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the neighbourhood of the Lac de Monriscot, which appeared to be the 

 best hunting-ground near Biarritz. The first day was very fine, but 

 on the second day it was cloudy nearly the whole time. We had hoped 

 to take a good series of Hetemptenis vmrpheiis, but we came across only 

 one specimen of this curious butterfly. This was a ^ , and we took it 

 in a hedge at some height above the swamp where we had been led to 

 expect the ^ s. Probably we were too early for this insect. Another 

 skipper taken on these two days was T/iymelicus acteon, and this was 

 plentiful. Of coppers, the only species met with was Loweia dorilia. By 

 far the commonest blue was Plebeins arffm {ae<jon), a fine form with richly 

 marked undersides. Kverea arifiades (type) was fairly common, and in 

 very good condition. We succeeded in taking only three or four 

 specimens of Lam/ndes boeticuf:. Some of these were Avorn, so that it 

 hardly looked as if in this case we were too early. Thccla ilicis (type) 

 was abundant, but worn. The only other Theclid we saw was a single 

 specimen of Bithys qnercKs. We took a remarkably white specimen of 

 Colias ediisa ab. helice, even the orange spots on the hindwing being 

 bleached, but it was in very poor condition. Coenonipupha arcania 

 was common, and we took a short series of C. oedipus among the reeds. 

 Our captures were very fine specimens, and they were perfectly fresh, 

 though one or two had their wings cut by the reeds. It took us a good 

 many hours to secure even this short series, and we have no doubt that 

 this was again a case in which, in consequence of the lateness of the 

 entomological season, we should have been more successful had we 

 arrived on the scene a little later. 



Notwithstanding the lateness of the season which was against us 

 at Gavarnie and Biarritz, and the unfavourable weather which we met 

 Avith at Cauterets, and to a less extent at other places, our holiday was, 

 on the whole, very satisfactory entomologically, as well as from other 

 points of view, into which we need not now enter. It has been a source 

 of much interest to compare Pyrenean specimens with specimens of 

 the same species previously taken in Switzerland, and we took a fair 

 number of species and varieties that were new to us, notably : — 

 Heteroptenis inorphens, PolijoDimatus corydon var. corydonitis, P. orbi- 

 tulus var. oberthiiri, Scnlitantides orion, Everesarf/iades (type), Lampides 

 boeticus, Laeosopis roboris, Papilio podalirius var. feist ham elii, Thais 

 rumina var. )nedesicaste, Pontia daplidice var. beUidice, Euchloe eitphe- 

 noides, Melitaea deione, Pararye maera var. adrasta, P. egeria (type), 

 Epinephele jurtina var. hispidla, E. pasipha'e, Coenony)npha oedipus, 

 Erehia epiphron var. pyrenaica, E. evias, E. lappona var. sthennyo, and 

 Melanaryia lachesis. We give this list, as it may be interesting to 

 entomologists who, like ourselves in previous years, have confined 

 their attention mainly to Switzerland. 



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