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laid out with many interesting shrubs and plants, and well worth a 

 longer visit. 



In these gardens is situated the "Museo Civico di Storia Naturale," 

 a museum with a splendid collection of birds, and generally to be 

 found open. The collection of butterflies was not to be seen at this 

 date, but I was told that it could be seen from October 1st. 



In the evening of May 2nd I walked up Monte Berico at Vicenza. 

 P. brasslcae, G. rliamni, and Pararge mec/era were flying. In the long 

 arcade leading up to the Church of Madonna del Monte there, I met 

 with a fine specimen of the glow-worm. The vegetation here I found 

 to be more advanced than at Arquata, and on a fine cluster of wisteria 

 at the top of Monte Berico, the Xylocopa bee was swarming. 



The following day, in the afternoon, I was again on the slopes of 

 Monte Berico, which get the afternoon sun, the further side from 

 Vicenza, when P. iiief/era and M. didywa were fresh and abundant, 

 with specimens of (rlanco psyche cyllartis, Ayriades thetis, P. rapae, 

 Vanessa io, and Melitaea cinxia. HuDiicia p/daeas, Celastrlna aryiolus, 

 G. rliamni, and P. napi were about with several Leptosia dnapis and a 

 FJnchloe cardainines. Even in early evening the air was very hot. The 

 locality appears a promising one. 



On May 4th I was again on the sun-burnt slopes of Monte Berico 

 in the late afternoon (4 o'clock, the insects' time). Papilio machaon, 

 Issoria lathonia, and C. rubi with several PolyoniDiatns icariis. R.pldaeas, 

 Melitaea didyma (both sexes), /'. iiieyera, and Coeno7iyiirpha pamphilKS 

 were in number, some of the last species being unusually large. Hespena 

 malvae and N. tages were still quite fresh. I did not secure the only 

 C. edusa I saw. There were also hornets about. Sesia stellatanivi yfa.s 

 numerous, all probably hibernated and therefore worn, but on my 

 way back across the top of the hill I took one specimen in good con- 

 dition, Among^the moths I took were Xanthorhoe ftuctnata, Strenia 

 clathrata, and both sexes of Ematarya atomaria. To-day Dragonfiies 

 were seen on the wing. 



On May 10th it was thundery, but after tea I made my way again 

 to Monte Berico, when I found both Melitaea athalia and M. didyma 

 at rest on the flowers. Polygonia c-albitin were quite' fresh, and Agriades 

 thetis (bellargiis) including several females were taken. A single 

 female Glaucopfiyche cyllarus with P. icarus, Aricia medon {astrarche), 

 two males, a male Aityiades sylvanus, and one Zyyaena lonicerae made 

 up the evening's capture. 



On May 13th I was out somewhat earlier. The sun was blazing, 

 the heat penetrating even one's boots. Aporia crataeyi was out this 

 day in the gardens on the hill in some number, and on the rocky ground 

 towards the bottom of the slope I was pleased to capture two Scoli- 

 tantideH orion in superb condition. Melitaea athalia was now abundant 

 and Euclidia mi was noted. Zygaena lonicerae was coming out 

 well, and the females of A. thetis were now frequent, as were the 

 females of C'olias hyale. I took a freshly emerged Aylais urticae, a 

 female of Loweia dorilis, and one Hesperia alveits, while Cainptograinvm 

 bilineata was noted. 



The sun did not shine on May l5th, but in a walk on Monte Berico 

 I found a specimen of Polyommatus ariianda quite fresh on a flower 

 head, with numbers of Z. lonicerae. A pretty green grasshopper was 

 noticeable on the green vegetation all along the roadside, and the 



