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and fairly plentiful, as between us we took thirteen specimens in 

 magniticent condition, six of which fell to my net. We also took 

 seven Pieris dapUdicc, and among them two of the rare variety 

 belUdicc. My bag also included a Piqnlio machaon, four Argynnis 

 euphrosyne, several latona (all males), Syridithus fritillum, 

 Lyccena cyllanis, besides commoner ones, such as Nisiotiades 

 tages, Lyceena argiolns, L. alsus, Nemeohius liicina, and again all 

 the five above-mentioned Vanessidse. I might mention here, that 

 on May 7th, single specimens of Colias edusa and C. hyale were 

 taken near Bex, though not by me, and Vanessa levana was also 

 captured at Lucens. I did not see C. hyale again till May 14th, 

 after which they became common. I never saw edusa at all 

 again. 



May 10th, This morning, in quick succession, I took three 

 more Pieris daplidicc, on the bank of a stream close to Bex, 

 also my first Pararge cgeria. 



For the next four days I was close to the level of the snow, 

 and consequently saw but few butterflies, except crowds of 

 T. ruhi, and A. dia, and the Vanessidse. 



May 17th. To-day we walked along the Axenstrasse, from 

 Fluelen to Brunnen, on the Lake of Lucerne, and besides having 

 a very lovely walk, found ourselves once more in the midst of 

 the butterflies, taking between ten and twelve o'clock, two 

 Pajnlio machaon, two P.podalirius, both these were common, and 

 we could have captured more; an^. euphrosyne, four C. hyale, a 

 Carter ocephalus palcemon, the only specimen I have seen, and 

 Pararge egeria, besides some commoner species. Unfortunately 

 the Fohn wind rose half-way through the morning, and spoilt 

 what promised to be a very productive day, as no ordinary but- 

 terfly could venture out while it was blowing ; notwithstanding 

 which P. podalirius were still flying, though with extreme difd- 

 culty, and offering very easy capture while laboriously beating u^ 

 against it. 



May 18th. In a spare hour in the morning before setting off 

 for home, I went out to try my luck on a marshy bit of ground 

 close to Lake Lucerne, just behind the hotel at Brunnen, and 

 there found quantities of McliUea aurinia flying : I saw it 

 nowhere else ; and also took here some C'cnoityinpha jximphilus 

 and a P. )nacJtaon. S. alveolus, X. tagcs, and Lycccna ))iinimus 

 were very abundant at Brunnen. 



