264 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Herculesbad is situated in a deep river valley at the extreme 

 south-east corner of Hungary, surrounded by densely wooded 

 heights of a considerable elevation. From the summits of these 

 one gets an extensive view of immense forests stretching out as 

 far as the eye can reach into Eoumania and Servia. The trees 

 are princij)ally beech, many of them being of gigantic stature, 

 and the country is wild in the extreme. The valley of the 

 Czerna, in which Herculesbad is situated, resembles somewhat 

 the dales of Derbyshire on a larger scale, the river running 

 rapidly between limestone crags. In this valley Nejjtis aceris 

 was very abundant, and was a very interesting object on account 

 of its exceedingly graceful flight. I have seen it flying in front 

 of the cafes and the casino garden, as well as in the wild places 

 in the neighbourhood. Neptis lucilla, as well as Limenitis sibylla 

 and L. Camilla, are also to be taken in this locality. On the 

 woods, on the steep hill-sides, Pararge roxelana and P. climene 

 are sometimes abundant, and on the high ground Erebia melas. 

 In this valley I took what is undoubtedly Lyccena zephyrus. I 

 do not think this species has been previously recorded from 

 Hungary. Argynnis paphia is very large and brightly coloured. 

 The commonest butterfly is probably Melanargia galatea var. 

 procida. Thanaos tages var. cervantes is common on the banks 

 of the river. On the Damogled, a height on the eastern bank, 

 Erehia cethiops var. leucoUenia was common, and on one occasion 

 I took what I believe to be a hybrid between this form and 

 E. ligea, which also occurs. The weather here was very un- 

 certain ; the first three days of my stay were lost as far as 

 collecting was concerned ; we had between seventy and eighty 

 hours of rain without any cessation ; then followed four very 

 fine cloudless days, and afterwards more or less showery ones. 



I here subjoin a list of the species taken : — 



PAPILIONIDiE. 



Papilio podalirius. Buda Pesth ; Herculesbad. Common. — Var. 

 mncleus. Herculesbad ; Belgrade, July 22nd. 

 P. machaon. Buda Pesth. Not very common. 



PiEKiDa;. 



Aporia cratcegi. Salzburg ; Modling ; Herculesbad. Common. 



Pieris brassicce. Salzburg ; Berchtesgaden ; Modliug ; Buda Pesth ; 

 Herculesbad. Common. 



P. rapcB. Ditto. Common. 



P. napi. Ditto. Common. — Var. bryonm. Berchtesgaden. 



P. daplidice. Buda Pesth ; Herculesbad. Common. 



Euchloe cardamines. Salzburg ; Berchtesgaden. Rare. 



Leptidia sinapis. Salzburg ; Berchtesgaden ; Modliug ; Buda 

 Pesth; Herculesbad. Common. 



Colias edusa. Modling ; Buda Pesth ; Herculesbad. Common. 



C, hyale. Salzburg ; Berchtesgaden ; Modliug ; Buda Pesth ; 

 Herculesbad. Common. 



