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NOTES ON SWISS RHOPAYOCERA. VIII. it 
Charpigny about 1892 was shewn to A. J. F. At Chesieres, 6 
ix. 11, a g I. lathonia was taken with the three larger and 
innermost spots of silver underside hindwing enlarged and 
elongated. The above not having the black spots also confluent 
is probably not completely ab. valdensis. [I am not sure if 
the one I saw from Roche or Champéry about 1892 had its 
black spots elongated.” —A.J.F.] 
Brenthis euphrosyne, L.—Eclépens, 20 v. 90. Les Plans, 16 vi. 90. 
Le Pont, Jura, 5 vi. 88. A bright yellow suffusion on under- 
side like that of Aryynnis adippe var. cleodova in six taken on 
Monte Salvatore, 22 v. 02. 
Brenthis selene, Schitf.mMeienthal, 8 vii. 03. Simplon Kulm, 21 
vii. O1. 
Brenthis thore, Schiff.—A friend has bred B. thore from larve fed 
on yellow-violet leaves. 
Brenthis daphne, Schiff.—Ravoire, 26 vi. 03, 19 vi. 06. 
Brenthis ino, Rott.—One and a half miles of S.W. of Villeneuve. 
Les Pléiades. 
Brenthis pales, Schiff. var. arsilache, Esp.—Lac Lioson, 1-20 viii. 
05. 
Melitaea cynthia, Hb.—Lac de Fully, 18 vii. 91. Trift Alp near 
Saas, 2 viii 94. Innfeld, above and further on 26 vii. 05. 5S. 
of Taben-horn, 381 viii. 05. 
Melitaea aurinia, Rott.—It was only very abundant once on N. side 
of Charpigny, though caught there also at other times and in 
other places, as near Sion. <“ Moderately common, 1914.” 
(L.M.F-.) 
Melitaea didyma, Ochs.—A Swiss collector has an aberration 
usually found at Sierre, with two twin lines on upper edge, 
upper wing clearly, although not darkly, marked. Upper spots 
of all the wings well marked (but not dark) with blotches. 
Melitaea deione, Hb., var. berisalensis, Fav.—Var. berisalensis 1s no 
doubt a Swiss form of deione. Bisse Lentine below Ormonaz, 
N. or N.W. of Sion, 10 vi. 08 (12), and 18 vi. 08 (11). Very 
small in autumn brood. 
Melitaea aurelia, Nick.—Visp on slopes one mile along the Brig 
road. “Common at Visp with Polyommatus amandus on low 
slopes near and §.K. of Hotel de la Poste when the sun came 
out for an hour in the afternoon of 15 vi.14. They disappeared 
when the sun went in. The spot was bounded by a streamlet 
and a small stretch of marshland beyond.” (L.M.F.) 
Melitaca athalia, Rott., ab. navarina, Selys-Long.—Val Solda, 1 on 
26 v. 03. 
ab. aphaea, Hb.—S. edge below Les Ecovets, near Ollon, 15 ix. 
85. Finely marked and large athalia from Coire, where it is 
abundant. 
Limenitis populi, L.—On page 97 line 17 of Wheeler’s Butterflies 
of Switzerland [Le Prese, at side of lake, 12-15 vii. 01, mostly 
worn (Fis.)], delete ‘ mostly worn.” Dent de Jaman, ‘towards 
Montbovon. 
Apatura tlia, Schiff.—See p. 100, lines 10 and 11, Mr. Wheeler’s 
Butterflies, etc. ‘In E. Vaud and the Valais it is scarce, but 
found occasionally, e.y., Charpigny (Fis.).’”’ Mr. Fison writes : 
