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good examples of the interesting form of Pyrgus sao var. iherapnc, 

 which I did not see elsewhere. 



I left Corsica, Jul} 7 29th, for Beauvezer, which is situated at 

 about 4000 ft. altitude, in the Verdom Valley, in the heart of the 

 Basses Alpes. My especial object in visiting this locality was to 

 obtain a series of the very local Erebia scipio, which is said to be 

 abundant there. For some reason, however, I could not hit off 

 the species, and had to go away without even a specimen. Other 

 species observed here were — Pieris daplidice, common ; Rusticus 

 argyrognomon, abundant, with beautiful blue females ; Melitcea 

 didyma, with fine straw-coloured females ; Erebia stygne, E. 

 tyndarus, E. goante, and E. neoridas ; Satyrus actcea, and some 

 beautiful forms of Anthrocera fausta, and other brilliant " bur- 

 nets." 



On my way home I stayed a few days at Digne, arriving there 

 on August 6th, and leaving on the 10th. Mr. Tutt, who was also 

 staying at Digne, and I had some days' collecting, chiefly in the 

 cross ravine, the stream of which empties into the torrent " eau 

 chaudes," a quarter of a mile beyond the baths. We found this 

 ravine a magnificent locality at this time of the year, almost 

 every butterfly in the neighbourhood appearing to be congregated 

 there, probably attracted by the stream of water, and the flowers 

 that grew in its bed so luxuriantly. 



Amongst the species noted were — Erebia neoridas, in swarms, 

 but almost all males, until August 9th, on which day the females 

 were equally abundant ; Hipparchia arethusa, also in swarms ; 

 Satyrus fidia, not infrequent ; S.statilinus, common; Hipparchia 

 semele, abundant ; Satyrus actcea, abundant, with the females in 

 fine order ; S. cordula, passe ; Melitcea deione, the second brood, 

 common but small ; Leucophasia sinapis, abundant ; L. clupon- 

 chelii, second brood, one example only ; Chrysophanus dorilis, 

 abundant and fine ; Polyommatus meleager, males common, 

 females two specimens only, both of which were of the type 

 form ; P. bellargus, males abundant, females not seen ; and 

 Thecla betidce, not infrequent at flowers. I was much surprised 

 to find dozens of Satyrus hermione, in finest condition, settled on 

 the trunks of the apple trees in the " eau chaudes " valley. I had 

 taken them equally abundant and fine, a month earlier in the 

 season, two years previously. 



A day spent in the mountains in the vicinity of the Dourbes 

 resulted in half a dozen good specimens of Erebia scipio, but in 

 little else. Full-fed larvae of Papilio alexanor were abundant 

 wherever the food-plant occurred in the vicinity of Digne. 



