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are probably the mountain form of aragonensis, Verity (= meri- 

 dionalis, Tutt), but they are quite different to our spring form 

 here on the coast, and inland as far as Grasse, Gorge du Loup, 

 etc., which, though pale, is far larger and very distinctly ocellated 

 both above (border) and beneath, all spots being distinct and 

 black ; whilst on the underside of these alpine forms the spots 

 are small and the border of orange very suppressed. Besides, 

 our spring forms are of a peculiar silver-grey, with often a 

 metallic greenish-brown reflection. A. hellarg us common, males 

 of various shades ; females, semiceronus to ceronus, but not 

 common. Two emergences, gen. cest., smaller and more dis- 

 tinctly chequered fringes and neuration ; ab. punctata not very 

 common. A. thersites (or P. icarus ab. icarinus ?) : I took only 

 three examples, two of the second or third gen. in September. 



Latiorina orhitulus, a few seen at wet dung at the entrance to 

 St. Dalmas. I did not come across it again. It appeared to be 

 the ab. aquilonia form more or less pronounced. 



Aricia medon, males plentiful, females very rare. One 

 male, ab. allous, entirely brown, and intermediate forms. Two 

 emergences, or three ; a male taken October 5th. A. donzelii : I 

 was suprised not to find this insect where there was such a 

 wealth of geranium. A. eumedon, the first Lycfenid taken fresh ; 

 in many meadows but never common ; females very scarce, and 

 hard to get in good order. In August I saw it at the Col de 

 Gialorgues also. 



Scolitanden baton, one or two worn males in the first week of 

 June ; not seen again. 



Pleheius cegon, common in certain localities, but not abundant 

 as in the Basses-Alps. P. argus [argijrognomon, Auct.), or a large 

 form of agon, one example only taken ; it may have been a bad 

 year for the Plebeiids. [This blue probably is the var. Ugurica 

 lately separated by M. Oberthiir and Dr. Chapman in the argus 

 group. — H. R.-B.] Argus was not very common ; second emer- 

 gence, with very dark females, both sexes with square-formed 

 wings. 



Celastrina argiolus, a few seen at bramble-blossom. 



Callojjhrys ruhi, over in June. 



Zephyrus hetuhe, very large, but rather worn as late as 

 September 14th at the large flowering umbelliferous plants ; 

 Z. quercus, one very worn at ash, September 14th. Oak is very 

 scarce at St. Etienne. 



Thecla spini, common but local at sedum ; T. acaciie, also at 

 sedum, and very local. 



Lemoniidje. — Nemeobms luchia, very common in May, but 

 passe in June ; no second emergence noted. Dark forms exist here. 



PAPILI0NID.E. — Iphiclides podalirius: I suspect two broods, but 

 did not work them. Larvae in gardens on pear-shoots, full fed 

 at the beginning of September. 



