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THE BrTTERFLIRR OF SWITZERLAND 



ab. Zanclaeus, yJL, pale like last, but with abdomen wh. on up.s. 

 instead of blk. 



Loc Martigny to Raron (l'\ir.), 2nd brood only. A transitional 

 form with body not quite wh, is not uncommon in the same district, 

 .'.//., Pfyn, vii. 21/99 (W/,.). Gen. ?. . 



Crevola (Far.)\ and doubtless other S. valleys of W. Alps; Alpes 

 Maritimes (Jinn.). 



(c.) up.s. h.w. the long blk. streak divided 

 by brt. or. line, constituting : 



ab. Ornata, 117/. ; wh. is v. c. in Rhone Valley. 



(d.) an extra blk. streak up.s. f.w. on basal 

 side of longest streak. 



ab. Undecimlineata, FAmer. 

 *P. Alexanor, E^p.: 64iiim. to 7Gmm. Fd., })lt. .SV-s/V^' 



niontanunt, and other UmhellifenF. 

 ? gen. larger than ^ . 

 Dist. Char. up.s. f.w. (dw blk. streak entirely crossing cl. portion. 



Loc. [I-foi'i (Butterflies of Europe) gives Switz., but I can find 

 no locality, nor hear of any capture.] 



Digne, vi. 13, and c. vi. e. and vii., fond of settling on thistles 

 (Jones) ; above Eaux Thermales (Digne), vi. 18, &c. /99 (IL-ltiii.) ; 

 St. Martin Vesubie, on the road to Venanson ; Valley of Madone ; 

 and less c. to La Bollene [Bnii.) ; Castellane, vii. 17/91 (Xirholson); 

 Beauvezer, Annot, vii. 1-18 {I'mrdl) ; between Alios and St. Andre, 

 vi. e. /92 {Xonix). 



V. constant exc. in size {r. supra). 



P. Machaon, /.. ; 7r)i]im. Fd. pit. wild carrot and 



other ViidKiliferd'. 

 5 gen. larger than S • 

 Dist. Char. up.s. f.w. broad blk. base, thickly sprinkled with 

 yell. 



Loc. Oen distributed and often ab. up to 5000ft., less ab. above, 

 but found occasionally much higher: iv.-vi., and vii.-viii., <■.//., 

 Lugano, iv. 12/96 {H.-llrn.) ; Bex, iv. e. /97 (TF/;.) ; summit of la 

 Palette, 7180ft., viii. /98 {J»ws); Stelvio, 7G80ft., vii. m. 1900 

 {I!.- Urn.) ; to]) of Chamossaire, 6940ft., vii. /02 {Moss). 



Directions of Yar. (a.) size : 58mm. to 88mm. ; spring brood 



gen. much the smaller, 

 (b) increase in depth of colouring, culminat- 

 ing in : 

 ab. Burdigalensis, Trimonlct (Aurantiaca, Spr.) ; in wh. grd. col. 

 approaches or., and anal spot is much less red. 



Loc. Valaisian Alps (7'Vm-.) ; nr. Gimelwald, viii. 1/1900 ; Aigle, 

 viii. 21 1900 (ITA.); Charpigny; the Jura (7^V.s.); Botzen (/\Vf»('),".^'C. 



(c.) diminution of colouring : 

 ab. Flava, Tutt; grd. col. pale primrose. 



