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on March 17th ; I noticed lathojiia on the wing in the mountains, on 

 October 2nd. A. aglaia, L. Common, up to about 6000 feet. The alpine 

 specimens from an elevation of 5-6000 feet are often small and dusky- 



Melitcea galatea v. procida, Hbst. Common ; I saw the species flying, 

 up to nearly 4000 feet. M. sijllius, Hbst. A male specimen was taken, for 

 the first time this year, in the Vallon des Fleurs, by my cousin E. C. Casey, 

 as early as April •26th ; common by the sea, on tlie Route de Villefranche, 

 St. Jean, and many other places, on rocky ground, which renders it difficult 

 to capture ; we took it in profusion and in good condition on the Cherain de 

 Villefranche, on May 2nd. 



Erebia neoridas, B> Extremely common in certain localities, as at 

 Thorenc and near Caussols. 



Satyrus hermione, L. Common nearly everywhere, generally settling on 

 trees. S. alcy one, Sch'xff. Somewhat rarer than the last. S.circe,F. Not 

 uncommon ; also in the mountains, S. br'iaeis, L. Abundant on bare, stony 

 ground, and by roadsides; I saw a worn male at Nice, on October 13th; 

 common also in the mountains ; it is difficult to take on account of its 

 alertness. Ab. female pirata, Esp. I only took one specimen myself at 

 Caussols, on August 21st, and another was, I think, observed. S. seinele, 

 L, Common on stony ground everywhere, but not at any very considerable 

 elevation. 8. arethusa, Esp. This butterfly, which MilJiere catalogues as 

 local, occurred in numbers at Ciussols, during July and August, on the 

 stony ground. Var. dentata, Stgr., almost replaces the type in the Alpes- 

 Maritimes ; it frequented the same spots as the typical arethusa. I took a 

 male, on August 19th, with the apical spot on the left front wing smaller 

 than that on the corresponding wing. One example had as many as four 

 spots on the fore wings ; another had the red spots on all the wings smaller 

 than in the average specimens, and the fore wings had one spot absent, 

 which is present in most examples. I have also met with male individuals 

 having two black spots on the fore wings, which number Dr. H. C. Lang, 

 in his ' Butterflies of Europe,' says are confined to the females, the males 

 only having one. I have also in my collection, from the same place, a worn 

 female with five spots on the left fore wing, the dot nearest the apex being 

 smaller than the others. Curiously enough, the right front wing had this 

 small spot almost obsolete. Specimens, too, intermediate between type and 

 variety, were of constant occurrence. First met with on July 30th. S. sta- 

 tilinus, Hufn. Abundant, flying also in the mountains. Var. allionia, F. 

 Rnrer than the last, but occurring in the same places as the type statUinus ; 

 I have taken it in former years in Nice, in the Val Obscur, at the end of 

 July. S. actcBa, Esp. Common at St. Vallier, Grasse, Caussols, St. Martin- 

 Vesubie, and other localities; I took a male with two apical spots instead 

 of one, and a female with two supernumerary spots not present in typical 

 females. Var. podarce, O. I only took one specimen on the stony hillside 

 at Caussols, with examples of the type, on August 5th. Var. female peas, 

 Hiib. One specimen was captured by myself in the last-mentioned locality, 

 on August 11th. 



Fararge vmra, L. Generally distributed in the alps. P. megmra, L. 

 Common on the coast and in the mountains ; many authors aver that the 

 insect is on the wing throughout the year in the south, but Milliere says 

 that the last brood appears in October. P. egeria, Esp. Abundant nearly 

 everywhere. 



Ep'mephile lycaon, Rott. Common in the mountains. E. janira, L. 

 Abundant in fields. Var. hispulla, Hub. Con^mon ; examples transitional 



