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Seller, Miramar, and Llucb, situated in the range of Mountains before 

 referred to. The country there is well wooded, and not so much 

 under cultivation. 



So far, no endemic species has been found in the islands. 



The following is a list of the species observed by myself, and I 

 have added a few species which Mr. Henry Lupton found between 

 April 8th and 20th this year ; — 



Papilio podalirius, 2 or 3 observed by Mr. Lupton. Fieris rap.r, abundant, 

 fine form ; P. bra.ssicas, observed by Mr. Lupton ; P. daplidice^ 1 $ captured by 

 Mr. Lupton. Leptidia sinapis, 1 S captured by Mr. Lupton. Colias edusa, 

 several specimens, Qoyiepteryx rhamni and cleopatra, occasional specimens. 

 Pyrameis cardui, one specimen ; several captured by Mr. Lupton. Pararge 

 segeria, generally distributed and fairly common. South European form ; 

 P, megxra, common. Some of the specimens approached v. tigelius slightly. 

 Epitiejjhele jurtina var. hispulla, 1 ? only ; E. ida, one specimen at Soller, 

 commoner at Pollensa. Coenonympha pamphilus, several captured by Mr. Lupton. 

 Chrysophanua phlseas^ scarce. Lycxna icarus, abundant, usual South European 

 form ; L. astrarche, Berg., 3, ordinary from Miramar. Cyaniris argiolus, fairly 

 common, one specimen taken as small as L. alsus. Deilephila lineata, Soller, a 

 dead specimen given me. Macroglossa sfellatarum, fairly common, observed also 

 by Mr. Lupton. Acidalia ochrata, 3 $, Miramar; A. degeneraria,\ S at rest, 

 Lluch ; A. marginepunctata, Goze, I cJ , Lluch. Agrotis saucia, 1 flying in the 

 sunshine, Pollensa. Stenia punctalis, a few, Lluch. Nomophila noctuella {hyhrl- 

 dalis), common at Lluch. 



Eltham : June 30th, 1906. 



[Minorca would appear to be considerably richer in Lepidoptera 

 than its larger neighbour. In my old Mediterranean diary, under the 

 dale of August 19th, 1874, 1 find no fewer than 17 species of butterflies 

 noted as observed in a day's collecting within two or three miles of 

 the town of Mahon. These include Papilio machaon, Gonepteryx 

 Cleopatra^ Colias edicsa, Pieris Irassicce, raped, and daplidice ; Pararge 

 aageria (very dark), P. megcera, Epinephele jurtina var. hispulla, and 

 E. ida; Pyrameis cardui and atalanta ; CJirysophanus pTilceas var. eleus, 

 Lyccena argiolus, felicanus, icarus, and astrarche. The moths noted on 

 the same occasion were Macroglossa stellatarum, not rare ; Deiopeia 

 pulchella, " quite a drug " ; Porthetria dispar, numerous egg-patches 

 and empty pupa-cases on willows ; Acontia luctuosa, Sterrha sacraria, 

 Marga7'odes unionalis, Botys sp. ? Gataclysta lemnalis and Nomophila 

 noctuella. — J. J. W.] 



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