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species on the wing. A little further up, Erehia stycpie— the 

 first Erehia of the year for me— put in an appearance, and was 

 almost common at about 5000 ft. The form differs materially 

 from that of Digne and the Midi — it is much smaller, and, I 

 think, blacker — more resembling examples from the Vosges in 

 my collection, taken last year by Mr. Barraud and Mr. Gibbs 

 {antea, p. 115, &c.) ; the ocellations, moreover, are decidedly in- 



(1) The two larger figures represent an aberrant form from Mende, Lozere, 

 August, 1909 (the upper), and a normal form of Polyommatus esclieri from St. Mar- 

 tiu-Vesubie, Alpes-Marithnes. (2) The two lower figures represent (to the left) 

 a normal form of P. eros from Pontresina, and a strongly marked under side 

 aberration taken at Lac d'AUos, Basses-Alpes, August, 1908. 



ferior, often reduced to the merest pin-points. Flying with it was 

 Erehia epiphroji var. cassiope, mostly of the form nelamus, Bsdv. ; 

 but several females taken show a remarkable fine band on the 

 fore wings, with large spots, which might be regarded as var. 

 valesiana, M-D., after Mr. Wheeler's description. But with these 

 two butterflies, a single Hesperia serratulcs and a form of H. car- 

 thami with very pale under side coloration, the catalogue for the 

 day came to an end, save for an extremely battered Hipparchia 

 semele circuiting the topmost Plomb, where the tremendous wind 

 which had sprung up effectually disconcerted both butterfly and 



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