68 THE entomologist's eecoed. 



day, the 14th, the weather promised a little better, and the sun shone as 

 we started up to the higher level of the valley to search for the Erebia. 

 But it clouded over at 8 a.m. and heavy storms set in for about three 

 hours. At last there was a gleam of sunshine, and I got one Erebia, 

 of the new variety, and several nice E. epiphron, E. oeuie, and E. 

 euri/ale. Then the rain began again, and we resolved to go down the 

 valley to the lower hills, in hopes of getting our tents dry, and also 

 our clothes, for everything was saturated. We passed much good 

 ground on our way down to Kostenec, a village with a small bath 

 establishment ; about four hours' ride down from the gendarmerie hut. 

 Here wo found sunshine, and a dry camping ground in a beautiful 

 country, and remained for two days, making excursions around 

 Kostenec and into the hills (about 3000ft. high) to the east of the 

 baths. We took P. apollo, C. nn/nnidone and var. alba (in some 

 numbers), L. meleaner, much worn; L. arion (and a fine ab. oiarion, 

 almost unmarked), L. eroides, male and female, L. alcon, L. anteros 

 (worn), A. daphne, A. inn, A. pandora, Neptis lucilla, Apatnra iris, 

 Li)ne7iitis populi, L. sibylla, L. Camilla, J/, ijalathea, a var. of M. 

 didyma, with pale grouncl colour of the forewing ; T. ilicis, E. aethiops, 

 E. liijea, S. serratnlae, and many common insects. On the 17th, the 

 weather looked better, and we rode up the valley again in hopes of 

 getting a good series of the Erebia. But again the rain came down in 

 torrents, and again we pitched in the wet ! The morning of the 18th 

 was fine, and at 8 a.m., we were on our ground. No sooner had we 

 arrived there — than thunderstorms gathered all round us, and for three 

 weary hours we sheltered amongst the boulders. Then came a gleam 

 of sun, and Mr. Elwes had the luck to get three of the coveted 

 butterfly — I never saw any. Then it rained all the rest of the day and 

 we got into camp drenched. July 19th was worse than ever, so we 

 determined to return to civilization and get dry, hoping to revisit the 

 Airandere later on, to secure some more Erebias in better weather, but 

 our letters necessitated an early return home, so, instead of encamping 

 again in the Ehodope, we drove across the Balkan, by the low pass of 

 Ginec, 4500ft., to Lom-Palanka, on the Danube. It is an easy two 

 days' journey, and we collected as opportunity served as we drove 

 along. The mountains were principally limestone, with rocky and 

 rather barren slopes to the southwards, and fine rolling pastures on the 

 higher levels, a broad and fertile range of hills rather than mountains, 

 with fine forests on the northern slopes. We took several interesting 

 butterflies, especially L. admetus and var. rippertii, L. zephynis (a 

 diminutive second brood), L.a>v/i(s, N. Uicina (a second brood, just out), 

 Thecla quercus, T. acaciae (much worn), Satyrus phaedra, Epinephcle 

 lycaon, swarms of Apatnra ilia var. clytie, in the flats near Sofia, and 

 many sundries, not deserving especial notice. This was the last day 

 of our tour, and I will conclude this lengthy paper with a correct list 

 of captures from May 21st to July 20th — 



Fajdlio podalirius, P. viachaon, Parnassius apollo, P. mnemosyne, 

 Thais cerisyi, Aporia crataeyi, Pieris brassicae, P. rapae, P. napi, P. 

 ergane, P. cJdoridice, Anthocaris belia var. ausonia, Eucldo'e cardamines, 

 Lencophasia sinapis, Colias edusa var. helice, C, hyale, C. myrmidone 

 (and var. alba), Gonepteryx rhamni, Thecla ilicis, T. acaciae, T. rubi, T. 

 quercus, Chrysophanus riryaureae, C. hippothoe, C. dispar var. rutilus, 

 (J. thcrsamon, C. alciphron, C. dorilis, G. phlaeas, Lycaena aryiades, L. 



