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frass exuding that was the attraction to butterflies; on these 
trees every time I passed some five or six P. roxvelana were to be 
seen; but, except on one occasion when I netted two of them, 
they refused to come within reach, and, if disturbed by stones, 
flew away. I saw two examples at the top of the Coronini wood, 
one of which I captured. When not disturbed P. roxclana has a 
typically satyrid flight, and is much like in appearance a large 
P. mera, which haunts the same localities at the time of its emer- 
gence: when alarmed it makes a headlong rush through the sur- 
rounding trees and undergrowth, usually straight uphill or straight 
downhill, and on such ground as it frequents it is quite useless 
to pursue it if missed at the first stroke. I did not see anything 
that I could consider looked at all like Pararge climene, and I was 
told by Professor Schmidt that this species, for which Hercules- 
bad was noted, has not been seen there for the last ten years. 
The handsome Syntomis phegea was very abundant at Hercu- 
lesbad, contrary to the usual habits of the Zygenide, frequent- 
ing chiefly the shade of thick woods; on one occasion I 
observed an unusual instance of assembling with this species, 
sixteen males of which were flying and crawling round a space 
of a few inches on a bank in a wood. On. looking for the 
cause I found a erevice partly filled with a spider’s web, and in 
it, in the clutches of a large spider, an unfortunate female of 
S. phegaa. Other Zygenide noticed here were Zygena filipen- 
dule, Z. trifolii, Z. scabiose, Z. carniolica, and Z. achillee. A 
quite unexpected and gratifying sight at dusk was the quantities 
of fireflies which frequented the banks and woods. I captured a 
few of these, and found they were the male of a Coleopteron, 
Luciola mingrelica, very similar in size and general appearance to 
the male of our own glowworm. The light was not continuous, 
but as the insect flew along, at intervals of about three seconds, 
it had the power to cause a flash like that of an electric spark, 
and a very bright one, to issue from the under side of the anal 
segments of the abdomen. I was told that the majority of 
Hungarian entomologists were coleopterists, and when one sees 
the magnificent coleopterous fauna of that country one is not 
surprised; the Longicorns and rose beetles were especially 
grand, one species of the former, which was not uncommon, 
was as large as our stag beetle, and had antenne at least three 
inches in length. 
I left Herculesbad for Budapest en route for the Hohe Tatra 
on July 1st, Mr. Tylecote having returned to England a week 
previously. A rather quaint incident arose in connection with 
the visitor’s tax. This is payable by all who stay in the Bad for 
more than five days; the amount, varying from 2 to 24 krones, 
is assessed by the local authorities on their views as to each 
person’s means and position; the evidence on which they proceed 
being contained in the form which all visitors are asked to fill up 
