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specimens being the type form. Zi/iiaow trifolii in its race orohi was 

 common at la Sainte liaume, but I did not taite it elsewhere, except 

 that I captured one typical trifolii, i.e., with the central spots confluent, 

 at Bedoin. 



Z. lunicerae was rare at la Sainte Baume, but very common in its 

 fine race major, Frr., everywhere around Ht. Martin Vesubie, where 

 I took a long and beautiful series. Four specimens of Z. tneliloti 

 fell to my net. I do not know whether this species has been recorded 

 from la Sainte Baume before, the genitalia prove them to be this 

 insect though I had no doubt of it from their general appearance. 

 Z. stoechadu var. duhia, Stgr., was very common at St. Martin Vesubie 

 especially in the higher parts, the specimens being large and hand- 

 some and also somewhat variable ; the great majority had five spots 

 in the primaries but I took a few Fix-spotted specimens. The hind- 

 W'ings were likewise variable, all being richly red, but the dark borders 

 varied considerably, some were comparatively narrow and very even 

 in width ; some few had very broad borders with the fold well invaded 

 below vein 2 ; whilst between these two extremes there are many 

 grades. I did not take this species at la Sainte Baume at all. 



We spent two or three days at Digne, and in that short visit I 

 netted three specimens of Z. c/ihialtes, but none were of the type form. 

 I took one peucedani, one prinzi, and one aiirantiaca. 



Turning now to the carniolica section, this species was not rare at 

 la Sainte Baume, all the specimens being of the Jiedi/sari form. I took 

 but one at St. Martin Vesubie, which is the var. dijiieusis; at Digne 

 the species was very common, the majority being also of the diniensis 

 variety, but I took a fair series of the type form also, these being 

 smaller than Herrich-Sehaft'er's variety. Z. fanata occurred sparingly 

 at la Sainte Baume, it Avas only coming out as we left. At Mont 

 Ventoux where it was going over I took several nice specimens, whilst 

 nt Digne it was very common indeed, though all were of the type race. 



Z. acliilleae occurred only at Digne, where it was not uncommon, 

 in July. (Jf Z. bri::ae 1 took a small series at la Sainte Baume, where 

 I cilso captured two specimens of Z. sarpedon. Z. purjinralis did not 

 occur at la Sainte Baume, that is to say, we did not take it there, but 

 it was common around St. Martin Vesubie. Of the genus Ino I took 

 but three specimens, one beautiful male of /. pntni and two worn 

 males of 7. staticen var. crassicomis. 



The Farii Collection. 



On jMarch 14th last the sale of the above was continued, the first 

 196 lots comprising the remainder of the Rhopalocera. 



A dark Paranje aei/eria fetched 20s. and another dark form with 

 spotless hindwings, 35s. 



Fararneiiiei/eraxsiv. bipiipiUata (rt//'e)ti) realised 5s., 7s. and 8s. per lots 

 of two, three and six. Series of Coe)wni/iiin/i(i tiphon from various 

 localities realised 42s., and two lots of undersides each of 48 and 46, 

 60s. and 80s. Included in these were several fair forms of the rare 

 aberration lamndata. Fifty-one Krebia act hi ops, several slightly 

 varying, fetched 56s., and 53 undersides 20s. 



The series of Theclas included nothing special, excepting a broadly 

 orange banded Tliccla pntni, which realised with others £2 2s. 



