COLLECTING IN FINMARK, SWEDISH LAPLAND, JEMTLAND, ETC. Ill 



on the lower road towards the Storsjo I found bad been freely 

 drained, tbe scrub appeared to have been burned, at any rate at 

 parts, and the surrounding trees cut down, and it proved to be a 

 complete blank. However, on the road and in the neighbouring 

 woods Brenthids were rather numerous ; but with the exception 

 of B. aphirape var. ossianus, the only other species encountered 

 Avas B. euphrosyne, individuals of which were very common and 

 some of them are closely approaching vnr.Jingal. Chrysoplianus 

 amphidamas var. ohscura was very abundant and in perfect con- 

 dition, both sexes, the females being very brilliant and varied. 

 I also picked up a few Erehia embla, the tirst being seen on the 

 higher bog on the 12th. This being an odd year the latter 

 species was not expected to be abundant as it is said to be so 

 only every second or even year. The only perfect day here was 

 Sunday, the loth ; the others were dull, or with insufficient sun 

 to tempt many species to fly freely. 



Leaving Mattmar in the evening of the 17th, I moved on to 

 Briicke and joined the north-bound snalltag the next morning, 

 arriving at Boden in the evening, where I obtained a sleeping 

 berth in a sofvagn and reached Abisko in Lapland on the morning 

 of the 19th. 



"Abisko turiststation," which is truly a very excellent 

 establishment, was to be opened on the 20th, and I had succeeded 

 in arranging to be put up a day or two earlier. The restrictions 

 as regards collecting in this interesting spot are a great draw- 

 back, and must be counted upon, and I am afraid there is little 

 likelihood of them being relaxed. 



At the time of my arrival there the birches were well out, 

 which forboded no good as far as collecting was concerned, and 

 bad luck still lingered with me, this day proving to be so com- 

 pletely dull that I never saw a single one of the species of which 

 I was in search, but next morning in the swamps well east of the 

 Marble Quarry I got a couple of Colias ^tastes var. iverdandi, and 

 in the birch woods several Brenthis freija and some Erehia 

 lappona. Further collecting was prevented by the advent of 

 clouds. Next day was bright, and I overhauled a considerable 

 number of the same species as the day previous, along with some 

 B. aphirape var. ossianus and Ilesperia centaurece. 



I stayed at Abiskojokk for eight days visiting the different 

 places round about : Bjorkliden, the shores of the Torne Triisk 

 and Lap-porten, on the way up to which I found Colias var. 

 iverdandi and Brenthis freija in better condition, B. aphirape, 

 Pieris var. hrijonice, and several times saw another Brenthis larger 

 than the others which I believe was B. frigga. 



C. var. iverdandi occurred in all suitable — i. e. swampy — 

 places right up, though getting scarcer, to the crests approach- 

 ing the pass. There is no trail leading up, though one is indi- 

 cated in the map. 



