10 [June, 



From our specimens of this insect we are much inclined to believe 

 that considerable interbreeding must take place between it and the 

 six-spot ZygcdncB. 



We also took, in the same valley, a specimen with the fore-wings 

 of a beautiful metallic-blue colour, with a distinct trace of a 6th spot, 

 and the other spots well separated. 



Zijgcdna lonicerce, Buttier valley : Jllipendulce, Buttier valley and 

 Col de Forclaz. It is really difficult to separate this from transaljiina, 

 but with one exception, we have come to the conclusion that our speci- 

 mens are JilipendulcB ; on the way up to the Col de Forclaz we took 

 one variety transitional into v. cytisi, the two basal spots confluent, as 

 also the two median, but the apical spots are very finely separated. 



"We now come to the handsome Zygcena taken by us in the Buttier 

 valley. The fore-wings of which are opaque dull blue without any 

 lustre, having six very small carmine spots, the median and apical one 

 being very oblique and widely separated, all are united on the under-side 

 by a crimson suffusion ; the hind-wings are carmine-red with a deep 

 blue-black broad border. This is either a six-spotted form of angelicas 

 or a fine variety of transalpina. 



Syntomis Phegea, Aosta. We were very much struck by the 

 large size of these specimens ; those we have taken in the Yisp valley 

 are quite dwarfs in comparison, measuring 32 mm., in comparison 

 with 41 mm. 



Naclia punctata, Aosta, in the vineyards. Not uncommon. 



Nola cristatula, Dranse valley below Orsieres. 



Betina aurita, Buttier valley near St. Eemy, and Arve valley : 

 V. ramosa, Buttier valley. 



Ziitliosia lurideola, larva reared from Aosta. 



Emydia crihrum v. punctigera. I reared a beautiful ^ on the 

 29th of July from a larva found near Orsieres. 



Euchelia jacohcece, Grt. Saleve and Dole. 



Arctia purpurata, Dranse valley, near Orsieres. 



Spilosoma mentJiastri, Arve valley, near Chamouny. 



Sepialus Jiumuli, Dranse and Arve valleys. 



Fumea ?, three specimens taken on the Italian side of the 



Great St. Bernard, which have a close resemblance to Sapho, but we 

 cannot really determine if it is that species. 



Forthesia similis, a $ reared from larva found at Aosta. 



Bomhyx neustria, reared, larvae plentiful in Dranse and Buttier 

 valleys. 



Bomhyx quercus, Larva found at Dole. 



