 19th ; two ? Brenthis selene, the upperside of which 

 almost resembles B. pales ab. napaea, both of which he took in the 

 Meienthal on July 3rd ; a <? of the same species taken at Biasca on 

 May 29th, which has the central band of black spots on the forewings 

 upperside greatly enlarged, those beyond it being greatly diminished 

 in size, and the colouring of the underside forewings being midway 

 between that of 7*. sclrno and B. eiiphrnsj/ne: a genuine Kpinephde jurtina 

 var. Impidla from the west of Clhampery . lie has also taken M. berkaleimn 

 at Varen" on June 6th, and Parari/e hiera at Caux in the middle of the same 

 month ; further, he has had a great catch of llrenthis thore at Kupfer- 

 naseruns, and near the Thalalpsee, in the middle of July, and saw one 

 specimen taken at Faido the previous week. The latter was much 

 worn, but many of the Thalalp specimens were in excellent condition. 

 But by far the most interesting of all is his rediscovery of Heteropterus 

 morpliena near Reazzino station, not far from Locarno, at the end of 

 the second week in July, the last recorded captures in Switzerland 

 being Trapp's, in 1857, at Giubiasco. The specimens are in excellent 

 condition, but as he was hurrying for a train they are few in number. 

 I have lately heard from Mr, Crowfoot that he also took the species 

 between Locarno and Mergoscia this year, and that it did not seem 

 scarce there. 



May I, m conclusion, take this opportunity of thanking my various 

 friends and correspondents for the help they have given me in the 

 preparation of my book, and also of requesting them (and others whom 

 I have not yet the pleasure of including in either category) to send me 

 occasional notes of their captures, &c., as I have already received so 

 much information since its publication, that I foresee the probability of 

 a supplement being necessary at some time, possibly even at no very 

 distant date. Mr. Page, whose address is on every number of the 

 Entomolui/iM's Becord, has, with his usual kindness, undertaken to 

 forward me any such communications as are addressed to his care. 



OLEOPTERA. 



CoLEOPTERA IN THE PEEBLES DISTRICT IN 1903. — Owing to pressure 

 of business engagements, I am unable at the close of 1903 to prepare 

 anything like a complete list of coleoptera taken by me in this 

 district during the year, but the following notes on some of the better 

 captures may be of interest. Cyc/inis rostratus, L., only one example 

 of this Carabid was met with. It is by no means of frequent 

 occurrence here, as far as my experience goes, generally turning up by 

 single specimens once or twice yearly. Bembidiion schiippeli, Dj., 

 occurred in flood refuse in October, on Tweedside, where Professor 

 Beare and I secured a few ex.amples, B. manitfrhemi, Sahl., and 

 other more common species of the genus also occurred. Flood refuse 

 also produced Gymniisa varieyata, Kies., Ocalea castanea, Er., 0. 



* Mr. Sheldon's specimens from the same locality, which I have since seen, 

 are also^undonbtedly M. herisalensis. 



