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nor were the Hrebiae much in evidence. Polyommatus eros, Plebetus 
aryus (worn), and Ayriades coridon are the only species I appear to 
have taken, the last a small form. While the only Mrebiae were KH. 
tyndarus, which showed much variation in the general coloration of 
the underside, varying from practically unicolorous silvery-grey to a 
deep smoky grey with a few darker markings, and lV. melampus. 
Strange to say there was no trace of H. epiphron, nor did I see another 
species which I had quite expected to get in quantity, viz., Zyyaena 
ewulans. In fact, I appear not to have noted any species of the latter 
genus, probably an oversight. Parasemia plantayinis was kicked out 
at intervals and several nice forms were annexed. ‘The hospita form of 
the male, in which the ground colour of the hindwing is pure white, 
was present in an intensely black specimen with the white area reduced 
to the irregular sub-marginal line of marking only. I should have 
called the form matronalis from its area of markings had it not been 
that the forewings were yellow and not white in ground colour. 
Another specimen was partly brunnescens, in which some of the yellow 
ground of the hindwings was suffused with brown. From the large 
masses of detached rock scattered on the slope numerous specimens of 
the Gnophid, Dasydia tenebraria, flew at our near approach. One often 
wonders by what sense the wary insects know of the presence of an 
intruder, even at many yards distance. ‘Tree and rock-resting species 
often start in a smal! cloud long before one can get at many arm’s 
lengths. A few Pyrales brought home included Botys rhododendronalis 
and Crambus radiellus. Here again I came across the curious local 
Pyymaena fusca as | had done the week before at Haanen See. 
The 10th of August was another grand day, but unfortunately 
advantage could not be taken of it as the British Consul, Dr. Holland, 
had called a meeting of the British visitors to discuss ways and means 
not only of getting home, but of remaining till opportunities offered. 
Evidently the British Government had not deserted us, as we heard 
that arrangement would eventually be made for the British to get back, 
and money was at the disposal of those who had need to pay their way. 
When and how the return was to be made was unknown, it was a 
matter of ‘ wait and see.” As to ‘‘news of battle”? we got nothing 
authentic except the news (!!!) of the now notorious ‘‘ Woulff bureau,” 
which needless to say no Britisher believed. Perbaps the most reliable 
news at the time was what one got from the Italian paper, the Corriere 
del Serra. I took the opportunity of the afternoon walk to go across 
the Alpina woods and then on to the arsilache ground. ‘lhe former 
produced several more Colias palaeno, including the pale dimorphic 
form of the female among other things already noted, the latter another 
short series of the Brentnid, although only by a waiting search and 
wet feet. 
(To be continued.) 
Cis dentatus, Mellie, not a British Insect. 
By H. DONISTHORPH, F.Z.S., F.E.S. 
In 1907 [Fnt. Rec., vol. xix., p. 186 (1907)] I brought forward a 
beetle, taken by my friend Mr. Mitford, in the Isle of Wight, as new 
to the British List under the name of Cis dentatus, Mell. 
Mr. Pool (who has given a considerable amount of study to the 
