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Kratal, and Wied Knrda may be mentioned as localities. It is fond of 

 flitting about in the shade of carob trees, and is found from March to 

 October. 



390. Satyr us {Pararge) mejjcera, Linn. — Very common, The first 

 brood appears at the beginning of March, the second at the beginning 

 of June, and a third in the late autumn ; but probably the broods so 

 overlap that it may be said to be continuous-brooded throughout the 

 year, fresh specimens being met with in any month. The individuals 

 disclosed in March are fairly typical, but those emerging from June 

 onwards are var. tigelius, Bon. 



392. S. {Pararge) vicera, Linn. — " On Jan. 3rd, 1897, I have a note 

 in my journal that I saw L. mcera in a ravine beyond Zeitun, but, as I 

 did not catch it, I did not include it in my list " (Gervase F. Mathew, 

 in litt., April 18th, 1901). I have never met with this species in Malta, 

 nor heard of its occurrence, except as noted above. 



402. Epinephelejurtina, Linn. (E. ianira. Linn. var. hispidla, Hb.). — 

 Maltese specimens all belong to the form impulla, and are much larger 

 than typical English examples. The species is abundant in wieds all 

 over the island from the end of April to the end of September, there 

 being practically no variation according to date of emergence. In the 

 males the ocellation on the under side of the hind wings varies from 

 nil to five. The females represent a very extreme form of hispidla, the 

 fulvous marking extending over practically the whole of the fore wing. 

 Aberrations with the apical spot bipupilled are of frequent occurrence. 



440. Coinonympha pampJiilns, Linn. — Abundant. I have met with 

 this species as early as February 27th, and as late as November 14th. 

 The specimens taken from February to early June seem fairly typical, 

 the form maryinata occurring frequently, and the form tJiyvsides occa- 

 sionally. From June onwards the specimens are mostly referable to 

 var. £est. hjllus. It is, however, often very difficult to decide to what 

 form any particular example is to be referred, as it frequently combines 

 the characters of two, or even of three, forms. 



529. Pulyumiiiattis ba:ticHs, Linn. Maltese name, far/ett ikhal ; 

 Italian, azzurrina. — Not uncommon from March onwards. I have 

 generally taken it in the wieds in company with L. icarus. Mr. Caruana- 

 Gatto notes its especial preference for flowers of Duranta plumerii and 

 Phaseolus caracalla. 



589. Lycana astrarche, Bergst. — Common throughout the whole of 

 the warm season. Freshly- emerged specimens are met with at the 

 beginning of March, in May, and at the end of September. Maltese 

 examples are large. Mathew states that they are typical, but here I 

 must disagree. Those taken from March to May are referable to gen. 

 vern. merid. oniata, Stdgr,, whilst specimens emerging from June 

 onwards fall under gen. aest. merid. calida, Bell. 



G04. L. icarus, Kott. — Abundant from the beginning of March until 

 the autumn. Freshly-emerged specimens are found from the beginning 

 of March to the middle of April, and again from the middle of May 

 until the middle of June; I do not know of any autumn brood. 

 Spring (March to May) specimens are fairly typical, although the blue 

 of the male is generally of a more brilliant hue than in North European 

 examples, and in the female the blue markings are very restricted. 

 Tlie aberration vielanotoxa is not uncommon. The form celina, Aust., 



