A "butterfly summer" in ASIA MINOR. 185 



Not, in my opinion, a very distinct variety, but constant as far as it 

 goes. 



S. bischoffii, H.S. — This lovely Satijnis was by no means common ; 

 I only took it in one locality at Puelly. It did not appear till the end 

 of June, and was soon over. 



S. pelopea, Klug. — At Amasia at the end of June, and Tokat in 

 July. It was larger and brighter than those I have from the Anti- 

 Lebanon. 



S. mniszechii, H.S. — This butterfly, which was formerly classed as 

 a variety of S. pelopea, is now ranked as a distinct species by Staud- 

 inger, to which it certainly has every cause to lay claim. My first 

 capture (a female) was on July 9fch, near Amasia, where it soon became 

 extremely common. It differs from S. pelopea, which did not appear 

 till about a fortnight later, by the broad suffusion of fulvous on the 

 fore wings in the female, and by the colour of the apex and the hind 

 wings underneath being grey instead of the warm tone so charac- 

 teristic in pelopea. S. mniszechii did not appear at all at Tokat. 



S. anlhelea, Hiib. — Fresh out in the Maidan, at Amasia, on May 

 30th, but though the males soon became extremely common every- 

 where, I failed to procure one single female ! This butterfly struck 

 me as coming very close to S. amalthea, but without females it is 

 difficult to judge. 



S. geijeri, H.S. — This insect literally swarmed on the wide, rock- 

 strewn plateau at the top of the Lokman. I first took it on July 25tli, 

 when it was fresh out, and every succeeding visit I paid to this locality 

 I found its numbers increasing more and more. I was also able to 

 secure a good amount of females. 



S, areihusa, S.V. — Flying with the preceding, but comparatively 

 rare. 



S. statilinus, Hufn. — This species was very common, but nearly 

 over, at Broussa, in the end of August. 



S. fatiia, Frr. — Very like tlie preceding, only larger, and the 

 under side of a more bluish grey tone. It abounded in all the hot 

 valleys near Amasia, at the end of July and August. It was easily 

 caught off the fruit which the peasants had spread in great quantities 

 over the hot rocks to dry in the sun, and which seemed to be par- 

 ticularly attractive to S. fafua. 



Parage roxelana, Cr. — Very common near Amasia in June and 

 July. Specimens would sometimes even come into the house where I 

 was staying. 



P. climene, Esp. — Staudinger questions the existence of this 

 butterfly at Amasia, but there it most certainly is, though I did not 

 find it anywhere except on the Lokman, and just above the town on 

 the way up to that mountain. It occurred towards the end of June, 

 but was rather rare, and quickly over. I never saw a female. 



P. mcBva var. adrasta, Hiib. — Widely distributed. 



P. megcera, L. — Common in all low localities. I could not make 

 out that any of the specimens differed materially from the type. 



P. egeria, L. — Common, like the preceding. 



Epinephele lycaon, Rott. — On the lower slopes of mountains near 

 Amasia in June. The males were very large and fine. 



E. ianira, L. — Never failing to appear almost everywhere. 



