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A. paphia, L., var. valezina, Esp,, and var. anargyra, Stgr. — 

 All three occurred together m the Forest of Aitone in July. 



A. pandora, S. V. — Very common at Evisa in July. The 

 specimens were all dark, especially the females. 



Satyrus semele var. aristceus, Bon. — First taken at La Piana 

 on June 23rd. It was very common at Calacuccia towards the 

 end of July. 



S. neomiris, Godt. — First taken at La Piana on June 24th, 

 where it soon became fairly common on the "Jasius-haunted " 

 ridges of all the mountains. Also very abundant at Evisa (out- 

 side the forest), on the Col de Vergio, and at Calacuccia in Italy. 



Pararge megcera var. tigellius, Bon. — Met with throughout the 

 summer everywhere. Apparently the only butterfly to be had 

 during my first few days at Luri in May. I took a very fine 

 female near Bastia on May 24th, in which the black apical spot 

 on the fore wings was fully twice the normal size. 



Coenonympha corinna, Hiib. — Was rather rare at Luri in 

 May. Very common at Evisa and La Piana in June and July. 



Syrichthus sao var. therapne, Ebr. — Taken first at Luri on 

 May 9th, where, however, it was very rare. Also at Cort6 end 

 of May. I do not recollect seeing it at all either at Evisa or 

 La Piana. A brood emerged on July 25th at Calacuccia, so that 

 I was just able to secure a few specimens before I left. 



Milano : March 15th, 1907. 



A EEGOED EVENING AT THE ELECTKIC LIGHTS IN 

 DURBAN, NATAL. 



By Geo. F. Leigh, F.E.S. 



I HAVE collected moths, &c., at the' lights in Durban on and 

 off for the past seven years ; also in England, a good many 

 years ago, in Shepherd's Bush Road, and, although I have 

 frequently seen a great number, still the record for March 15th, 

 1907, is far and away above anything I have yet experienced. 



The evening was very still and close, and there was a little 

 lightning. I arrived at the Umbilo Eoad, about a mile and a 

 half from the centre of the town, at about 7.45 p.m., and worked 

 three arc lights. There were of different orders of insects simply 

 thousands flying around each lamp. The ground below was 

 covered, and also a wall near one of the lights. I give below a 

 list of the moths taken, as far as I can, several being quite new 

 to me, and, as I do not know the family they belong to, I must 

 omit these. 



Saturnidse very few, only two examples of Bimtea tyrrhence, 

 one worn Capaxaflavinata, one Ludia delagorguei, and two Urota 

 fsinope turning up. 



