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by the side of the tram-lines, covered with dust and looking generally 

 very dissipated ! 



Polyommatus icarus. Very common and quite fresh, a fine large 

 form, the females brown with no blue at all ; several ab. icarinus. 



P. astrarche. Only one or two seen : they were not very brightly 

 coloured examples. 



Everes argiades. I found a few specimens of this species in one 

 hay-field. They were rather small and all of them worn. 



Lampides telicanus. A very abundant species everywhere on 

 the Lido, but its headquarters appeared to be the long bank running 

 the whole length of the sea-shore ; I saw a specimen fly across the 

 Grand Canal in the middle of Venice, and it was common in the 

 public gardens at the end of the town. Specimens varied a good 

 deal in size, but on the whole were rather large, and in the series I 

 took, nearly all are notably larger than those which I have from 

 Egypt. The females have fine black borders to the wings. The 

 species was generally fresh, though it was difficult to get perfect 

 specimens, quite two-thirds of those caught having to be released as 

 they were too torn to keep. 



Pieris brassicce. Freshly emerged specimens of brassicce were 

 flying about, with enormous females ; full-fed larvae of this species 

 were also seen. 



P. rapce. Common and fresh, the form was in no way remarkable. 



Pontia daplidice. Very frequently seen on the shore, settling 

 on the flowers of the sea-aster; the females laying on various 

 Crucifers growing out of the sand, but well beyond the reach of the 

 tide. 



Colias hyale. Fairly common. 



C. edusa. Very common, and var. helice frequent. 



Issoria lathonia. A single rather worn male was caught close to 

 the Excelsior Hotel. 



Melitaa didyma. This species was very common and extremely 

 fine. The males of a rich brown-red colour, the females large and of 

 only a slightly deeper colour than the males ; they were generally in 

 good condition. 



Pyrameis cardui. Exquisitely fresh cardui flew about nearly 

 everywhere on the Lido. 



Vanessa io. I am not quite sure that I identified this species ; a 

 large black looking butterfly flew over me one day when I was in a 

 gondola, and I think it must have been io, but I did not see any 

 others. 



Pararge megcera. Fine, richly coloured specimens were 

 common. 



Epinephile ianira var. hispulla. Fairly numerous on the lucerne 

 flowers, which proved so attractive to telicanus ; both this and the 

 preceding species were quite fresh. 



Go&nonympha pamphilus. Common, and in good condition. 



Keswick Hall, Norwich. 



