68 THK EM'UMOI.OGlSr's KKCOKJ). 



took about 30 from thistles together with An/i/nnis ar/laia var. 

 clilorodipiie, Aricia astrarclic, Fiens napi, hsovia lathonia, Coeiinn'jnipha 

 arcania, and one L'mienitis catnilla. 



In the evening we went out by the Gate of Segovia, turning 

 sharply to the left. The ground here is much over-run by picnicing 

 parties, as there are fine views of the Guadarramas, and is useless for 

 collecting. 



Next day we went up the mountain (Pico de Penalara), at first 

 parallel to the Park wall, then to the left along the crest through 

 bracken (in places up to the armpits) and grass, to the remains of an 

 old glacier. At the foet were a good number of C. pauiphilas var. 

 lyllus, which were useful. The views were good, but the collecting 

 disappointing ; we saw ft', tithoniis, E. bjcaon with one Pijrameis atalanta 

 and one Satyms atatiliuiis. When we had descended most of the slope 

 we entered a more or less level tract dotted with bushes, where 6'. circe 

 was flying freely. A few only were taken for comparison with those 

 taken soine years ago at Digne (Basses Alpes). Except that the 

 Digne specimens were on the average larger, there was nothing 

 worthy of note. 



On August 3rd S. fitatilinii.'i was just emerging along the road 

 leading to the brook, and another P. atalanta was seen resting on oak 

 scrub. Insects were now going over. The thistles were crowded with 

 worn il7. lachesis and an occasional C. edima : there was a fresh brood 

 of C. aryioliis, only a few. C. viryaureae, some fresh and some worn, 

 A. astrarche were still good and E. tithoiius were everywhere. . We left 

 La Granja the same day and did no more collecting. The only notes 

 in my diary after this which refer to entomology are as follows : — - 



Between Segovia and Madrid, as our train crawled along in true 

 Spanish fashion, a medium sized Erehia could be seen flying in some 

 numbers, apparently in good condition, on August 6th, on railway 

 banks on both sides of the station of Otero de Herreros in the 

 Guadarrama Mts. 



Fontia daplidice were seen flying along the banks of the Linares and 

 Jalon, almost all the way from Madrid to Saragossa, but there is much 

 cultivation around the city. 



At Toledo we walked across the Puerta de Alcantara which spans 

 the Tagus gorge, and over some rough ground along the opposite bank 

 to the Puerta de San Martin, through which one enters the city on its 

 north-western side. We saw only one or two worn E. ida, but we were 

 told that in May there were many varieties of "butterflies to be found 

 there. The late Dr. Chapman had suggested to us the Montes de 

 Toledo as interesting ground waiting to be explored, but, at present, 

 we are unable to get away early enough. 



Seasonal Polymorphism and Races of some European Grypocera 

 and Rhopalocera. 



By ROGER VERITY, M.D. 



{Continued jrom page 15.) 



As recently as June, 1908, I remarked in Uhopalocera Falaearctica, 

 page 159, how surprising it was that such a common species as Pieris 

 rapae, L., should have been so neglected by entomologists that very 

 little was known concerning its geographical and seasonal variations. 



