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Pararge maera, of which I took 1 $ and 2 J s all fresh and cf the 

 race orientalis. Doritis apollinus was not uncommon, but in bad order. 

 Two Papilio machaon were seen on the 11th. Of the Lyctenids I saw 

 and took Polyommatus icarus on March 8th, and 1 $ Scolitantides 

 (Turania) baton approaching clara on the 11th. Jerusalem, where I 

 went on the 12th was icy cold, so I was glad to get down to Jericho on 

 the 16th. On the 17th I started out early collecting, working the 

 downs and the edge of the cultivation to the N.W. of the village and the 

 lower slopes of the hills. At 8.25 I put up and caught my first 

 Anthocharis charlonia . 



Later on butterflies began to appear more freely, notably A. 

 charlonia. This species usually settled on the ground and when dis- 

 turbed flew rather low in a series of small circles. This habit of flight 

 was so marked that I soon learnt to catch the butterfly with the 

 minimum of exertion by simply swinging round in the opposite 

 direction to the insect's flight meeting it with the net when it had 

 completed a half circle. ? s of A. charlonia were rare. I only took 

 2 that day against 16 $ s. Pontia daplidice, large but otherwise fairly 

 typical, was abundant, and even more abundant was A. belemia var. 

 glance. A few P. rapae of a large race were taken on the edge of the 

 cultivation. Then in a bay of flowery wild ground invading the 

 cultivation 1 took a fine 2 Danais chrysippus, the only one I saw in 

 Palestine. Next I took Tarucus balcanicus flying round Paliurus 

 scrub. Then I worked slowly as befitted an invalid towards a gully 

 which emerged from the hills taking P. icarus of very normal 

 Mediterranean first brood form and Rumicia phlaeas on the way. In 

 the gully I found P. brassicae in bad order, and Pyrameis cardui and 

 then saw a large white butterfly, the flight of which was strange to 

 me. After a while it settled on a flower-head and I saw that it was a 

 fine $ Zegris eupheme. I caught it and others, though few required 

 as little stalking as the first specimen. Two fine second brood Antho- 

 charis crameri of a form both larger than and unlike aegyptiaca, Verity, 

 and melisanda, Friihst., were taken in this gully. I saw no more 

 during my stay at Jericho and suppose I was early for the second 

 brood. As I returned to Jericho I took the only Satyrid I saw in 

 Judrea or the Jordan Valley, a very fresh Ypthima asterope, and the 

 only Urbicolid I saw in Palestine, a passable specimen of Erynnis 

 alceae. During the morning I took 82 specimens of butterflies in about 

 3| hours — a good bag for an invalid who dared not run — and including 

 18 A. charlonia and 9 Z. eupheme; both new species to me. 



Next day J. worked the same ground but showers and cloudy 

 weather were too much for the butterflies. Still I took 2 Z. eupheme, 

 several E. charlonia $ s, and an unfortunately crippled P. icarus J 

 with abundant blue suffusion. On March 19th and 20th it rained. 

 On the 21st it was fairly fine and I returned to the old ground, took 

 P. brassicae (seeing a damaged ab. nigronotata, Jach.), A. charlonia, A. 

 belemia var. glance, several 11. phlaeas all pretty normal first brood 

 specimens, 1 Lampides boeticus and 5 Z. eupheme including 2 ? s. 

 Pontia daplidice was common. I saw a fine P. machaon and some 

 worn Colias edusa. 



Next day I visited the Jordan and saw A. belemia var. glauce and 

 P. cardui in the thickets by the river. That night I motored to 

 Jerusalem. On March 24th I saw P. brassicae at Jerusalem. Next 



