192 Mr. H. J. Elwes on the 



20. T. ruU, L. 



Nearly over wlien I reached the country, but Mrs. 

 NichoU found it common at/ Slivno. 



21. Polyommatus virgaurem. L. 



Males were abundant on the meadows in the foothills 

 and at Rilo Monastir, but females were not yet out by the 

 middle of July. 



22. P. thcTsamon, Esp. 



Found at Slivno, where it was rare, and near Sofia at 

 8000 feet by Mrs. NichoU. 



23. P. clis2Kir, var. rutihis, Wernb. 



Mrs. Nicholl found this in the Struma Valley near 

 Dubnitza, on June 7th, on marshy ground. 



24 P. hiirpotlioe, L. 



Common in mountain meadows up to 5000 feet. 



25. P. alciphron, Rott. 



Not common in the Rilo Dngh. My only fresh male is 

 small, of a paler colour than German specimens, like 

 those from Florence (var. intermedia, Stefanelli). The 

 female, however, is quite typical. 



2G. P. dorilis, Hufn. 



Not common in wet Alpine meadows at 6000 — 7000 

 feet at the end of June. 



27. P. i^hlecis, L. 



Not common at 8000—4000 feet. 



28. £y Ciena argiadcs, Pall. 



Taken at Sofia in June and Slivno in May. 



29. Z. mgon, S. V. 



We took this sparingly in the lower parts of the 

 mountains and up to about 5000 feet. 



80. X. zcphyrus, Friv, 



A single male taken at Kostenetz, and was not recog- 



