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in the marginal shading of the fore-wings." I have not seen 

 darwiniana, neither do I know whether the absence of the apical 

 eye-spot of fore-wing and the metaUic marginal line are constant 

 characters of this variety, but in my series of undersides several of 

 that description will be noticed. On the upper side the brown outer 

 marginal border of the fore-wings varies in width and density ; two 

 pale-bordered and one narrow-bordered examples were taken. The 

 narrow-bordered specimen has also the disc of wing unicolorous, 

 owing to the absence of the dark scales usually found along the 

 nervures. C. pamphiliis ; not very numerous. 



Aphaiitopiis hyperanthns ; apparently just coming out. 



Epinephele jurtiiia {ianira) ; fairly common near St. Nicholas and 

 St. Martin. 



Callophrys {Thecla) rubi ; common in the forest and just below 

 amongst the junipers, but all much worn. 



Zephyrus {Theda) qnercus ; one seen and missed in the forest. 



Cipido {LyccT'na) minima ; abundant on the hillsides opposite 

 Sauchay. 



Polyommatus {Lyaena) hellargus and P. (Z.) icariis : a few opposite 

 Sauchay. 



Plebeius {Lyccena) cegon ; a few on the hillside near Eugleville, 

 evidently just emerged. 



Hesperia {Syricht/iiis) malvce ; swarming on the hillsides in certain 

 spots, and fairly numerous in parts of the forest. 



Nisoniades tages ; if anything, in greater numbers than malvct on 

 the hillsides. 



Augiades (^Hesperia) sylvamts ; common, and the most generally 

 distributed. 



In addition to the above were two other butterflies that I saw, but 

 was unable to identify. I half expected, at least I hoped, to make 

 the acquaintance of Apatura iris. I believe it is found there, and 

 one day for a minute or two my hopes ran high. I saw several large 

 butterflies hovering about the top of an oak tree, near which there 

 happened to be a quantity of sallow. I think I perspired a bit, but 

 as one turned in the sunlight I saw a glimpse of red. I had been 

 watching P. atalanta. 



I did not do much with the moths. 



Hemaris tityus, L. iybombyliformis^ Esp.), was fairly plentiful, both 

 in sunny spots in the forest and on the open hillsides, but not easy 

 to catch ; the only chance I had of a downward stroke happened to 

 be successful. 



Adscita {Ino) geryon ; evidently just coming out. I was under the 

 impression the Foresters were sluggish insects. I lost those I 

 attempted to box ; in the bright sunshine they flit rapidly off the 

 flowers, much the same as a "Skipper." The last two I saw I netted. 



Anthrocera {Zygcena) trifolii and A. (Z.) filipetiduhv : I made no 

 serious effort to collect the burnets, but on the third afternoon, 

 while resting on the hillside facing Sauchay, I noticed one pass that 



