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Log. Gen. a scarce sp., but ab. in uuiny places in Rhone Valley, 

 and found up to GOOOft., iv. e.,v., and vii.-viii. b. (1st brood far the 

 more ah.) ; v. ab. on road nr. Ht. Triphon station, v. 15/01, and 

 Martigny, on road to ]5ranson, v. 20/01 ; Lavey, v. 10, &c. /02, c. : 

 Veytaux, iv. /99, and v. /Ol ; Vernayaz, iv. 30/02 ; Sierre, vii. m. 

 /99 ; Martigny, vii. 22/99, a few (IFA.) ; viii. 8/01 (Slopcr) ; Saillon 

 V. ab. ; Sion; Sierre to Brig; Berisal; Simplon; Laquinthal; Zennatt, 

 &c. {Far.); Schaffhausen (Trapi)); in many places round Geneva, 

 both in Bwitz. and Savoie ; <'.//., (leneva, iv. 22 ; Veyrier, v. 13, 22 ; 

 Herraance, v. 29; le Coin, v. 2;{ ; vi. 14; Monnetier, v. 25, 29 ; 

 vi. 2, 5 ; Bossey, vii. 25 {lU.) ; (the last 3 in Savoie). 



Chavoire, vii. e. /02 {Tntt), not uncommon in the Basses Alpes ; 

 Grenoble, v. b. /97 ; Digne, iv. /97 (Tutt) ; vi. b. /99 {li.-llni.) ; esp. 

 le I)ois du Kocher Coupe, ab. {Joiws); Col de Rouaine, about 3800ft., 

 vii. 9, scarce and rather worn {Pnirdl) ; Ozglosse, Pain de Sucre, &c. 

 {Kaur) ; above Barcelonette, vii. 3/92 {Xorris); Piedmont {Kane). 

 Directions of Yar. (a.) occasional bl. suffusion at base of ws. 



up.s. ? . 



Loc. e.(j., St. Triphon (Fis.); Lavey, v. slight (117*.); v. strongly 

 marked specimens from the Jura {Atj.). 



[Obs. — The Jura " blues" have a marked tendency towards bl. in the ? s.] 

 (b.) occasional It, col. up.s. <? . [A v. 

 pale one in Col. Agassiz's collection.] 



Genus, Nomiades, HI. 



N. Semiargus, Jlott. (Acis, Schif. ; Ai-giolus, Esp.) ; 



30mm. Fd. pit. MdihiUt^ <i(ficiiialis, AnthiiUis ndneraria, 

 Armeria vuhjari^^, &c. : hyb. p. 

 ^ dk. prp., ? brn. 

 Dist. Char. un.s. brownish gr., with eye-spots of f.w. in a nan/ 

 line. 

 Loc. Distributed over the whole region ; gen. but not always, c, 

 sometimes the most ab. of all tiie Lyca-nids; v. vi. vii. in the low- 

 lands and lower slopes ; vii.-viii. in mtns. : found up to 7500ft. 

 Directions of Var. (a.) decrease in size, gen. in proportion to 



nllitudc, cuhninating in : 

 var. Montana, Frcij : 25-27miii.; with darker grd. col. 



Loc. 'I'lu' highest limits of the sp., <'.//., Blumenthal, above 

 Miln-en, vii. e. and viii. b. 1900; top of Simplon Pass, viii. m. /97 

 (li'A.); Gornergrat, Grand St. Bernard (/•'(//•.) ; Dischmathal, vi. 27 

 /Ol ; Rosegg Glacier, viii. 23/01 (/'V.s.), &c., &c. 



Le Lautaret, vii. e. /9G ; Val Veni, viii. /98 {Tntt); Kor Alj), vii. 

 17 97; Sau Alp. vii. 14/97; Lolling, vii. 9/97 (<'/(/».). 



(b.) size of spots un.s. 

 ab. >Etnaea, Zll. .■ in wh. they are large and snn-ounded with wh. 

 ab. Caeca, i'uchy. .- in wh. they are obsolete. 

 ab. Striata, Wh. .- in wh. some are extended into streaks. 



;Obs. — I have seen no i of ibis ab. 



