306 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Wheeler, who has seen the specimens, informs me are the 

 M. var. ? dictynnoides of Horrnuzaki, inchided b}^ Staiidinger in 

 his Catalogue as a var. of M. aurelia, but which Mr. Wheeler 

 believes to be a di-tinct species, an opinion receiving support 

 from ver_y typical specimens of M. aurelia, taken at Tatra 

 Lomnitz, for which I am indebted to Baron Vecsez. The dark 

 Hungarian form oi Pararge mcira, which somewhat resembles P. 

 hiera, but is not that species, was common and in good condition ; 

 Nomiades semiargus was fine and typical ; Brenthis ino was found 

 at rest not infrequently on the raspberry bushes ; Pararge egeria 

 var. egerides flew here and there, but was going over ; Brenthis 

 selene was still in good order; B. enphrosyne plentiful but passe. 



On July 4th I paid a visit to Count Teleki, who has a, 

 residence at Tatra Fured, and who is interested in entomology 

 and Nature study generally. I was very kindly welcomed and 

 hospitably treated by the Count, who knows the district 

 thoroughly, and whom I have to thank for much useful informa- 

 tion as to localities and species. On this day not much collect- 

 ing was done, but Count Teleki proposed that w^e should take 

 our nets and work a email swamp in the neighbourhood of his 

 house for Coenonym.plia hero until lunch was ready ; only one or 

 two of this species was met with, but I was delighted to find here 

 the fine form of Brenthis pales var. arsilache, which was abundant 

 and in fine order. 



I was anxious to try the chalk range at the eastern end of 

 the Tatra, where I had been informed; that, amongst other 

 species, the much-wanted Cccnonympha Icandcr was to be found ; 

 accordingly on the evening of this day I took a carriage and 

 moved on to Tatra Hohlenhaim or, as it is more usually called, 

 Barlangliget, its Hungarian name. This locality, judging from 

 the flora, looks a very good one, given fine weather, but the four 

 days of my stay were almost continuously dull or rainy, and I did 

 not see very much, and very little indeed that was new to me. 

 The only species taken here, not found at Tatra Lomnitz, were 

 Lyc(ena arion, a small but bright blue form, and one or two 

 Melitcea dictynna, which were quite typical. The morning of 

 July 9th broke fairly cloudless, and I made an attempt to get at 

 the higher-ground-frequenting species, but by the time I arrived 

 at the upper edge of the forest clouds had gathered, and with the 

 exception of a glint of sunshine for a few minutes, during which 

 I netted two specimens of Brenthis pales, collecting was hopeless 

 for the rest of the day. This form of B. -pales does not appear 

 to correspond with any of the named forms very closely; the upper 

 sides resemble var. arsilache in the large blotches, but the speci- 

 mens are smaller than those of that form taken on the lower 

 ground at Tatra Fured, whilst the under sides are quite distinct and 

 resemble closely the type ; I suppose they might most correctly 

 be styled as intermediate between the type and var. arsilache. 



