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I took Arctia villiva, Notodonta trepida, A(i)-op/tila trabealin {sitljiliiii-alin), 

 Tludera fiiiibrialis, Cabera c.vcnitheuiai ia, Ptijchopoda liniiiiliata {onHcata), 

 Phasiane petraria, P. piniperda and Calnphada Itaiiila. This afternoon 

 I took the lane leading along the hillside the first turn on the right 

 from the Villa Pisano, going towards Rigoroso. The Lycaenidae 

 were very numerous. There were A. coridon, A. thetis (beUarf/iis) both 

 sexes, PolyoDDiwtus aiimiidttfi, Ciipido vihiiiiuts, P. esc/ieri, and Plebeiits 

 aeyun {arj/iis). Coenonyiiipha arcania was in numbers. I was pleased 

 to meet with Strynwn priini, three specimens. The females of A. 

 coridon were very- variable and I picked three very nice forms. Zygaena 

 lonicerae was in numbers to-day. The above path skirts the hillsides 

 for a considerable distance, and not only affords many deviations from 

 time to time, but frequently in its winding course gives shade from the 

 burning sun of the slopes. 



June 15th. — Last night I took the following moths at the electric 

 light in my room, viz., Miana strigilis, Boarnria roboraria (rare in N. 

 Italy), Phil/alia padaria {pilosaria), and EucJdoris sniaraydaria. This 

 afternoon I again went to the gorge, and though the wind was gusty I 

 took C. arcania, A. thetis, and A. coridon in some numbers, as before, 

 and also a fresh male of Melanargia galathea v&v. jjrocida, by no means 

 abundant. The pretty little Geometer Lomaspilis marginata was taken 

 here. In a small clearing by the side of the stream running along this 

 gorge, I saw on the top of a syringa bush a specimen of the tree-frog, 

 and so well did it resemble its surroundings that it was only by its 

 blue-green head and neck catching my eye that I became conscious 

 that there was anything there at all, the rest of the body so closely 

 resembled the coloar of the leaves among which it was sitting watch- 

 ing me so attentively. They are extremely pretty creatures, and are 

 stated to be fairly abundant here, although this is the first one I have 

 seen. 



June 19th. — The sirocco has been blowing hard for three days and 

 has made all collecting quite impossible. This morning a friend 

 brought me a large specimen of the glow-worm. In the afternoon I 

 collected in the lateral valley, which commences immediately behind 

 the Villa Vittoria, Arquata. This valley also has a small gurgling 

 stream running down it, and there are numerous hilly paths at the end 

 of the valley leading to higher ground. Here M. galathea var. procida 

 were abundant, as also were A. thetis. Tlvymelicns acteon and Setina 

 irrorella I took for the first time. Hipocrita jacobaeae was now com- 

 mon here in many places. 



June, 20th.— A perfect day. Fine, sun tempered by a breeze not 

 too strong to blow things about. To-day I did not leave the gorge to 

 collect but penetrated far up it, crossed the stream by the little bridge 

 near the cemetery, behind Vocemola, and followed the path through 

 the pleasant woodland up the mountain side. The walk remmded me 

 much of those favourite collecting grounds at Digne in the Basses- 

 Alpes, or at St. Martin Vesubie in the Alpes Maritimes. Just inside 

 the gorge S. pruni was to-day swarming at the blossoms of the privet^ 

 and farther up the blue-black " burnet," Syntomis phegea, with its 

 double belt of yellow around its abdomen, was flying in some number. 

 From tree to tree the restless Liinenitis Camilla flew up and down the 

 stream as if in search of something new, whilst a little below the 

 bridge M. galathea var. procida males were common and the females 



