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ilex and firs of many kinds, whilst in front to the north the ground 

 gradually rises into low undulating eminences more or less covered 

 with stunted brushwood, and whose rocky surface is traversed every- 

 where by deep and long fissures that often require great care to cross, 

 especially when a much desired butterfly gaily flies over and airily 

 settles on a bough on the other side and while you warily pick your way 

 and see your net is ready for the stroke, it daintily soars upward 

 toward the blue whence it is lost to view. This part of the landscape 

 in its general features bears a strong resemblance to the scenery 

 of Algeria. 



The best collecting ground is without doubt along the edge and in 

 the openings of the forest already referred to. The uncultivated land 

 in the near vicinity to the Hotellerie facing north and on each side 

 was very stoney, but well covered with a carpet of aromatic herbs, 

 which gave out a sweet scent as one wandered across it, here I turned 

 up a nice little series of Scolitantides baton. Satyrus briseis also 

 occurred in this area, whilst S. circe was always to be found around a 

 large tree just outside the hotel quadrangle. At the back of the 

 establishment was a field of grain, a very light crop that had just been 

 harvested when we arrived, and here I took Pontia daplidice and Pieris 

 rapae, an occasional Leptosia sinapis, and both Colias croceus and 

 C. liyale. 



Two or three days after our arrival it was pleasant to greet, after 

 dinner, Mr. Gerard Gurney, who had also come with a similar object 

 in view to our own, and the next day we had the pleasure of meeting 

 Mr. Main and Mr. Symes, surely a curious coincidence that we should 

 meet quite independently in this interesting spot so far away from 

 home. The edge of the woods at the back, east and west, was a 

 favourite hunting ground, and there my wife and I often wandered 

 among the lavender bushes that were so abundant. I was on the look 

 out especially for any Zygaenidae and for Polyomm.at.us dolus, which 

 my friend, Frank Lowe, whose death we so much regret, had found 

 only at Nans. It had now extended its range very considerably and 

 was fairly common throughout the district. At first it seemed rare 

 and it was evidently only just beginning to emerge, but soon it became 

 fairly common. Zygaena astragali var. provincialis was by far the 

 most abundant species of this genus, Satyrus circe occurred everywhere 

 though not very abundantly, Epinepliele lycaon was common, and I 

 obtained some very nice females, both sexes belonging to the form 

 lupinus, whilst Coenonympha dorus was the commonest of its genus 

 and very plentiful, I took also C. arcania, a nice large race of the 

 typical form. The three other Coenonympha taken are all three lyllus 

 not pamphilus. I fear I did not take tbe trouble to catch many 

 of these for they were present in fair numbers, and I now wish I had 

 taken more, as I consider lyllus a distinct species, the genitalia being 

 different in certain points. In these woods Dry as paphia was very 

 common, the females being large handsome specimens ; the form 

 valesina also occurred, one falling to my net whilst several others fell 

 to the share of my friends. In Epinephele jurtina race hispulla all the 

 males I took have traces of tawny patches below the apical ocellus. 

 Melanaryia galathea was abundant everywhere, decidedly darker than 

 our British form and also darker than those I have taken in the Alps, 

 but they are certainly not as dark as the southern procida. It is 



