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(H. J. Burkill) ; one male, August 20th, at Hurst Hill, New 

 Forest, resting on bracken (W. J. L.). Scorpion -flies, at any 

 rate in the New Forest, seem to like to rest on the bracken- 

 leaves. Most, or all, of those I have met with this summer in 

 the Forest were on bracken, and I had noticed the same habit 

 previously. It is not clear why this plant should have an 

 attraction for them. 



Kingston-on-Thames, 

 March, 1917. 



BUTTERFLY COLLECTING IN THE PYRENfiES- 

 ORIENTALES. 



By James R. McCLY:\roNT. 



I PASSED the summer of 1916 — mid- June to early September — • 

 at Vernet-les-Bains, which is situated in the broad valley of the 

 Cady at an elevation of about 2100 ft. It is in the department 

 of Pyrenees- Orientales and about thirty miles from the sea. 

 When I went there I had no intention of collecting butterflieg 

 but their great abundance invited to the pursuit, and I obtained 

 a net with an opening seven and a half inches wide — a mere toy 

 in fact. The aim I set before myself was extensive rather than 

 intensive. I mean that I tried to ascertain how many species 

 and varieties I could capture, and I devoted seven weeks to the 

 pursuit. The result was that I caught fifty-three species and 

 seven varieties. I have taken considerable pains to identify 

 these. 



As all my specimens were obtained within a radius of two 

 miles from the Thermal Establishment no truly alpine species 

 appear in the list. 



I soon noticed that although butterflies might be caught 

 anywhere in the vicinity there were certain spots which they 

 particularly affected. I address this portion of my paper to 

 those who are acquainted with the charming locality of which I 

 write. Amongst the favourite spots was the path which leads 

 past the tennis ground on the left bank of the Cady. There 

 Pamassius apullo* glided unexpectedly into my tiny net, and 

 there I captured P. napi var. napcecE. A very rough path which 

 followed for a short distance a disused mine tramway, and 

 eventually lost itself on the hills in the direction of Sahorre, 

 yielded Limenitis Camilla. On the path to the Plateau de 

 Badaball Satyrus alcyone, var. venietensis, Obthr. abounded. 



I began to collect on July 6th and took my last specimens on 

 the 25th of August. I divide the species and varieties caught 



• The magnificent form apollo pyrenaicus, Obthr., is beautifully figured from 

 this locality in ' L6pid Comparee,' Fasc. viii, jilts, cc, cci. A whole volume is 

 devoted to this species, and constitutes the most completely illustrated monograph 

 yet iBBued (H. R.-B.), 



ENTOM. — APRIL, 1917. U 



