AND TllK ALl'S OF CKNTKAL EUHOl'K. 45 



As ab., Digne, vi. 7/99 {li.-l'.nt.) ; vi. h. 90, c. but worn, all of 

 this form {Junes); Alpes Maritimes, c in meadows (linn.); Mendel, 

 vii. '95 (LiiDi.). 



[Obs. — This sp. requires even more than ordinary care, being v. fragile.] 



Genus, Cyaniris, hnlm. 



C. Argiolus, /.. (Acis, l')ihr. : Cleobis, .S'///:r/) : o'iiiiiii. 



Fd. pit. Uliamniis fiantiida {l''rc!/), ivy and holly ; byb. [). 

 1)1, with slight lilac tinge, J with v. narrow, ? with v. broad 

 blk. marg. up.s. ; broadest in both sex.es at apex f.w. 

 Dist. Char. Pale milky-bl. grd. col. un.s., with small blk. daslu'S. 



Loc. Widely spread, but in Switz. local and seldom c, often 

 wiih V. restricted tlight. 1 have only seen it in any numbers at 

 Veytaux, in the vineyards, v. and ix. /97; between Bouveret station 

 and the Rhone, same dates, and under the cliffs opposite Yernayaz, 

 v. 2() 02. Weissenburg, v.e., v. c. (W,'/.) ; nr. Sion, v.e., v.c. 

 (irapii, Far.) ; Lugano, c. {Janes). Other places and dates are : 

 Goschenen {E.-S.) ; Weissenstein, nr. Soleure {Jan'ji) ; Veyrier, iv. 

 29; Sierne, v. 12; Arzier, vii. 18 {I'd.); Veytaux, iv. 5/99; 

 Vernayaz, iv. 22/02 ; ix. 8 02 ; Lavey, v. 29/02 (ITA.) ; Sepey, vii. 

 /Ol {Liini.) ; Loeche, hr. Sierre {Fac.) ; Monte Generoso, vii. /88 

 {Lmn.) ; Chiasso (Mai/er) ; Faido, vi. 6/02 {Chp.) ; Sertigthal, and 

 Val Bregaglia {Killias). 



Digne, iv. e. /97 {Tiitt) ; vi. 90, vii. /91 {[.inn.) ; Alpes Mari- 

 times, e.;/., Vallon Obscur, c. ; St. Martin Vesubie, scarce {Bnn.) ; 

 the Esterel, iv. b. /08, c. ; Auribeau, iv. b. /03 {Tutt) ; Monnetier, 

 vi. 4; le Coin, iv. 23, v. 11; Mt. de Sion, vii. 29 : Bossey, v. 28 

 (/;/.) ; WoKsberg, vii. 19/97 {Limt.). 



Directions of Yar. (a.) size: 2omm. to 35mm. 



(b.) decrease in size of spots un.s., culminat- 

 ing in : 

 ab. Parvipuncta, l-'ar/is: a form ol' the summer brood with few 

 and small spots. 



Genus, Lampides, Ifh. 



Dist. Char. un.s. streaked with brn. and wh. ; h.w. with slender 

 " tail." 



L. Boeticus, /.. .• ooium. Fd. pit. pods of Coliitea and 



other Leiiiiiiii)a>setr : hyb. ov. 



S prp.-bl., 2 dk. brn. with brt. bl. on disc. 



Dist. Char. un.s. fawn-col. and wh. 



Log. In Switz. only isolated specimens exc. in the Rhone 

 valley, c.//., Basle {l>iekeniiian)i) : Hottingen, viii. 13 and x. 79 

 {Snell) ; Lausanne {Faliaype). Not v. uncommon below Follaterre 

 (on Coliitea), viii. 18-24/93 {l''ae.) ; viii. 21 99, ab., but mostly rather 

 worn; viii. 27/01, 1 5, worn {Wh.) \ also St. Triphon, x. 3 '98 



