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frass exuding that was the attraction to butterflies ; on these 

 trees every time I passed some five or six P. roxelana were to he 

 seen; but, except on one occasion when I netted two of tbem, 

 they refused to come within reach, and, if disturbed by stones, 

 flew away. I saw two examples at the top of the Coronini wood, 

 one of which I captured. When not disturbed P. roxelana has a 

 typically satyrid flight, and is much like in appearance a large 

 P. mara, which haunts the same localities at the time of its emer- 

 gence : when alarmed it makes a headlong rush through the sur- 

 rounding trees and undergrowth, usually straight uphill or straight 

 downhill, and on such ground as it frequents it is quite useless 

 to pursue it if missed at the first stroke. I did not see anything 

 that I could consider looked at all like Pararge climene, and I was 

 told by Professor Schmidt that this species, for which Hercules- 

 bad was noted, has not been seen there for the last ten years. 



The handsome Siintomis phegaa was very abundant at Hercu- 

 lesbad, contrary to the usual habits of the Zygfenidse, frequent- 

 ing chiefly the shade of thick woods ; on one occasion I 

 observed an unusual instance of assembling with this species, 

 sixteen males of which were flying and crawling round a space 

 of a few inches on a bank in a wood. On looking for the 

 cause I found a crevice partly filled with a spider's web, and in 

 it, in the clutches of a large spider, an unfortunate female of 

 S. 23he(jc€a. Other Zygsenidse noticed here were Zygcena Jilipen- 

 diilce, Z. trifolii, Z. scabioscs, Z. caniiolica, and Z. achillece. A 

 quite unexpected and gratifying sight at dusk was the quantities 

 of fireflies which frequented the banks and woods. I captured a 

 few of these, and found they were the male of a Coleopteron, 

 Luciola mingrelica, Yevy similar in size and general appearance to 

 the male of our own glowworm. The light was not continuous, 

 but as the insect flew along, at intervals of about three seconds, 

 it had the power to cause a flash like that of an electric spark, 

 and a very bright one, to issue from the under side of the anal 

 segments of the abdomen. I was told that the majority of 

 Hungarian entomologists were coleopterists, and when one sees 

 the magnificent coleopterous fauna of that country one is not 

 surprised ; the Longicorns and rose beetles were especially 

 grand, one species of the former, which was not uncommon, 

 was as large as our stag beetle, and had antennae at least three 

 inches in length. 



I left Herculesbad for Budapest en route for the Hohe Tatra 

 on July 1st, Mr. Tylecote having returned to England a week 

 previously. A rather quaint incident arose in connection with 

 the visitor's tax. This is payable by all who stay in the Bad for 

 more than five days ; the amount, varying from 2 to H krones, 

 is assessed by the local authorities on their views as to each 

 person's means and position ; the evidence on which they proceed 

 being contained in the form which all visitors are asked to fill up 



