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many specimens, and only captured three. Two of these proved to 

 be Mehinafgia Japygia, an insect ahvays in a hurry, Cattarati, June 

 2nd ; and the third a species in less hurry — Me/a/iargia gaiatea, 

 var. procida. The climate of Sicily has a beneficial effect upon 

 certain butterflies, notably upon the grayling, Hipparchia semele, 

 a much handsomer form than our English one. I captured half a 

 dozen fresh specimens near Messina, in middle June, when a still 

 handsomer species, Hipparchia stati linns, was just coming out in the 

 same locality. The wall-butterfly, Pararge megc^m, is also common, 

 but, curiously, I missed the equally common Pararge egeria, and 

 only captured two specimens, representing the two broods, one at 

 Misterbianco in April, and the second at Messina in June ; both are 

 of the southern form. The meadow-brown Epinep/ie/e jurtiiia is an 

 improved form (var. Iiispulla) which runs \a.x.fortu!iaia closely. In 

 place of our E. tithomis, said also to occur in Sicily, I met with 

 Epinepiiele ida on Monte Cicci : four specimens in June. Neglect 

 on my part caused my series of CanionympJia pavipliilus to consist of 

 four specimens, as this species is as common in Sicily as in England. 



On June 12th I captured a couple of specimens of the curious 

 Libythea celfis, which pleased me immensely. Unfortunately, in 

 moving about I lost one of them. 



At the end of April, at Misterbianco, Callopiirys ( Tliecld) ruin was 

 out, and I secured a couple. In June, near Messina, Nurdmaiinia 

 {T/iecla) ilicis was just coming out, and I captured a specimen. The 

 only copper butterfly taken was Rumicia phlxas^ a very ragged lot of 

 specimens. The spring brood is bright ; the summer brood supplying 

 the var. ekiis. 



The " blues " form an interesting family in Sicily ; some species 

 swarm on the mountain slopes near Messina, and get worn very 

 quickly. In November, 1908, I got a few specimens oi Lampides 

 hceticus, near Messina, which were cremated after the earthquake, 

 and I saw no more until June, 1909, when I got two specimens at 

 Gravitelli. Other blues include Cyaniris semiargus (our acis), three 

 at Gravitelli and two at Monte Cicci in June ; Polyoinuiatiis icarus, 

 common everywhere on the hills, generally much worn ; Celastrina 

 argiolus, two specimens captured near Messina, many more seen. 

 Glaucopsyche cyllarus is a beautiful species when fresh, and is fairly 

 common ; I took nine specimens near Catania. Aricia astrarclie, 

 also common in Catania and Messina ; Plebeius argiis {a;go?t), two 

 battered specimens on Monte Cicci, in June ; and Scolitantides 

 batofi, four poor specimens on Monte Cicci in June. The skippers 

 were represented by seven species. The grizzled skipper, Hesperia 

 {SyricJitlms) malvce., was out at Gravitelli on May 25th, when 

 I secured a specimen. The most striking of this family is 

 Gegenes nostrodanui s . I found it resting in the sunshine, on walls 

 and sandy cliffs, in November, 1908, near Messina, flying off when 

 disturbed like a small humming-bird moth. The specimens I took 

 then shared the same fate as L. bceticus, mentioned above, but the 



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