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are quite peculiar in having a very broad almost undivided and nearly 

 unicolorous central light band on the underside hindwing, they do not 

 approach var. helvetica, Frey, except in the matter of this band being 

 somewhat whiter than usual. Near the torrent I took single examples 

 of PaDiansiiis apollo and P. (lelins within a few yards of each other, 

 each species showing some approximation to the other. One or two 

 fine dark Melitaea dictynna were taken and a couple of very fresh M. 

 lUdi/ma, (J s ; Erehia styijne was common at. the roadside, as was 

 A(jriades cnridnn, and it was curious to see obviously hybernated Aylaia 

 urticae flying side by side with others evidently just emerged. Two 

 typically mountain forms were also met with, Pieris napl var, bryoniae 

 and Hesperia andromedae, one specimen only of the latter, but that one 

 the largest and finest in colour that I have ever seen. Near the 

 torrent I saw a few Plebeiiis aeyon and one or two Lycaena avion, but 

 Lycaenids were not a strong point of this locality. 



My second expedition to the Albula Pass took place, as I have 

 already mentioned, on the 13th. I did not delay long at Preda this 

 time and took the short cut to the beginning of the road above the 

 lake of Palpuogna. At the beginning of this short cut I made two 

 interesting captures. Seeing a Melitaea skim past me Avhich looked 

 rather like a $ cynthia, I pursued it as well as I could on the broken 

 ground, but in vain, on returning, however, to the path I netted a 

 similar specimen, which turned out to be J/, matuvna var. wolfensberyeri 

 very worn, as were a few others I saw, but establishing this new 

 locality for the species. The other insect was a ? Brenthis euphvosyne 

 in fresh condition, and having in every respect except size the 

 appearance of the boreal var. Hmjal. Between Palpuogna and the 

 Weissenstein Inn, I found the same species as on the previous 

 occasion, but they were commoner ; on reaching the latter place, 

 however, I made enquiries from some workmen, who assured me there 

 was no reason whatever why I should not go up the Pass by the track 

 on the left hand side, and I did so, thereby coming across Evebia 

 l/lacialis in considerable numbers on the shaly slope shortly before 

 the Teufelsthal (in this dreary spot itself I actually took one specimen), 

 as well as E. yoryc, type and ab. evynnis chiefly, though var. triopen 

 appeared as a scarce aberration. In the same way, although one 2 E. 

 ijlacialis did just show tiny white pupils to theeye-spots,thus approaching 

 alecto, the rest were all of the ylacialis or the pinto form, the 3 s 

 mostly of the latter. In fact the Albula Pass, on the western side 

 at any rate, belongs typically to the Central Alps, whereas the Eernina, 

 the next Pass eastwards, belongs typically to the Eastern Alps. On 

 returning by the same track, after visiting the top, as previously 

 mentioned, I took, not far above the Weissenstein Inn, a very fine 

 specimen of I'aviiassiaf; dditis var. 2 niyvencens, which, on the wing, 

 looked almost black. Lower down I took a cart track bearing to the 

 right, which gradually dwindled to a path through long grass, finally 

 rejoining the road at the beginning of the short cut to Preda. This 

 is much to be recommended, there were many butterflies, mostly of 

 species already noted, but including Vacciniina optilete; I was, however, 

 sadly hurried, being obliged to catch the train at Preda, as we were 

 leaving the same afternoon for Bale, on the return journey to Paris, 

 Havre, Southampton (for Lyndhurst) and home. 



{To he concluded.) 



