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* Leucophasia sinapis, L. ; Florence and Como. Var. erysimi, not nncommon. 
Colias Palceno, L. ; Pontresina. Only saw the male. C Phicomene, Es. ; Pon- 
tresina. * C. Hyale, L. ; abundant near Lake Como. * C. Edusa, Fab. ; Rome, 
Capri, Florence, and Como ; Le Prese, Switzerland. 9 Var. Helice, H. ; two speci- 
mens at Le Prese. 
* Gonepteryx rhamni, L. ; Rome, in April ; Florence, in June ; Como, in July. 
* G. Cleopatra, L. ; Rome, in April ; Capri, in May ; Como, in July. This species 
and G. rhamni both occur at Rome ; Cleopatra only in Capri. 
Melitwa Maturna, L ; Pontresina, July. M. Artemis, L. ; Pontresina. M. 
Phoebe, Fab. ; Rome, Florence, Pontresina. M- didyma, Es. ; Rome, Como, Pontre- 
sina. One specimen that I caught has the black spots represented by black dashes. 
* M. Deione, H. ; Pontresina. M. Dictynna, Es. ; Le Prese and Pontresina. * M. 
Britomartis, A. ; Como and Le Prese. 
Argynnis Euphrosyne, L. ; Le Prese, Pontresina. A. Pales, W. V. ; Pontresina. 
A. AmatMisia,'EiS. ; Le Prese. * A. LatJionia, h. ; Florence and Como. A. Aglaia, 
L. ; Le Prese and Pontresina. A. Niohe, L. ; Le Prese and Pontresina. This species 
closely apppi-oaches Adippe, but has yellow instead of silvery spots on the under- 
side. A variety with silvery spots was not uncommon. A. Adippe, W. V. ; Como. 
Var. Chlorodippe,'Ea., which is greenish below; and var. Cleodoxa, V. G., in which 
the silver spots are replaced by yellow, were caught. A. Paphia, L. ; Como. 
Grapta Egea, Cr. ; Rome, and Naples in May. G. C-alhum, L. ; Como and 
Le Prese. 
* Vanessa polychloros, L. ; Rome and Como. V. urticce, L. ; Pontresina. V. 
In, L. ; Rome. 
* Pyrameis Atalanto; L. ; Rome and Capri, in April and May. * P. cardui, L. ; 
Rome, Capri. This species and Atalanta were abundant on the summit of Monte 
Solaro (1800 feet), the highest point of Capri. 
Melanagria Galathea, L. ; Florence, Como, Le Prese. 
* Lasiommata Megcera, L. ; Rome, Capri, Florence, Como. L. Mgeria, L. ; 
var. with the spots yellowish fulvous ; Rome and Como. * L. Mara, L. ; Capri, 
Como, Le Prese. 
Hipparchia Hermione, L. ; Como. H. SemeJe, L. ; Capri and Como. The 
specimens I saw in Italy were larger than any British specimens I have seen. H. 
Janira, L. ; Capri, Florence. Capri specimens are very large and bright coloured. 
I caught in Capri an aberration (<? ), in which the dull brown is replaced by alight 
ochreous colour and fulvous markings. H. Ida, S. ; Capri, in May. 
Ccenonympha Arcanius, L. ; Como and Le Prese. C. Philea, H. ; Pontresina. 
C. Pamphilus, L. ; Rome, Florence, Como, &c. Var. Lylhts, common. Another 
var. on Monte Bisbino, near Como. 
Erehia Melampus, Flu. ; Le Prese, Pontresina. 
E. Cetn, H. ; Le Prese. E. Tyndarus, Es. ; Pontresina. E. Gorge, S. ; Le Prese, 
Pontresina. 
Libythea Celtis, Es. ; Como. 
* Nemeohius Lucina, L. ; Como. 
* Thecla acacia;. Fab. ; Florence. 
