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been subjected to. A second brood was abundant during the last few 
days of May; I should call these intermediate between the type and 
var. bellidice. 
Anthocharis belia.—A very pretty form with light grey tips to the 
superiors was not infrequent at Ialta; the second brood became 
plentiful at Sarepta by June 7th; the upper sides of these are 
similar to South European var. ausonia, but the under sides are 
much darker, and closely resemble var. simplonia. I suppose they 
should be called var. wralensis, Bartel, but they do not seem quite to 
agree with his description of this variety. 
Kuchloé cardamines.—A remarkable race was abundant in the 
“ Tschapurnik Wald” at the end of May; they are much larger than 
any I have seen from elsewhere, expanding up to56mm. The average 
expanse of British and European specimens I make to be about 
42 mm., and Mr. Wheeler, in his ‘ Butterflies of Switzerland,’ gives 
the same expanse. It will thus be seen how large this steppe form 
is. The discoidal spot on the superiors is smaller than in the type, 
and the under sides of the inferiors have very much less green. I 
propose for this local race the name of var. volgensis, n. var. Typical 
specimens were not infrequent at Ialta, and in the woods between 
there and Sebastopol; it was also seen at Novorossisk. 
Zegris eupheme.—Not uncommon on the railway banks at Sarepta 
during the first day or two we were there; but, as happens in the 
case of the Spanish race, it disappeared all at once, and not a speci- 
men was seen afterwards. 
Leptosia sinapis—Frequent at Ialta, also at Novorissisk, and 
one or two were seen in the “ Tschapurnik Wald,” at Sarepta. The 
examples I brought home are very typical first-brood forms. 
Colias hyale.— Fairly numerous at Sebastopol; abundant at 
Novorissisk, and common at Sarepta at the date of our arrival, and 
a second brood was flying there in the middle of June. 
C. erate.—This beautiful eastern species was abundant at Sarepta at 
the date of our arrival, and from its condition then it had evidently 
been flying some time. There was a series of emergences during the 
whole time of our sojourn, and it was particularly abundant during our 
last few days. The male is a particularly vigorous creature, flying at a 
tremendous pace, and very difficult to capture, unless one can intercept 
it in its course. The female is much less active, and frequently settles 
to suck at flowers. The white form of the female, var. pallida, was 
almost as abundant as the type. At Sarepta C. erate frequented 
chiefly the railway banks and cuttings, no doubt being influenced 
largely in its choice of locality by the luxuriant growth of leguminous 
plants on which the larva feeds, which are to be found there; the 
male was, however, to be seen at intervals, wildly scurrying along, 
all over the surrounding country. I was successful in breeding an 
imago from an ova obtained from a captive female. 
C. edusa.—Common in the Crimea and at Novorossisk. At 
Sarepta I saw one or two worn examples on May 21st, and there was 
a second brood which I saw first on June 9th; these were not by 
any means abundant. 
Colias hybrids.—It has long been noted that, when two or more 
of certain species of this group are found on common ground, inter- 
