The Butterflies of Switzerland and the 

 Alps of Central Europe. 



Super-Fam. HESPERIIDES. 



Dist. Char, great breadth of head, and of space between bases of 

 antenna>. 



Fam. HESPERIIDiE. 



Sub-Fam. HESPERIIN.E. 



Tribe Hespekiidi. 



Genus, Carcharodus, Hh. (Spilothyrns, Dup.). 



Dist. Char. Series of 8 spots from costa nr. apex, and 3 separate 

 spots on disc f.w., wh. appear translucent when held up to 

 light. 



C. Lavaterae, Esp. (Alc;ea>, Falir.) ; ooimii. Fd. ])]t. 



Staclnis i-crta ; (?) hyb. 1. full-fed. 

 (J with, $ without costal fold f.w. 

 Dist. Char, transparent spots large ; grd. col. np.s. It.; un.s, uni- 

 colorous wh. 



Log. In Switz. only in S.\Y., but there not uncommon. Fusio 

 vii. /99 {Clt]>.) ; Sepey, vii. 97 ("V*.) ; between Aigle and Sepey, 

 viii. 2/98 {Jonea) ; in most places between Martigny and Mtirei 

 (Fav.), mounting up to 5000ft. at Zermatt, and Borisal, where it is 

 V. ab., esp. from 2nd Refuge to Ganter Bridge, vii. -viii. /97, /98 

 (IFA.) ; Stalden, vii. 9 91 ; S. Nicholas, vii. 12 99 (/>*/.■;//.); Twann- 

 berg; St. Blaise; Neuveville (/•'>>'//) ; Veyrier, viii. 10, but v. rare (JU.). 



Digne, vi. b. and m. ,99, ab. {H.-llni.) ; vii. /91 {I. inn.) ; Basses 

 Alpes and Alpes ^laritimes, gen. in dry torrent beds and hot rocky 

 places, not c. {l'<nvrU) ; Vallon Obscur (Jlrni.) ; l^ourg d' Oisans, viii. 

 /96; Bourg St. Maurice vii. 9<S; Chavoire, vii. 29,02 {Tntt); iJotzen, 

 vi. e. ,'01 (Loire); St. ]\lartin-Vesubie, vii. .102 {/li'ntal/) ; C'ogne 

 valley, viii. '94; Aosta to Courmayeur, viii. (5 9S, v. fine; Bobbie, 

 viii. /Ol [Tiitt) ; Orta, vi. b. and m. 1900, v. line (Lmrr). 



Directions of var. (a.) size. The Alpine specimens are finer and 

 more clearly marked than those from further S. 



C. Althaeae, ///*. {^rnlvaruin var. (A7/.s. ; Geniinn. I.>'(l.); 



i-'tOium. Fd. pit. various mallows; byb. I, full-fed, 

 ^ with, 2 ^vithout costal fold f.w. 



