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the spot they started from ; the flight is characteristically Melitaea- 

 like, and the specimens are not by any means easy to net. The 

 females, which we did not find numerous, were occasionally to be 

 found in the gorges, but more frequently in the undulating clearings 

 on the ground above ; in these clearings between the savin trees 

 there was usually plenty of the reputed food-plant, a species of 

 Thymus, which Zapater calls T. aestivus. The specimens vary a 

 good deal, within certain limits, but are always abundantly distinct 

 from those of any other species. My largest male and female 

 expand respectively 52 mm. and 57 mm. 



M. phoebe var. occitanica. — Common generally, first seen on 

 June 1st. 



M. deione. — Fairly common, but very local, only found in the 

 main gorge at Santa Croche. The specimens are much like those 

 I have taken at Granada, var. nevadensis, but the females are not so 

 large or so variegated, my largest Albarracin and Granada females 

 expanding 49 mm. and 54 mm. respectively. 



M. athalia. — Zapater speaks of this species as being very rare ; 

 he is probably right, for the only example we came across was a male 

 taken by Mr. Jones, in the Guadalavier Gorge, above Albarracin, on 

 June 23rd ; the specimen is undoubtedly this species, and is a fine, 

 strongly marked form. 



Brenthis hecate. var. airjina. — This species, which in my previous 

 visit. I had taken at Bronchales and Losilla, was very late in 

 appearing ; Mr. Jones obtained a few examples at the latter locality 

 on June 23rd; and again on June 28th ; they were confined to a very 

 small spot. 



Issoria lathoiiia. — Common everywhere. 



Argynnis aglaia. — Common at Losilla on June 23rd. 



A, 7iiobe var. eris. — Common at Santa Croche at the end of June, 



Dry as pandora. — Frequent generally ; first seen on June 18th. 



Melauargia lachesis. — Common in some meadows near Santa 

 Croche at the end of June. 



M. ja2)ygia var. cleanthe. — A few specimens were taken by Mr. 

 Jones at Losilla on June 23rd and on June 28th. 



M. ines.—l first took a specimen on June 13th, on a hilltop on 

 the way to Losilla ; then, on June 16th, about half a dozen others 

 on the hills skirting the Vega. At the end of June I understand it 

 became frequent, generally on the dry hillsides. The Albarracin 

 form is rather smaller than my Malaga specimens. Mr. Jones has 

 one specimen which is without the pair of ocelli on the costal margin 

 of hind wings. 



Erebia epistygne. — The mention of this species being found near 

 Albarracin in Zapater's Catalogue was one of the reasons why I felt 

 compelled to time my visit early in May, for it seemed probable that 

 specimens from this locality would prove distinct in some way from 

 Southern French examples ; and as British collectors had never met 

 with them, and there were no specimens in the National Collection, 

 I was very curious to see what they were like. We therefore made 

 our first excursion at Albarracin for this species on May 15th. 

 Puerta de la Losilla, the nearest locality given by Zapater, is a good 

 four miles, uphill grind, from the town, and we did not meet with 



