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Kupithecia subfulvata, evening. 
Kupithecia absinthiata, midday. 
Eupithecta abbreviata, 12.0-1.0 a.m. 
Hydriomena (Hypstpetes) ruberata, 7.0 p.m. 
Hulype (Melanippe) hastata, in night. 
Xanthorhoé (Melanippe) unangulata, 8.0 a.m., 9.0 a.m., 9.30 a.m., 
11.30 a.m. 
Anticlea cucullata, 8.0 a.m., 8.380 a.m. 
Ochyria (Coremia) designata, 9.0 a.m. (3). 
Coenocalpe (Phibalapteryx) vitalbata, 5.30 p.m. 
Odontia dentalis, 9.85 a.m., 10.0 a.m., noon. 
Leioptilus septodactyla (lieniyianus), noon. 
Porrittia (Aciptilia) yalactodactyla, morning, 12.0 noon. 
Solenobia inconspicuella, noon. 
I have evidently at times been interested in this matter, but have 
been “ put off” by some inconsistency in the behaviour of my prisoners. 
It should be noted that the number attached to some of the hours 
are records not specimens. That the conditions, protection, warmth, 
etc., etc., may influence the time of emergence is very evident. One 
curious experience has befallen me. On November 10th, 1886, I had 
a considerable number of pup of Ptilophora plumigera which I thought 
were over-due. The evening happened to be rainy and I put them 
out of doors. I brought in the flower pot containing the pupe at 7.30 
p-m. on the 11th. The whole of the pup emerged between 9.0 and 
midnight, to my utter confusion and despair. A somewhat similar 
case 1s quoted by Tutt in British Lepidoptera, vol. ii., p. 515, in the 
note on pupal habits of Lachneis lanestris, where the bringing indoors, 
or taking out, of the pup, appears to have determined the time of 
emergence of the imagines. 
The Upper Engadine in 1914. 
By Hy. J. TURNER, F.E.S. 
(Continued from page 112.) 
August 4th was by no means a butterfly day, it was dull and with 
intermittent rain. My notes say, “a day of rumours of war.” After 
what now became the usual walk round to see the placards, and to get the 
news and try to exchange some money, a walk was taken to Alp Giop 
and by the new settlement known as the Chanterelle. In the long 
grass among the young fir trees were plenty of ‘“‘blues” and “skippers,” 
and no less than seven species of orchid were noted. The Hesperidae 
seemed extremely fond of resting with closed wings on the large daisy 
flowers upon which they were quite inconspicuous. There were plenty 
of Ayriades coridon, some large A. thetis, Latiorina orbitulus a few, 
Polyommatus eros in numbers, Albulina pheretes a few, a sprinkling of 
Polyommatus damon, with perhaps a preponderance of Plebius argyrog- 
nomon var. aeyidion, and a few Hesperia comma, the dark alpine form. 
On looking at a specimen of Cupido minimus taken here, I have been 
doubtful as to its identity. The row of spots on the underside of the 
forewings instead of having a double curve is almost straight and 
would suggest Cupido sebrus, but size, shape, colour of upper surface, 
and particularly locality, all pointed to C. minimus. I removed the 
