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Samoens and reached St. Jeoire about 8.15 a.m. I climbed the 

 Pointe des Brasses, which takes quite three hour.?, to the summit, but 

 a good deal of shade is obtainable on the way up if an early start is 

 made. At the beginning of the ascent I found .S'. alcijone, D. paphia, 

 and Pnntia daplidice in some numbers. About half-way up I took L. 

 caiiiilla and Pi/raiiieis atalanta. P. a/iollo was flying about here and 

 there from the base to the summit. Beaching the only chalets 

 situated on the lower Alps, the path ceased, and the only way to reach 

 the steep summit was by circular ascent. From here onwards, I took 

 males and females of //. vinjaureae, Brenthia aniathusia (one), 

 Coenomj III pita satyrion, males and females of Colias pliicomone. 

 On the summit P. mackaon was in good condition, also the moth 

 Aijrotis cofticea, Hb., and Erebia sp. ?, with the Burnet Moths 

 Zy(jaena carniolica and Z. lonicerae ; A. coridon and P. damon, males 

 swarmed everywhere, the only blues. I took a male specimen of the 

 Orthopteron, Stanrodenix scaleris, F.W. ; also a specimen of Chryso- 

 chraon brachyptenis, Ocksay. I made the mistake in descending of 

 trying an unknown path which looked inviting, but which terminated 

 about half-way down in a dried-up rivulet course under bramble and 

 oak, and it is a marvel that I reached the base alive with only one 

 serious fall, as the descent was tedious and difficult under a blazing 

 sun with the Diptera very hostile. I got a good bag of fine specimens 

 on a long and tedious day. This evening I took in the Hotel a speci- 

 men of the Coleopteron Harpaliis ruficoniia, F. 



July 15th. — This afternoon I collected under the Petit Saleve and 

 the Grand Saleve, between Etrembieres and Veyrier. Soon after 

 passing Etrambieres Church a path leaves the main road on the left, 

 just by a level crossing, and continues approximately for three kilo- 

 meters in the direction of Bossey- Veyrier below the Saleve. All this 

 path is good collecting ground, reminding one somewhat of the famous 

 walk under the clifi's from Vernayaz to Martigny, only that the path 

 at the base of the Saleve is not in any way overhung by cliff. Along 

 this path Satyras alcynne were flying to-day at intervals, together with 

 Pararye iiieyera and /'. aeyeria, also Aylais urticae, A. coridon, males 

 and females, P. damon, males, Auyiaden sylvaniis and ^. tl(iv(( [thaiiinas) 

 together with odd specimens of L. avion, P. aeyon, including one fine 

 specimen of the female var. fiavidor (?), with very pronounced orange 

 bands on both sides of all four wings, ScoUtantides on'oii, Kliiijia s//ini 

 and Thecla w-albiiin. M. yalathea, K. jurtina and E. hypfvantus 

 swarmed everywhere and amongst the Burnet Moths, conspicuous 

 alike on blossoms of the common marjoram and on the devil's bit 

 scabious, were Zyyaena filipendalae, Z. lonicerae and Z. carniolica, of 

 which last species I took a series in good order, but I did not find 

 Zyyaena fausta var. jucnnda which I was especially working for. 

 Amongst the Burnets I took a larva of a Rhynchota of the genus 

 Carjincoris, but have not been able to ascertain the species. The day 

 was very fine and oppressive, the hottest here this year I am told. 

 Towards the quarries by French Veyrier round and over which the 

 funicular railway slowly mounts up from Veyrier to Monnetier-Eglise, 

 Lycaena avion was fairly abundant and mostly in good condition, in 

 fields where Medicago sativa and Onobvychis saliva were conspicuous. 

 I saw Papilio podaliriiis for the first time this summer flying to-day 

 close to Etrembieres on the main road. In the evening 1 took at the 



