78 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



We arrived at Malta on Sept. 17th, turned over to the 

 ' Hawke ' on the 18fch, and left again on the 22nd to join the 

 Levant Division of the Mediterranean Fleet at Lemnos, where 

 we arrived on the 25th, and remained until Oct. 5th. It rained 

 heavily for two or three days during our stay. Oct. 2nd was fine 

 and bright, and I went on shore early in the day, and strolled 

 about the hills near the harbour. The country was rather bare 

 of vegetation at this time of year, the ground was very rough 

 and stony, and the walking difficult, and moreover it was in- 

 tolerably hot. In some of the little valleys there was a certain 

 amount of vegetation, composed mostly of scrubby bushes of a 

 prickly nature. I saw P. cardni in abundance, and a few 

 C. edusa, L. icarus, P. phloeas, Deiopeia pulchella, and Nomophila 

 noctnella ; and upon fennel there were a few larvae of Papilio 

 machaon. It was, however, too late in the season to expect 

 much. I dare say in the spring some interesting species might 

 be found here. 



We arrived at Salonica on Oct. 6th. This important place is 

 situated upon extensive slopes at the head of a deep bay. The 

 old part of the town was formerly surrounded by a high wall, 

 36 ft. -thick, a considerable portion of which still remains. Be- 

 hind the town, particularly to the eastward, there is a series of 

 lofty hills, many of them clothed with thick forest; and away in 

 the distance, to the south-west, facing the town, is the mighty 

 Mount Olympus. As we steamed up the bay, on our left hand 

 we passed a large extent of flat marshy ground. From what I 

 could see of the country, I should imagine that it would be a 

 capital place for collecting in during the spring and early sum- 

 mer months, but while we were there it was not possible to get 

 about much on account of the dangerous and unsettled state of 

 the country. We were not allowed to go outside the town except 

 in parties of four or five together, and then we had to go armed. 

 We remained at this place until Oct. 23rd, and while there, in 

 the neighbourhood of the town, I took or noticed the following : — 



Pieris brassicce, P. rapce, and P. daplidice. Common. 



Anthocharis belia. A few. 



Colias edusa. Common and fine. 



Pyrameis canlui. Abundant. Larva? plentiful, feeding between 

 spun-up leaves of mallow. — /-*. atalanta. Common. 



Lycama baitica. One. — L. telicanus. Abundant. — L. icarus. Abun- 

 dant. — L. astrarche. Abundant ; a fresh brood. 



1'olyommatus phlceas. A few. 



Deiopeia pulcheUa. Common. 



Plusia gamma. Common. — P. daubei. One. — P. chalcytes. Several. 



Mecyna polyyonalis. Several. Larvae common and gregarious, 

 feeding upon a species of Cassia. 



Nomophila noctuella. This species swarmed on board at night, 

 attracted by the electric lights. 



