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species re-appeared in May and June, when I caught a couple. I 

 got one shabby specimen of Adopcca flava {thaumas), and two very 

 large examples of Angiades sylvanus on Monte Cicci in June. 

 Thymelicus actceon appeared common at Gravitelli, June ist to loth; 

 in addition I captured two specimens of EryiDiis alccece at Cibali in 

 May, and six specimens of E. althcece in May and June. My 

 captures (taken promiscuously) of butterflies in Sicily in 1909 totalled 

 up to fifty out of a possible ninety-seven ; but I was not content. I 

 had visions of a sulphur orange-tip, also of the Sicilian uiarbled 

 white {M. phe7'usa), and in April of this year (1910) I made plans to 

 visit special localities for special species. On the outward journey 

 to Sicily I planned to stop at (i) Domodossola, (2) somewhere in 

 Tuscany, and (3) at Palmi in Calabria, on the off-chance of getting 

 that lovely orange-tip which I had seen at Bronte. At Domodossola 

 my plan was wrecked by my luggage being lost temporarily, and 

 instead of a butterfly hunt for eight hours in the glorious sunshine I 

 got one hour, when I saw, but did not capture, three butterflies — 

 A. urticce^ C. edi/sa, and G. rhanini. 



In Tuscany I was in luck. By chance I detrained (April i8th)at 

 a little station at Piteccio, near the watershed of the Appenines, at 

 5 a.m. Trouble with my luggage almost wrecked my day again, but 

 I surmounted the difficulty, got an early breakfast at the tiny village 

 a mile away, and the promise of a light porter. I was in a lovely 

 valley. I followed the stream up the hill, through a wood, and when 

 the sun gained power I found butterflies galore, the climax being 

 reached when I saw P. podalirius and Euvanessa antiopa at play. 

 They parted company; I caught the first, but it was half an hour 

 before I had another chance at the antiopa. Then it settled on a 

 low branch of an oak in the sunshine, and I made no mistake. The 

 Queen of Spain fritillary, /. latotia, was just out, rather small 

 specimens, but in fine condition, and the wood white, L. sinapis, 

 was plentiful near the stream. More P. podalirius Tun^ E. antiopa 

 appeared, but were not easy to catch ; others less difficult were 

 E. polychloros, P. rapce, P. napi, P. megcBra, P. egeria (southern 

 form), C. ruin, G. cyllarus, etc. At dusk I left Piteccio for Florence, 

 quite content and happy. Such a pleasant, enjoyable day does not 

 occur too often. 



My stop at Pidmi proved fairly successful. I climbed up to the 

 top of Monte Elia, where I got a magnificent view of Sicily, including 

 Mount Etna, and met with all the smaller species of butterflies men- 

 tioned above, but no sulphur orange-tip. Still, I had Mount Etna 

 to re-visit and was hopeful. I arrived at Messina on April 23rd, 

 1910, and, the weather being only moderately suitable, I spent the 

 rest of thai month close home. True, I climbed Monte Antenna- 

 mare, 3575 feet, and found, right on the summit, during intervals of 

 sunshine, that the Queen of Spain fritillary, /. iatona, was common ; 

 also, that on the lesser mountain — Monte Cicci, 2000 feet high — it 

 was equally plentiful. Clouds limited the number of specimens 



