14 THE entomologist's RECORD, 



Jones subsequently took one (or two) more. One $ Polyommatus 

 pJieretes was my only other take. On the 15tb, leaving my companions 

 on the look-out for K. chriati (of which I got one specimen on the way), 

 I went high up the valley in search of K. iilacialis, but only took two 

 very small K. lappona : lower clown I came across the same species of 

 the usual size, and took specimens of most of the species found on 

 previous days, as well as hlcaperia cacaliae and one specimen of H. 

 amlnnnedae, which unfortunately, though fresh, had lost a considerable 

 part of one hindwing. Towards two o'clock the day had completely 

 clouded over, and for the next four days we lived in thick clouds, only 

 varied by cold rain. 



On the fifth day, Monday 20th, we left Simplon for Berisal, 

 walking over the pass. Though the day was only moderate, it was 

 not altogether unsuccessful ; about a mile and a half above the village 

 near the bridge over the Krumbach, Mr. Lemann took another E. 

 chri^ti, and at the top of the pass I obtained a good H. androinedac ; 

 other captures were Brentlih pales and var. his, yielitaea var. merope, 

 Culias phicoinone, Krebia (/ort/e, Hcsperia cacaliae, &c. At Berisal 1 

 found Mr. Sheldon, with whom I went up the Steinenalp next day, 

 though it scarcely seemed worth while on such a bad day. Still, Erebia 

 ceto and Hitsticns an/iis\{ii\ alpina were obtained on the way, and, during 

 an occasional gleam of sunshine in the late afternoon, one or two 

 Colias palaeno, whilst from the fiower-heads we took Poli/onimatiis 

 orbitulus, P. eroa and Pieris callidice. The next day Mr. Lemann and 

 Mr. .Jones left us, and I walked over to Simplon with the hope of 

 meeting Mr. Lowe and going with him up the Laquinthal. In this I 

 was disappointed, but just above the 7th Refuge, on my way down, I 

 took one Erebia christi at the side of the road, and at the entrance of 

 the Laquinthal I met Chanoine Favre, who had taken a ? . All 

 those taken by the party at the " Fletschhorn " were <? s, with two 

 exceptions, one of which fell to the lot of Mr. Jones, the other to Dr. 

 Reverdin. The only thing of importance that I saw in the Laquinthal 

 that day was a 2 Pnli/oijiiiiatiis pheretes laying eggs on a large yellow- 

 flowered vetch (a great favourite with C. var. aho'ides for egg-laying) ; 

 this plant was unfortunately in a position in which I was unable to 

 search it, though close enough to make the species of " blue " and the 

 fact of oviposition quite unmistakable. The foodplant of P. pheretes 

 being hitherto unknown, the matter is of some interest, but it was most 

 annoying not to be able to obtain the eggs themselves. At the top of 

 the pass I had taken the usual species, Hesperia cacaliae, Brenthis pales 

 and var. isis, Pieris callidice, ('oliasphicomnne, &c., and also Lycaena alcon, 

 which was present in some numbers. The following day, Thursday 

 23rd, was not hopeful looking, but I went down to the 2nd Refuge, 

 and though I was assured that llusticiis h/cidas was quite over, I took 

 two (? s and two ? s in perfect condition, though the other specimens 

 I saw were very worn. IWi/oiiiwatiis escheri, Satj/riis cordula, S. 

 heniiione and Hipparchia seniele were all in good condition, but it was 

 too cloudy for much of anything to fly. In spite of the cold wind I 

 went up the Bortelalp the following day with ]\Ir. Lowe, who had arrived 

 the previous evening, but found nothing except RnsticKs aripis var. 

 alpina, Pieris callidice, Hesperia fritilliiiii, and, in the Ganterthal, 

 Thi/iiielicus linenla ; the next day was, however, hot, and an expedition to 

 the top of the pass produced, in addition to the species before mentioned, 



