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Epinephele Junira, near St. Nicholas, where, this visit, we took no 

 Lycaon ; it was probably too early for the latter. 



Coenonympha Arcania, var. Darwiniana, I took a large series of 

 this form, mostly in the Saas Valley ; some of these specimens 

 resembled Arcania enough to have been found amongst the typical 

 species in a German wood, others, on the contrary, cannot be dis- 

 tinguished from the Satyrion of the High Alps. There is scarcely a 

 break in the links from Arcania to Satyrion. 



A Syrichtkus, taken in the Saas Valley, seems to me distinct, but 

 it is, perhaps, a variety of Alveus. 



Nisoniades tages. 



Hesperia lineola, comma, and sylvanus, taken in the Visp Valley. 



At Aigle (Canton Vaud) Argynnis Ino and Pararge JEgeria were 

 caught. 



Ino globularice, one taken low down in the Visp Valley. The 

 commonest species is Geryon, but there are two forms of Statices 

 common, one with fewer scales on the wing and slightly different 

 antennae. 



Zygcena jilipendulce. 



Z. fransalpina, Visp Valley. 



At the Schwarze See the larvae of Zygcena exulans were most 

 abundant ; Mr. Baker brought some of these home and reared them 

 successfully. 



The following list of Bombyces is incomplete, some species being 

 as yet not satisfactorily determined by me, and, therefore, omitted. 



Setina aurita, abundant, var. ramosa, common, occurring even in 

 the birch region. 



Gnophria rubricolJlis. 



Emydia cribrum, var. Candida. 



Nemeophila plantaginis and russula. 



Callimorpha dominula, Visp Valley. 



Spilosoma mendica, Visp Valley. 



Dasychira fascelina, Visp Valley. 



Leucoma salicis, Visp Valley. 



Portliesia similis {auriflud). 



These last two were reared from larvae found in the Valley. Mr. 

 Baker reared a remarkable variety of the gold-tail moth, a male, with 

 the ground colour a beautiful sulphur-yellow, instead of white. 



Bombyx neustria and castrensis, both reared from larvae. B. la- 

 nestris, larvae abundant on birch near St. Nicholas in webs (not reared). 

 B. querciis, larvae found and reared ; perfect insects caught. 



