78 THE entomologist's record. 



properl)' examined. Mr. Wheeler told me to look out for named forms 

 — no'aMy, i believe, var. orieutalis, H.-S. 21. cinxia, I found varied a 

 good deal, some being heavily marked with black. These await 

 further examination also. Two Enbia oemc were somewhat of a 

 surprise ; they were all I saw. Heuiaris titi/ns was common at 

 Peilicidaris flowers. 



]\Iy l.st day, June 1st, I spent at Martigny again, beyond La 

 Batiaz, to find Mditcwa var. hen'salensis, but again without avail. The 

 day was dull and windy, with occasional showers. The only new 

 thine: was a couple of perfectly fresh 2lclitaea athalia. 



Very few Heterocera were observed. On most evenings we strolled out 

 and watched theelectriclightsou'side thelitlle town, but without success. 

 On tlie rough hill-side, above La Batiaz, at Martigny, 1 found a few 

 specimens of a " Burnet," which, I think, is Aitthracera arlnllrac ; and 

 two cdcoons picked up (unfortunately I am not sure of the exact 

 locality) produced A. trifolii S, and A. Jtiji/JocrepuHs 2- A single 

 Viacrisia aanio ^ was taken nt Lavey, where Scoria Ibwata was 

 common in the meadows. Other Geometers noted Avere Hilanippe 

 vionlaiiata and JJcipta teinerata. Aijlia tan was not uncommon at Lavey. 



Tiie following is a list of butierflies observed or taken, all in the 

 Rhone Valley, from May 17th to June 1st: — Erynnis alrcai', Htypena 

 cartlnniii, H. molvae, PoiveUia soo, Nisaiiiadcs tcKjcs, Aii(/ici(les si/lranus, 

 Cychipiilea palaemon, Lnweia doiiliK, Ciipido Diinima, C. .scbnis, Ci/aniris 

 seiiiid It/IIS, Xoniiades cijllariis, Ayriddes hiilargns, Polyoiinnatiis In/Uis, P. 

 aledls, I', aiiianda, Aricia astrarcJu;, Plebcius anjus, P. ai(/i/r(>(/ii'iinon, 

 Evi'Vf.-i ai-i/iadesvaiV. corctas, Celastriiia aryioliis, Callopluya rtibi, Xcuicubius 

 liicina, Ipliiclidesi jiodalirius, Papilio iiiachaon, Pantassins ajiidlu, Apuria 

 crataci/i, Pieiis brassicae, P. 7iajii, P. rcipae, Pontia daplidirc, Aiitho- 

 charin simploiiia var. Jiavidior, I'.ncldn'e caidaininex, Lcptidia sinapis, 

 CoHaa Injcdr, Goncpteryx rhaiinii, Issoria latlionia, Bienthis eiiphrosyne, 

 B. did, lilelitaea aiirinia, M. cinxia, M. didywa, JSJ. anrclia, M. 

 parthi'juc, M. atliolia, M. dictynna, ryranwis carditi, FJurancssa ontiopa, 

 Eiiyavia p<jIychloros, Tajiessa io, Aylais urticac, Pulyyunia c-aUnnu, I'ararge 

 viana, P. Iiiero, P. vicyaera, P. eyciia, Conwnuinpha paiiiphiliis, Juebia 

 iiiediifia, E. eiias, E. oeiiie, Melanaiyia yalatea (larva). 



Everes argiades, Pall., and coretas, Ochs. : Are these distinct or 

 merely local races ? 



By GEORGE T. BETHUNE-BAKER, F.E.S. 



This is an interesting qurstion, and wants clearing up. It has 

 been referred to by Mr. C. Obeithlir {La Eenille r/c.s Jcmus ?\atur., 

 p. 149, 190G) and also by the Hon. C. N. Rothschild {I'/ntomoloyist, 

 1907, p. 199). The former gentleman evidently thinks corctas is a 

 good species, but we have no proof of it, and we are just in the postion 

 of wanting the matter cleaied up. Another question arises, ab. 

 deadarata, Stgr., is this a form of aryiades, or is it an aberration of 

 coretas ! 



I liave aryiades, coretas, and pnlysperchon from Austria, Hungary, 

 and Asia Minor, dccolorata from Hungary and Turkestan, but in most 

 cases I have not the exact locality nor the dates. 



Does aryiades fly with corctas in the Pyrenees, or at Budapest, or 

 anywhere ? I know both insects are found around Budapest, Are 



