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pronoe, var. piifio This handsome species was rather common in sloping 

 dry meadows, between Frutigen and Kandersteg, at about 3000 feet 

 elevation, but difficult to get in good condition *. E. cethiops (blandina) 

 Thun ; common in the valley of the Kander, and on a hill behind Bel- 

 laggio. E. ligea near Spliigen. Satyrus hermione Colico, Menaggio, 

 and Bellaggio ; frequented a rocky wooded hill behind the latter, and 

 seemed to like resting in shady places. On the wing somewhat resembles 

 a large L. Sibylla. S. circe A specimen of this handsome species was 

 seen at Baden. S. dryas (phcedra) This fine species was abundant at 

 Bellaggio, frequenting, like S. hermione, a rocky, bushy hill behind the 

 town, wheeling in its flight over the bushes, the roughness of the ground 

 making it a matter of some difficulty to catch specimens. The female is 

 larger and lighter in colour than the male ; has the blue eyes on the pri- 

 maries larger, and with brighter blue pupils than in that sex, and is 

 altogether a finer-looking insect. It also occurred at Menaggio, where it 

 frequented the flowers of the millet (Milium effusum), which is grown in 

 the vineyards in patches between the rows of vines, at Pallanza and near 

 Colico. S. actcea, var. cordula with the last, at Bellaggio and Menaggio, 

 but much less common. S. semele Menaggio and Bellaggio. Pararge 

 hiera Villa Serbelloni, at Bellaggio, Menaggio, and Yal Vedro. P. 

 cegeria Bellaggio, Menaggio. I think those I saw belonged to the pale 

 northern form egerides, but not having kept specimens cannot say for 

 certain. P.janira Baden, Colico, Menaggio, Bellaggio. P. tithonus ^ 

 Bellaggio, Menaggio, and Pallanza. Coenonympha pamphilus Baden, 

 Bellaggio, Menaggio, and Yal Vedro. Spilothyrus alcece Bellaggio. 

 SyriciJms alveus Baden, Bellaggio, and Menaggio. S.proto gardens of 

 the Villa Serbelloni, at Bellaggio. Hesperia comma everywhere : on the 

 whole, the commonest butterfly, as far as regards our experiences. 

 Sphinx convolvuli gardens at Schafflhausen and Thun. Macroglossa 

 stdlatarum common in gardens at all places visited, except in the Alpine 

 valleys. Zygoma filipendulcK Baden and near Chur. Lithosia deplana 

 one at Thun. Callimorpha hem Via Mala ; common at Bellaggio 

 and Menaggio, fluttering about flowers in the sunshine like a butterfly. 

 Cossus ligniperda a full-grown larva picked up in the Via Mala, and an 

 empty pupa-case near Liuno. Bombyx rubi larvaB common, crawling in 

 the roads, near Chur, Spliigen, and in the Val Vedro. B. trifolii a <$ 

 specimen picked up in the road near Menaggio. Agrotis c-nigrum 

 Thun. Plusia triplasia Bellaggio. P. gamma Schaffhausen, Bellaggio. 

 Catocala paranympha a single worn specimen in the inn " Belle Vue " 

 at Frutigen. Addalia perochraria common in meadows near Baden, 

 and in the Kanderthal, near Frutigen. A. immorata Baden. A. im- 

 mutata Bellaggio. A. strigilaria common at Pallanza, on grassy 



* The var. pitho has the red bands uearly obliterated, 



