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amount of silver spots that obtain in the type, and some have only 
the outer row of spots on the hind wings silver. 
Melanargia galatea.—A rather large form of var. procida became 
common in clearings in the “ Tschapurnik Wald” during the last 
few days of our stay at Sarepta. It was first seen on June 16th; by 
June 20th males were common, and two days later, my last day, 
T took two females. 
M. tapygia var. suwarovius—This fine Melanargia was to be 
found wherever grass grew abundantly amongst the usual plants 
of the steppe on the hills at Sarepta; but this was not by any means 
everywhere, for the butterfly was very local. We were on the look- 
out for it during the first days of June, but did not actually see it 
until the 9th of that month. On the morning of that day I was 
searching the grassy hills some three or four miles to the north-west 
of Sarepta; about 9 a.m. I saw a large white butterfly flying some 
distance away, which at first I thought was Aporia crataegi; as it 
approached nearer, the variegated pattern and the grey tint of the , 
wings became apparent, stamping it as undoubtedly MW. var. swwarovius. 
I made a series of frantic efforts to effect a capture, but without 
success, for this species when alarmed goes very fast, and as its flight 
is very dodgy, there is not much chance of succeeding under these 
conditions. I only secured one specimen on that day, although I 
spent most of the morning in quest of the species ; later I found out 
its headquarters and habits, and on June 13th and 15th obtained all 
I required. 
M. var. suwarovius at Sarepta is to be found freely amongst the 
flowers which grow in its haunts, flying quietly amongst and 
settling upon them. In the locality I have described, on the slope 
facing the Volga, there are at intervals small hollows with a certain 
amount of low scrubby bushes growing in them; in the spaces 
between these bushes there is a luxuriant growth of flowers, and 
these are the spots where this fine butterfly is at home. A small 
hollow would be the haunt of from half-a-dozen to a dozen specimens. 
The flowers frequented included a species of Achillea, various Carduus, 
and a brilliant purple Salvia. 
Erebia afer—This species was not uncommon at Novorossisk, but 
the specimens were mostly in bad condition at the date we were 
there; probably it had then been out quite a month. The butter- 
flies were flying over flowery slopes on the mountains south of the 
harbour, and within half a mile of the sea. They extended as low 
as 1000 ft., and above this level were found all the way up to the 
summits, which might attain an altitude of 1800 ft. HH. afer has the 
usual slow flight of the genus, but is not easy to capture in 
consequence of the difficulty in traversing the steep slopes it 
frequents. 
Satyrus circe.—So far as we saw, this species was confined to the 
«Tschapurnik Wald,” where it was first seen on June 11th; it was 
locally abundant in clearings in this wood, males only, which were 
rather small; my largest example is 76 mm. in expanse. 
S. hermione.—An exceedingly striking and aberrant form occurred 
in the same localities as the last species on June 20th and 22nd, ~ 
males only. In this form the light band on the upper side of all the 
