BUTTERFLIES COLLECTED IN SOUTH OF FRANCE. 105 



P. machaon. — Digne, common in the same locality as P. podalirius; 

 Nice, St. Martin. — Var. aarantiaca. Once at Vizzavona. 



Thais medesicaste. — One specimen at St. Martin, June. A very late 

 appearance. 



Paniassius apollo. — Digne, common ; St. Martin Vesubie, on the 

 route de Madoue. The commonest butterfly in many places. 



P. delius.—St. Martin, at the Madone de Fenestre, 6000 ft. 



PlERIDiE. 



Aporia cratccijL — Not rare at Digne, St. Martin, and Nice. 



Pieris brasdcoR. — Found in all the localities. 



P. rapce. — Found in all the localities. 



P. napi. — Digne and St. Martin. 



P. daplidice. — Digne and St. Martin. 



Anthocharis cardcwiines. — Three or four at St. Martin. 



A. euphenoides. — One specimen at Nice on June 25th. Late appear- 

 ance. I found it at Digne, Nice, and St. Martin in May, 1898. 



A. belici. — Too late for type, but it was common at Nice and Digne 

 in May,*;1898. 



A, belia var. aiisonia. — -One at Digne, July 18th. 



A. siiiiplonia. — St. Martin, April and May, 1898 ; common. 



A. tai/is var. heUezina. — Over; it is locally common at Digne in 

 April and May, 1898. 



Leucophasia dnapis. — Found in all the localities. 



L. duponcheli var. cf.stiva. — Digne, July 1st. The spring brood 

 common at Digne, May, 1898. 



Colias hyale. — In all the localities. 



C. edusa. — In all the localities. 



Ehodocera rhaiimi. — Digne and St. Martin. 



R. Cleopatra. — In all the localities but Corsica, where I did not 



see it. 



Lyc^nid^. 



Thecla spini. — Digne and St. Martin ; common. 



T. ilicis. — St. Martin, Digne ; very common; at Avignon abundant. 



T. ruhi. — Digne and St. Martin, abundant. (In April, 1898, I 

 found this species and Lycana melanops the commonest butterflies at 

 Digne.) 



T. roboiis, — I took one specimen of this rare insect at St. Martin, 

 and saw several others at the beginning of July. It was also taken by 

 Miss M. Fountaine and Mr. Rowland Brown at Digne (Eaux-chaudes). 



Polyonunatiis virgaurece. — Common at St. Martin. 



P. hippotho'e var. eurybia. — Frequent in elevated meadows at St. 

 Martin ; route de Madone. 



P. dorilis. — Digne and St. Martin ; not very common. 



P. alciphron var. gordiiis. — Digne, St. Martin, Annot ; common. 



P. phlceas. — In all the localities ; in Corsica as a dark form ap- 

 proaching var. eleus. 



Lyccena telicanus. — A male and female at Nice, near the entrance of 

 the " Vallon obscur," June 25th. 



L. aryiades. — Three specimens at Digne, June. 



