108 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
COLLECTING IN HUNGARY. 
By Apert F. Rosa, M.D. 
Wuitst in Hungary during the early half of June last 
summer, I had the good fortune to secure a considerable num- 
ber of species of butterflies quite new to the writer, including 
several rare and eastern species occurring in the districts 
visited—the neighbourhood of Budapest and at Herculesbad in 
the Mehadia. 
At Budapest I became acquainted with Herr Abafi Aigner 
Lajos, who gave mea very cordial reception. I was delighted 
to have an opportunity of collecting with him ; and he was good 
enough to introduce me to the Entomological Society of Buda- 
pest on one of their evenings. Herr Aigner recommended an 
early departure for Herculesbad, but being desirous to obtain 
some of the local species before going south, I remained at 
Budapest until the 8th, spending most of the time on that strip 
of what has been apparently at one time fenny ground extending 
from Budafok towards Kelenfold. 
In these parts, the season of 1908 was more forward than 
usual, the weather during my stay fine, though often hazy, and 
butterflies here were very plentiful, and were represented, besides 
the special ones about to be noticed, by many common species, 
including Aporia crategi, which was in extraordinary numbers. 
Nor were the good things long in showing; some large well- 
marked Nomiades cyllarus were taken at the Budafok end, and 
soon the splendid copper Chrysophanus dispar var. rutilus put in 
an appearance, and though never common, I secured a nice 
series of males and three females. These are of fair dimensions, 
measuring, males 34-45 mm., and females 41-47 mm. During 
my stay I only encountered three specimens of C. thersamon, not 
more than one occurring on any single day. Apatura ilia var. 
clytie was common flying about the willows, and occasionally 
alighting on the roadway, but was very wary, only a very few 
being netted. A couple of Melitea trivia were picked up, the 
species being very scarce, though I must admit I expected to 
obtain it later elsewhere; and Canonympha iphis was on the 
wane, but amongst those taken a few are in good condition. 
At Budapest I also got a few full-fed larvee of Thais polyxena, 
which soon pupated, and I expect will emerge at an early date. 
Pyrgus orbifer was worn, but Herr Szlabey, one of the members 
of the Society, handed me a fine example he had just taken. 
I moved on to Herculesbad on the 9th, and arrived in a 
deluge of rain, but fortunately this was the only wet day I ex- 
perienced. South of Temesvar Jozsephvaros the natives of the 
different neighbouring States are much in evidence. The pea- 
santry of this immediate vicinity I believe speak a Latin dialect, 
