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lightening at the anal angle of the hindwings. A. anterus was wide 

 spread and abundant at Gyok-Su and the Belgrade Forest district, 

 otherwise it occurred in small numbers. The largest specimens and 

 the smallest, the latter 22mm., were taken in spring, the summer and 

 autumn races being of more even dimensions. The number of spots 

 at the bases of the underside of the forewings varied from nil to 3, 

 and I caught one, unluckily imperfect, specimen parallel with the ab. 

 hasijuncta of Agriades thetis (figured in Tutt's British Bntterfiies, vol. 

 iii., plate xlii.). Polyommatns icariis, worn specimens of which were 

 still to be seen in sunny places yesterday (November 17th), was common 

 and showed the usual aberrations, r.//., icarinus, which seemed almost 

 racial at Kiitchiik Tchekmedje on August 12th, candiope, arcuata, seuii- 

 arcuata, etc. Scarcely any of my $ s have any trace of blue on the upper- 

 side. It will be interesting to see if this will hold good in future years. 

 PoljiommatHs amanda was scarce. Plebeiits arf/iis {aeyon) local but 

 abundant in its haunts from May 18th, to the end of August. Aricia 

 astrarcJie was perhaps the commonest of the group. Glaucopsyche 

 ci/Uants occurred sparingly in May. Celastrina arcjioliis was 

 abundant as a rule in woods and bushy places. I fear I neglected 

 this species, which appeared triple-brooded. I only picked up one 

 decent Ilaywardia telicanus flying over heather at Kiathane on Oct. 7. 

 Scolitantides baton was not at all common. A damaged $ taken near 

 Kiathane on October 7th was my only observation after mid-May. 



Of the Vanessids none were abundant this year. I only saw one 

 Aijlaia urticae, a hibernated specimen, in the whole season, and only 

 one fresh Eiivanessa antioiia. Foli/tjonia e(jea seemed to be common 

 only in the Constantinople suburbs where one could not pursue it. I 

 missed most of the first brood of Liineuitifi Camilla, which seemed 

 larger than the July and August emergencies. The capture of a fresh 

 J on September 8th made me wonder if there is a partial third 

 emergence. 



I found Melitaea trivia local, M. phoebe very rare, and no signs of a 

 second brood of M. cin.cia. M. didyma, of which I have a series of 

 nearly 100 specimens, shows most interesting variations. Some of 

 my second brood specimens are hard to distinguish from Syrian 

 examples. The 2 s are particularly variable, those from the Belgrade 

 Forest being sometimes much sufl'used and of a more orange-brown 

 ground colour. The S s of the first brood are unquestionably the 

 largest and most richly coloured. Breuthia dap/me abounded in the 

 Belgrade Forest in June. It was as large (55-60mm) as many home 

 Aryynnis adippe. The year or the place was not favourable for 

 Dryas pap/da and hsoria lathonia, of which few were seen. B. pandora 

 occurred in most places, though not abundantly. y1. «;/?«/« was only 

 noted in small numbers. The specimens were large and bright, the 

 ? s of the brown form. I got only three Libythea celtis, two hibernated 

 but very decent specimens in April and one fresh <? June 16th. Of 

 the Satyrids there is little to say. Satyras circe was abundant in the 

 Belgrade Woods and particularly partial to chestnut blossom. I was 

 unlucky with S. statili)iiis, which seemed to wear very quickly. Pararge 

 ro.celana was wide spread wherever there was shade and cover, but 

 generally occurred singly, and I have only one P. viaera of three seen. 

 Coenonyiiipha arcania showed a tendency towards orange-brown 



