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Melitaea parthcme var. varia in great abundance, M. anrinia var. 

 merope, unusually large and bright, M. njnthia, Erebia (jonie and E. 

 lappona ; at the Kaltwasser Gallery on the way down, Pobjomniatm 

 nptilete, P. eros and Parnassiiift deltiis .• on the slopes above, FJ. innestra 

 $ as well as ^ ; below the 5th Refuge, Chnisop/iami.'^ viir/ainrae and 

 Erehia tjoante, the females of the latter being abundant ; whilst just 

 below the 4th Refuge I snapped up one Poltj(Viiwatu>i dnnzelii as it was 

 crossing the road. The following afternoon we went up the Steinenalp, 

 but it turned very cold, and Heaperia var. cirsii, P. orbittdiis, a single 

 P. optilete and a few Colias palaeno were the only species found. The 

 next day I went again to the top of the pass, and, joining Mr. Lowe 

 there, went some distance up the Schonhorn in search of E. f/lacialis, 

 but found only E. i/on/e, and this was flying so rapidly over broken 

 ground that none were actually caught, which was a pity, as they 

 seemed mostly to run towards var. erinm/s. The 28th was marked by 

 the departure of Mr. and Mrs. Lowe, but not by any captures, for it 

 rained most of the day. On the 29th I returned to Simplon, walking 

 over the pass, and on the way going to the moraine at the foot of the 

 Kaltwasser Glacier, where, at last, I succeeded in taking Erebia (jlacialu ; 

 it was flying over stony, but fairly flat, ground, and very slowly, so 

 that I took several specimens, but after 20 minutes the sun went in 

 and not another insect was to be found. A last look at the Laquinthal 

 on the 30th produced magnificent specimens of Chrymplumus virt/aitreae, 

 some of which had three small black spots near the apex of the foreAvings 

 upper side, but nothing else of interest, and the afternoon was again 

 hopelessly wet. Starting in good time on the following morning, I 

 returned to Berisal, again looking for E. glacialis, but in vain, the 

 clouds and biting wind keeping all insects at home. Below the 5th 

 Refuge, however, I took one Pieris callidict', an unusually low elevation 

 for this species. Taking the diligence at Berisal, we descended to 

 Brig, and thence took train to Sion, walking up the next morning to 

 Vex, on the Evoleua road. This was with a view to Carcharodns althaeae 

 var. boetica, which I did not find, but the whole roadside was swarm- 

 ing with butterflies, Polyonimatus damon, P. corydon and P. astrarehe 

 being most in evidence, Epinephele jurtina, the $ s being principally 

 abs. grisea and violacea, was also very abundant, and I took two (? 

 Polyommatus meleayer, a little worn, and a very fine large fresh $ of 

 the steveni form, but larger than any I have seen in the Pfynwald. 

 Carcharodiis lavaterae, E. lycaon and Liiiienitis Camilla, very fresh, 

 were also on the wing. 



The same evening saw our return to Lausanne, where I remained 

 for a week without seeing a butterfly, and on the following Saturday 

 I went to join Mr. Fison at Champery. Clouds of Polyommatus 

 corydon enlivened the road with a few small Nomiades sewiaryiis and 

 Chvysophanns dorilis, also very small ; Goneptcryx rhamm, Dryas 

 paphia, Aryynnis aylaia A. niobe var. erift, and Pampkila comma 

 were the only other insects to be seen. Sunday was cloudy and 

 showery, and on Monday it rained from morning till night, but on 

 Tuesday, August 11th, I took my long-expected walk to the Chalets of 

 Anthemoz, on the slopes of the Dent du Midi, in company with Mr. 

 Fison. Shortly after starting we came upon Erebia liyea. but, 

 entering the pinewood, we saw nothing more till we emerged about an 

 hour and a half later on the pastures just below Anthemoz, It was a 



