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P. nmemosyne, both in good condition. Knchloe tucphenoiiles, usually a 

 rather dark form, was plentiful and very active, and we took, while at 

 Vernet, a good series both of ^ s and $ s, though the former were 

 getting over, so that we had to pick our specimens. Melitaea cinxia 

 was fairly common, but rather worn. We took specimens of M. deione. 

 Care was required in distinguishing this species from M. parthenie and 

 M. athalia (a large form), which were also to be met with. Linienitis 

 Camilla was in good condition and very large. Coenonyinpha arcania 

 was common, as in most of the other places that we visited in the 

 Pyrenees. The only Erebiid taken was a single FJrebia evias, in fresh 

 condition. 



Jime 17th. — Valley of St. Vincent, weather unchanged. To-day, 

 in addition to Hes^peria rarthaxii, we met with Fonrllia sao. The 

 "blues" were much the same as yesterday, with the addition of ('upido 

 niiniiinis, l^nlyntuniatiis bellargits, and P. eacheri. C minimus is spoken 

 of by Mr. Elwes as rare in the Pyrenees ; in our experience, however, 

 it was fairly common nearly everywhere. Of Theclids we took to-day 

 Thecla ilicis and T. ocaciae, both very fresh. All the specimens of the 

 former that we met with at Vernet were ab. cerri. Mr. Eowland- 

 Brown, who was at Vernet in July, states that he did not notice any 

 examples of ab. cerri. This may point to two broods, ab. cerri being 

 more frequent in the earlier one. Rather unexpectedly, as we thought 

 the species would be over, we took a specimen (the only one we saw) 

 of Thaix ruDiina var. inedesicaste in excellent condition. Euchlo'e 

 euphenoides was again plentiful, also E. cardamines, but in less good 

 condition. Amongst the Melitteas were Melitaea phoebe and M. didyma. 

 We also took Pararye maera var. adrasta and P. egeria (type), both in 

 fine condition. 



June iSf/i.^Weather still very fine. We spent most of to-day on 

 a steep bank, within the hotel grounds, on the left side of the stream 

 flowing through Vernet. Here we found ScolitantideK orion more 

 plentiful than on the two preceding days, and in better condition. 

 After some search we also hit upon the right place for Laeosopis roboris. 

 The insect was not yet plentiful, but by the exercise of some patience 

 we secured a fine series in absolutely fresh condition. Previously, we 

 had seen only bred specimens of this species, and these were not much 

 more than half the size of the ones we took to-day. In the afternoon 

 we found a spot just above the winter garden where Thecla acaciae was 

 plentiful and very fine. In the same place we took Epinepliele jurtina 

 var. hispulla. 



June 19th. — To Casteil and then on to the Tower of Goa. Another 

 brilliant day. The heat was great, and we suffered very much from 

 thirst. Quite near the Tower of Goa, Papilio pndalirius var. feistha- 

 melii were fighting in hundreds, a wonderful sight. A very brilliant 

 form of Chrysophanus alciphron var. yordius was plentiful, and Scoli- 

 tantides baton occurred in some numbers. To the "skippers" we had 

 previously taken were added Erynnis alcaeae, Hesperia serratulae, and 

 H. malrae. Amongst the " blues " were Polyommatus amanda and 

 P. hylas. Thecla acaciae was met with quite high up, near the Tower 

 of Goa. The Erebias were Erebia styyne and E. evias, two species 

 which it needs some little experience to distinguish from one another, 

 though the underside hmdwing is a sure guide. We took a single 

 specimen of Melanaryia lachesis, the first of this species that we had 



