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foot of Ai Petri. It flits and glides over bushes, somewhat 

 resembling a Melitaa matunia, often settles with closed wings on 

 twigs and stones, and has a habit of darting in unexpected 

 directions when pursued. Examples of the second generation 

 are of a deeper orange hue with darker and stronger markings, 

 which give the butterfly when on the wing a bluish-black, glossy 

 appearance. 



Satyrid^e. 



Pararge roxelana : I saw one male June 20th, in a park by 

 the sea. P. megaera : 1st gen. April 13th, 2nd gen. June 30th. 

 P. egeria var. intermedia '? : 1st gen. March 31st, 2nd gen. June 

 27th. Common in shady nooks. Much paler than the Mediter- 

 ranean form, but not quite so pale as the northern variety. 



Satyrns circe : Appeared June 18th. S. anthe : One speci- 

 men, a fresh but somewhat deformed female, in a mountain 

 gorge July 13th. S. statilinus : Very abundant everywhere in 

 autumn. 



Hipparchia semele : Appeared June 1st. Very common. 

 The females are exceedingly large. H. hippolyte : July 13th, at 

 the very summit of Ai-Petri. Gently flutters among rocks, often 

 settling with closed wings on the ground. The examples I 

 obtained are bigger and brighter than Andalusian specimens. 



Enodia dryas : Common in central Crimea. I captured some 

 fine specimens in August near Bakchisarai — the former residence 

 of the Khans. 



Epinephele jurtina : Appeared May 16th. E. lycaon : Ap- 

 peared June 23rd. Very common in the mountains. Small 

 examples. 



Coenonympha pamphilus : Very scarce. 



Erehia afra : I found this butterfly locally abundant on the 

 Yaila June 3rd. There were no males about and most of the 

 females were faded. They rise from out of the grass when 

 disturbed, float for a short time in the wind, and languidly drop 

 again with outspread wings on stones and blossoms. This 

 butterfly, when flying, bears a striking resemblance to E. 

 janira ^ . 



Melanargia galatea : Appeared June 9th. Very common in 

 grassy places at the foot of Ai-Petri. Ground-colour of underside 

 of hind wings ranges from pearly-white to ochre-yellow. 



This makes 77 species in all. It is obvious that many others 

 are found in Crimea, for I have included in this list only those 

 that I have seen myself. The absence of Pieris hrassica is 

 strange, while on the other hand I was disappointed in not 

 finding H. euxinus — a new species lately described by Kuznetzoft'. 

 My collection, which, unfortunately, I was compelled to leave in 

 Yalta, includes also about a hundred different species of moths, 

 many of which are unknown to me. 



