ON ORIENTAL ENTOMOLOGY. Tie? 
VEE) vileciyni sisi «= 07 
Palestine! sheaves. 4 ( This list does not include those 
SUPA Rae. sceesss 9 | ; kinds that I saw without catching, 
Asia Minor .......... 13 + Species. < and possibly not quite all that I 
PRMECY SSS nei conte. 8 | caught, but the relative proportions, 
BeCGRhecenes 4a)'ts)2 16 | Lat any rate, are correct. 
BTR ae ii yon 'os 6 | 
The reason why I captured fewer species in Corfu than in 
Athens, though I visited Corfu last, was because I stayed a 
shorter time there, and had already at Athens possessed my- 
self of some of the kinds that I afterwards saw at Corfu. 
Also, compare the accompanying table of what may be 
regarded as purely Hastern species :— 
Egypt, 1883. Asia Minor, 1882. Greece, 1882. Syria, 1882. 
Zizera Karsandra Melitza Trivia Erynnis Aleeee = Yphthima 
Pamphila Nostradamus (Ephesus). (Athens). (Alexandretta). 
Tarucus Nara 
Deudorix 
Danais Chrysippus 
Egypt has not many species, but those she does possess are 
truly Oriental. This refers to my second visit there. On my 
first I only saw European Pieride, which I failed to catch. 
Canon Tristram’s experience of collecting in Syria will best Experiences 
be given in his own words :—‘ When last in Syria (for six palerencaito 
months in 1881), I saw many of the genus Hipparchia, and Rae atoy. 
a few large Satyrids, too, in the wooded districts between Extract from 
Mons Casius and the bend of the Orontes; but I had neither tristram’s 
the time nor means for collecting, as I was travelling light, Se nun 
without tent or equipage. I have just looked into my cabinet the 
of what I collected in Palestine in 1872, and I see Papilio of Syria and 
Machaon, P. Podalirius, and P. Alexanor. Thais medesicaste *"*""™ 
I got, and I think in my last visit I saw Thais polyxena 
common in places. Of Pontia I have P. Hupheno very 
common. Also P. —— allied to P. Belia, but with the ae 
underside of lower wing broad bands of silver, instead of =~ 
blotches very common. Gonepteryx Cleopatra--—-Colias Hyale. 
I think I saw often Colias aurora, but only in my last visit. 
Hipparchia galathea very comnion. I got also what I believe 
to be H. Lachesis Libythea Ceitis—North Syria. Limenitis Lachesis= 
camilla (?), and lucilla, an Apatura, and a Charaxes (?) jasius. Boh 
The Polyommata and Fritillaries were too numerous to 
attempt. For all Rhopalocera Mount Casius in July is the 
spot of Syria for the collector.” 
From what is above stated, and is attended with circum- 
stances of additional interest from Canon Tristram’s wide 
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