FOUR SEASONS AT MARTIGNY. 55 
Of course there were brief intervals of sunshine and calm in the 
summer of 1913, and collecting was possible on sheltered ground, but 
the whole district was under a cloud, and to think of repeating the 
experience of 1911 was to imagine a vain thing. There was also 
another drawback ; that universal destroyer, the goat, had invaded my 
Eden, and was making his presence felt; from spurge to orange-peel, 
marjoram and wood sage, nothing seemed to come amiss to its appetite, 
and it was poor work to follow in its tracks. Still I have little doubt 
the place will again abound with Lepidoptera as before, especially at 
collectors themselves are now so scarce, and many severely hunted 
species will revive. It would be as well, however, if collectors on their 
first Swiss season should not count on taking forty-six species in one 
morning, as on May 28th, 1912, or forty-two, as on June 17th, 19l1 
(not on a long morning’s tramp, but on a few hundred yards of foot- 
path). 
I have given below a list of the 109 species taken, and am sure that 
it does not exhaust the possibilities of the district, in fact I am only 
recording what I have caught myself. I know that Strymon pruni is 
found there, and a friend reports the presence of Polyommatus eschert - 
and Pontia callidice from the heights. To the six Hrebia mentioned 
above, it is certain that H. aethiops must be added, and probably more, — 
especially as such high altitude insects as Brenthis amathusia, Hrebia 
goante, E\. ceto, E. hippothie, Coenonympha arcania var. darwiniana and 
C. satyrion are on the list. 
Hsperup&. 
Erynnis lavaterae.—Always present in its season, never common. 
Erynnis althaeae.—Twice captured in the iphis meadow. e 
Hrynnis alceae—Half way up La Batiaz. 
Hesperia carthami.—Generally common. 
Hesperia alveus.—Not common. 
Hesperia malvoides.—Always to be taken, never common. 
Powellia sao.—Generally common. 
Nisoniades tages.—Generally common. 
Augiades sylvanus.—Common, a very large form. 
Thymelicus acteon.—Single specimens. 
Adopaea lineola.—Abundant locally. 
Adopaea flava.—Abundant locally. 
Cyclopides palaemon.—A single specimen. 
CuHRYSOPHANID. 
Loweia alciphron var. gordius.—In considerable numbers. 
Loweia doritis.—From May onward, but never common, except in 
August, 1911, when they were attracted by the flowering mint. 
Chrysophanus hippothée.—Two specimens, June 23rd, 1918. 
Heodes virgaureac.—All along the cliff walk from June 17th to July 
10th. 
Rumicia phlaeas.—Single specimens here and there throughout the 
season. I generally notice that it is only the rare species that are ever 
really common, while the common species are usually scarce though 
widely distributed. 
LycmHnNip2. 
Lycaena arion.—Always to be found in three different spots, and 
