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light orange brown, in others there is hardly any trace of a band, the 

 whole wing being a uniform dark brown ; all the specimens are 

 extremely dark compared with those from the Rhone Valley. — S. 

 actcea. In beautifully fresh condition and very common in places, 

 but not found everywhere round Digne ; it did not emerge until 

 July 22nd. 



Ennodia dry as. I only took this species on one or two banks 

 on the road to Les Dourbs ; the females are very large. 



Hipimrchia statilinus. Just beginning to emerge as I left. — H. 

 fldia. This fine species was common after July 19th, and amongst 

 the series of twenty which I took are some magnificent specimens ; 

 it was very fond of settling on the white flowers of the wild clematis 

 and was then much more easily captured than when sitting on rocks 

 or on the road. — H. briseis. Emerging on July 18th, this species 

 quickly became very common on dry, stony ground, though I appeared 

 to take the great big females more often flying along the edges of hay- 

 fields. — H. semele. Very common, but not an exceptionally fine 

 form. — H. arethusa var. dentata. Males were common on August 1st, 

 and all I took were of this variety. I was too early for the females. 



Epinephele ianira. — E. lycaon. Very common every where ; many 

 of the males have a second spot towards the anal angle, upper side of 

 the fore wing. — E. tithonus. Abundant; the females were large and 

 brilliantly coloured. 



Cmnonympha arcania. I found a few fresh ones, presumably of 

 a second brood, considerably smaller than those I had previously 

 taken at Digne in June. — C. dorus. Extremely abundant everywhere, 

 quite fresh and showing a good deal of variation. — C. iMinphilus. 



Erebia melavqms. By no means uncommon high up on the 

 Dourbs on July 31st, but a good deal worn. — E. stygne. Near Digne 

 and also on the Dourbs. — E. scijno. I found scipio quite common on 

 the one slope on which this species flies on the Dourbs on July 31st, 

 but on this date no females were seen, they were all males and gene- 

 rally quite fresh. In the hot sun they fly very swiftly up and down 

 the flower-covered precipice, on which, owing to its steepness and 

 the loose rolHng stones, it is a very difiticult matter to catch them ; 

 directly the sun becomes overcast they cease flying and drop down 

 amongst the stones, often with outspread wings. I strongly suspect 

 that if properly searched for this species would be found on other 

 parts of the Dourbs. The series of twenty-two which I took show a 

 good deal of variation in the number of spots on upper side of the hind 

 wing ; three appears to be the usual number, but I took specimens 

 with two and one spot on each wing, and eight of my series have no 

 spots whatever ; on the upper wings the proportion of insects having 

 two spots and four seems to be equally divided. — E. ligea. Kather 

 plentiful in the beech forest half-way up the Dourbs. — E. neoridas. 

 I saw the first on July 25th, and it was beginning to get very com- 

 mon when I left Digne on August 1st. — E. goante. Common in one 

 place on the Dourbs, just above the slope on which I took scipio, 

 they were quite fresh. — E. tyndarus var. cassiodes. Flying with the 

 last species, but rather more widely distributed. It was common and 

 in good condition ; all I took were of this variety. 

 Melanargia galathea. 



