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and P. philenor in fine condition, were quite plentiful, espe- 

 cially about the apple blossoms. A few noctuids were taken. 

 That night we slept (?) near the foot of the mountain in a 

 field of high grass. Next morning we started for the summit ; 

 we lost our bearings several times before we saw a road far up 

 the mountain. While cutting across grassy slopes towards 

 this road we noted the abundance of Axenus arvalis on the 

 white patches of Cryptanthe. Melideptria villosa was also 

 plentiful in spots and Lyccena acmon likewise. Right near the 

 road a new species of Melideptria was taken in a faded condi- 

 tion. About five hundred feet below the summit where the 

 road was rocky we came across the beautiful little Gyros vndrii 

 sunning itself in bare places. About sixteen specimens were 

 taken, several in copula. Higher up on the mountain, about 

 three hundred feet above the Gyros locality, we came to a 

 rocky slope on which grew Stenotus linearifolius and Erysimum 

 asperum in large patches, and also the white, fragrant Cryp- 

 ta7ithe muriculata. An occasional Lepisesia clarkia whizzed by 

 (it being the afternoon) and Litocala sexsignata occurred in a 

 faded condition. In the stony places Syneda divergens was 

 abundant either resting on the ground or feeding at Erysimum 

 asperum. Syneda ochracea was taken in small quantities. An 

 occasional Eudidia ciispidia, Drasteria erechtea and ccerulea 

 were caught, and lower down Leptarctia californica flew rather 

 sparsely. A He Hot hi s aWi^d \.o phlogophagus was rather rare 

 and hard to catch. 



That night we camped on the cold summit from which a 

 grand view was spread before us in every direction, Mt. Lassen 

 to the far north, and in the east the snowy Sierras extended 

 north and south as far as we could see. The next morning 

 we started down the south side of the mountain intending to 

 camp that night near the summit. On our way down the 

 rather steep and stony slopes we came to an extensive growth 

 of chaparral in going through which we were reminded of the 

 efforts of a well known eastern doctor in getting over sage- 

 brush in Utah. Many Ccenonympha and Colzas were seen on 

 this slope, and two fine specimens of Annaphila lithosina were 

 taken. Among the things taken about halfway down were 



