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malvce. I observe that there is a red spot surrounded by black 

 near the costa and a red dot in the centre of a large black 

 spot near the inner margin on the under surface of the hind 

 wing of P. delins <? . I name the Hesperiidte with great 

 diffidence knowing the attendant difficulties. 



In July at La Preste the majority of m}' examples were 

 captured and included P. delius ?, A. cratcegi which differed 

 from normal cratcegi by its smaller size and by the peculiar 

 silkiness of the white, Thecla ilicis — not, I think, ceficnli for the 

 chain of white spots is distinct on the under surface of the 

 fore wings ; the antenna arc alternately black and white with 

 fulvous clubs; P. argus <? 2, L. icaru<, var. icarmus 2, 

 G. liisimon 3 , Celastmut argioliis 2 , L. .avion 3- , L. alcon 3 , 

 Melitcea didyma, having the ground colour a rich red and thus 

 to be distinguished from var occidentalis which is much paler. 

 The other butterflies caught at the same time and place wei'e 

 Mclitaa dic.tynnn 3 , Issoria lathonia 3 ? , an Erehia (I believe 

 titygne 3 2 ), E. neoridas, E. evias 3 2 , Apliantojrtis Jiyperanthus 

 3 , Coeiionympha iphis 2 , Carcharodus lavaterce, C. hceticus, Ebr. 

 (also known as var. marrnhii), H. cartkami, H. alveiis, and (at 

 Camprodon), P. rn-oto. 



The butterflies captured in August near Amelie-les-Bains 

 were Poiitia dapUdice 3 , Zephyrvs bctvUe, MeUtcea didyma var. 

 occideiitaljs 3 2 , Satyriia statiliinis var. allionia 3 2 , and 

 S. fidia. 



SOME OBSERVATIONS ON MR. McCLYMONT'S 

 CAPTURES. 



By H. Rowland-Brown, M.A., F.E.S. 



I symj)athise most readily with Mr. McClymout's per- 

 plexities in dealing with the black He&periid group. Our 

 knowledge of the East-Pyrenean species, however, has been 

 greatly assisted and identification made easier by the researches 

 oi Dr. Reverdin and M. Oberthin-. I cannot find that H. malvce 

 occurs in the Pyrenees. The Skipper, until comparatively 

 recently passing as of this species, is the double-brooded 

 H. malvoides, Elw. and Edw. Mr. McClymont's description of 

 what he takes to be Pyrgits sao may very well apply to H.fritil- 

 Inm (= cirsii, Rbr.), the distinctness of the nervures on the 

 under side and presence of pearly spots being suggestive of this, 

 also, double-brooded species. 



With regard to Cavcharodus hceticus, Rbr., this again has been 

 separated specifically fr»m C. althcece. The name marruhii, Rbr., 

 I think, is nomen inedituvi {cp. " Notes sur les genres Hesperia 

 et Carcharodus, par le Dr. J. L. Reverdin," ' Bull. Soc. Lepid. 

 Geneve,' vol. ii, fasc. 4, 1913). 



