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females scarce. — Loweia alciphron var. gordius. Much worn. — L. 

 dorilis. Males very common and fresh. — Bwnicia plilaas. 



Lycana avion. Only two or three worn ones noted. — Cuindo 

 osiris (sebrus). I did not note this species ; it was common at 

 Digne when I was last there in June, 1907. — Cyaniris semiargus. — 

 Polyominatus damon. Generally common, especially round Villars, 

 all of them much smaller than specimens from the Rhone Valley. — 

 P. admetus var. rippertii. Generally distrihuted ; in a few places 

 abundant ; quite fresh on July 20th. A long series shows much 

 variation in the size of the spots under side of the hind wings. In 

 several of my specimens the lower line of spots is reduced to the 

 merest dots ; in one there are only tliree very minute specks, in 

 another the two lowest spots are joined together. — P. melccujer. Males 

 were quite common and very fine; the beautifully coloured females, 

 all of the type, were rather scarce. — P. hylas. — P. escheri. Not very 

 common. — P. teams. Varying enormously in size, many being mere 

 pygmies; the females generally were very blue. — Agriades thetis. — 

 A. corydon. — Aricia vied on. — Plebeius argils (cegon). I do not think 

 I noted this species. — P. argyrognomon. Quite fresh and rather 

 common. — Everes argiades. Rare; the few I caught were all of the 

 type ; when at Digne in June, 1907, E. coretas was common.— 

 Celastrina argiolns. Fine fresh specimens of the second brood were 

 frequently noted flying round the tops of willow trees. — Lampides 

 telicanus. I cauglit a perfectly fresh female in a field of lucerne on 

 July 28th ; it is rare at Digne. 



Zcphynts qnercus. Common near the Baths, sitting on the leaves 

 of the cherry trees ; very large, fine specimens, and quite fresh. 



Htrymon spini. — S. acacice. A few leather worn ones near Villar-s 

 on July 28t]i. — S. ilicis. Type and var. cerri. 



Iphiclides podalirius. Very common ; larvae were noted on sloe, 

 almond, and apricot trees. 



Papilio alexanor. Frequently seen, but in rags on July 20th ; 

 very small larvae were common, and females were seen depositing 

 ova on the medium-sized plants of Sesili montanum, but never oii 

 one which was already occupied, no two larvae ever being seen on 

 two plants anywhere near each other. I have seen it stated that the 

 larvae of P. alexanor cannot be reared on ordinary garden carrot. I 

 found, however, that the few larvae I brought home fed up freely on 

 this food, and turned into large full-sized pupae. — P. machaon. 



Parnassius apoUo. Very common and quite fresh, half-way up 

 the Dourbs on July 28th. — Aporia cratagi. — Pieris hrassicce. — P. 

 rapce. — P. manni. I brought home a large number of unset P. rapce, 

 amongst which I shall probably find P. ma^ini. — P. napi. — Pontia 

 daplidice. Not common. — Leptosia sinapis.^L. diiponcheli. The 

 remains of the first brood were still lingering, but no signs of a second 

 brood. — Colias hyale. — C. edusa. — Gonepteryx rhamni. — G. cleopatra. 



Dry as ptaphia. Common. — Argynnis aglaia. — A. adip)pe. Type 

 and var. cleodoxa both equally common. — Issoria lathonia. — Brenthis 

 daphne. Much worn. — B. dia. A few freshly emerged specimens 

 were taken. 



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