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females, only one or two males being seen. Among them I also took 

 one female A. coridon. A little later on I took a single Lmreia durilis 

 and one Rumicia pidaeas, which latter was exceptionally bright for 

 the second generation var. eleus. Coenonynipha arcania was not 

 uncommon, but generally was getting passe, and Adopaea lineola and 

 A. fiava {tJiatimas) also occurred. As we ascended, the Zi/;iaenidae 

 began to put in an appearance, Anthrocera hippocrepidis var. alpina 

 being by no means rare. A. achilleae also was obtained, seven or eight 

 falling to my net ; then A. rhadamanthus gave me a chance, and I 

 succeeded in getting quite a nice series of this species, the form var. 

 ijrisea (Oberthur) being the usual form, among which was a good 

 sprinkling of its ab. ciwjidata, but of the type form itself [rhadcuiian- 

 thus) I only took three specimens. On the same ground, only lower 

 down, also occurred Anthrocera {Zyuaena) hilaris, of which I obtained 

 a nice little lot, six or seven falling to my net. We had to push on 

 now so as to get to the screes, and as we were nearing them a fresh 

 Anthrocera [Zygaena) turned up, for I caught another red-banded 

 species, which I saw as soon as he was boxed to be A. sarpedon, and of 

 this we eventually secured six or eight nice fresh specimens. At last 

 we reached the screes, and ere long an Krehia flew rapidly over a little 

 ridge on the other side of a stream in a quite inaccessible position. 

 There it flew from stone to stone, spreading its velvety wings to the 

 sun ; of course, it was E. scipio, the object of my search, and it might 

 have known the fact from the distance it kept. At last another came 

 by, and it was secured, and by dint of two or three hours' hard grind 

 we secured five, three males and two females. Then we made our 

 way down, adding nothing to our list, until we came to nearly the 

 foot of the hillside, where I succeeded in taking several nice Hirsntina 

 aduietiis var. ripartii, another insect new to me here. So ended a 

 delightful day. 



Another excursion in the Eaux-Chaudes valley produced the same 

 result as already stated, but in addition a single Anthrocera {Zyijaena) 

 lavandidae fell to my net, and an Adscita (Procris) anrpelo])ha<ia as also 

 a few Anthrocera {Zyyaena) scahiosae and a specimen of A. punctum. 

 As I was examining a bush of clematis, I saw at rest on one of the 

 leaves a quite uniuistakeable Naclia ancilla. I had already seen one 

 on La CoUette and had attempted to take it, a perfectly simple matter 

 as I thought, but in some mysterious way it eluded me. I was there- 

 fore determined to get this, and as I could not get my net below it, I 

 made a rapid hard stroke, obtained plenty of leaves but no ancilla. A 

 little later on I saw another again on a clematis leaf, sitting on the 

 upperside, as each of the others had been doing, with folded wings, this 

 time I determined to be safe and put my net below it for an upward 

 stroke, I saw it in the net distinctly, but it got out, how I cannot 

 imagine, it escaped nevertheless, and if ever I felt inclined to use 

 a naughty word it was then. That day I took a large A. lonicerae in 

 which the lower wings are almost orange with patches of red, 

 and also flying about the dusty road a single precocious specimen of 

 Tarucus {Uayiiardia) telicanus, which ought to have been flying in 

 August instead of the fiist week in July. 



My last day was one that I shall long remember, spent up the 

 Dourbes Valley with my Geneva friends as already intimated 

 (Dr. Reverdin, Professor Blachier and the six younger men), and 



