COLLECTING IN HUNGARY. 109 
Advanced as things evidently were around Budapest, it was 
not so apparent here; some species which it was expected would 
be getting worn were in fine condition. The usual hosts of more 
common, everywhere abundant, late June species were noticeably 
absent, not even one Hpinephele jurtina or Melanargia galatea, 
probably still to come; and in the Cserna-thal at least nearly 
everything was more or less a novelty. The first seen was 
Melitea athalia, often clustered in groups, common enough in 
itself no doubt, but amongst these some were of the fine large 
form mehadiensis.  Neptis lucilla, in fine condition, hovering 
over the herbage on the banks, or at more shrubby ground 
soaring overhead. N. aceris also, not too common and some- 
times worn, in similar spots or often lingering over loose stones, 
where a beam of sunshine finds its way down to the road. Of 
this scarcer species I obtained a series of eight or ten good 
specimens. T'hecla w-album was flying in some numbers, just 
making its debét; and a fine brood of Polyommatus orion ex- 
hibiting a good range of variation, chiefly var. ornata, Stgr., to 
ab. nigra, Gerh., showed up at certain parts. Here also, before 
the road crosses the river, Apatura wis was generally to be 
noted. ‘Two or three of Pieris rape in the, to me, unusual form 
rosstt, Stefanelli (vide Entom. vol. xxxvil. p. 53), and P. napi in 
the var. napee was not infrequent. 
On the other side further down, Chrysophanus alciphron was 
taken flying at wild thyme on the hillside; the specimens, all 
males, being very large and beautiful, expanding about 42 mm. 
One or two of Argynnis adippe var. cleodoxa and plenty of Bren- 
this daphne in the freshest order. 
Accompanied by a Hungarian gentleman from Karansebes, I 
made a start one morning with the intention of ascending one of 
the neighbouring mountains, but we found collecting so good in 
the forest on the higher level, further advance for the nonce was 
deemed inadvisable. The slopes of the mountains here are 
very densely wooded, and for a considerable distance upwards 
damage worked by the larve of the gipsy moth was most exten- 
sive, nothing but the bare branches, from which the larve 
dangled, at the part affected mostly oak. Further up, after 
passing the Weisses Kreuz, the forest vegetation changes, and 
the ravages of the larve become less apparent. At this part 
several Pararge hiera were secured, as large as P. mera, for 
which at first they were mistaken, as also one taken as a sample 
at Budafok, and probably others seen and passed over in the 
Cserna Valley, as the latter species were the same. The path 
descends a little before entering a ravine, leading on to the base 
of the Domogled peak. In this rocky ravine, especially in the 
forenoon, Limenitis populi and its var. tremule were nearly 
always in evidence, and often easily secured. L. camilla and 
L. sibylla were very common, and these I think the writer never 
