140 THE entomologist's recorh. 



orange instead of the usual yellowish-white, and the dark scales are 

 abundant. At Canales the larva of FAuionia pob/chloros was seen 

 abundantly on aspen-trees, planted by the wayside for shade. The 

 larva of An/i/nnis aglaia was picked up frequently on high ground near 

 Canales, but I must admit that I did not recognise it until it pupated. 

 One very fine ? and one cripple were reared. The larva differed from 

 those I have seen, and seen figured, in being absolutely black, except 

 the red lateral spots. No trace of paler dorsal lines or other markings. 

 Comparing this with Jjuckler's figure and description, the difference 

 is very great. As we picked up six or eight, all absohitely agreeing, it 

 was obvioiisly no mere aberration, but a fixed variety. They were 

 found marching at a great pace over grass or bare patches of soil. 



One of our excursions from Moncayo (July l8th) was across a 

 shoulder of the mountain, then, descending the southwest aspect of 

 the mass, we reached the low ground at a village called La Cueva de 

 Agreda, because situated close to a long limestone cavern, which was 

 the object of this raid — unfortunately no special cave-beetles were dis- 

 covered ; a $ Arctia J'asriata was picked up here that laid a good 

 batch of eggs. Near here two specimens of Mdanarfiia lachesis var. 

 ratalenca were taken amongst swarms of that species, 'ilicda ilicis 

 was common amongst scrub-oak, along with var. rerri. ( 'hryso- 

 pJianus (jordius was common, and Pliisio moneta had left many traces 

 in the aconite which abounded — one pupa was picked up. On some 

 damp open ground, with oak-scrub, there were plenty of butterflies, 

 but none of particular interest, .1/. lachcsis and 7'. ilicis being the most 

 numerous. The tramp across the mountain, in a direction we did not 

 otherwise traverse, might have given something worth catching, had 

 it not been made during the outward journey through more or less 

 dense fog. 



The Lycfenids were more numerous in species than on our previous 

 excursions, but not, I think, so interesting. Twentytwo species were 

 captured ; the few Polyoimnatm corydon taken were of the form hispana, 

 but perhaps Kveres aniiadesi is of the most interest, as both Kane and 

 Staudinger say it does not occur in Spain, Riihl, however, reports it 

 from Bilbao. I took a specimen at Canales and another at Moncayo. 

 Cnpido sfhrus was apparently common, but I took few, usually passing 

 them by as Xnniiadcs soniarnKs. Imagines of ( 'ya)ri)is aniioltis were 

 frequently seen ; at Moncayo the larva was abundant on heath (I fancy 

 Krica arhorca). This larva was dove-colour, with brown markings, 

 and had no trace of green, and it puzzled me a good deal to determine 

 what it could be. Riihl quotes Krica ndyaris as a foodplant ; Kane 

 gives holly and ivy, which accords with our British ideas ; Hofmann 

 says Hhwiouis and Callinui. The colour of my larv* is, therefore, 

 more worthy of remark than the foodplant. We took several other 

 Lyctenid larvie, but Thccia ilicis was the only other one I was able to 

 verify. 



From one of several larvae taken on Genhta scorpius at Canales, I 

 bred a specimen of Pscmloterpna coronillaria. The larva I believed to 

 be one of VscHiloterima pruinata {cytisaria). I believe so still. At the 

 same time I quite agree thiit further evidence is necessary before it 

 can be taken as proved that /'. cttranillaria is merely a southern form 

 of P. pniiuata. I have not had the two larvsp side by side, but my 

 mental picture of the larva of P. coronillaria absolutely agreed with it. 



