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•came across this in great numbers on a steep stony shale slope. I captured 

 about sixty in a couple of hours, on an otherwise uneventful day. 



Lycaena jaloka. — This species was very abundant on a small patch of 

 stony ground in July above Madaglasht at about 12,000 feet. The females 

 were less numerous than the males. It was extremely local and confined 

 to about an acre, and I never saw another specimen, except a solitary 

 one at the foot of the Doki Pass at about the same altitude on the 31st 

 July. 



Pieris kreuperi, race desta. — Of this species I obtained but half a dozen 

 specimens in June in the Lutkoh valley at about 6,000 feet elevation. 



PSYOHODID^. 



Phlebotomus pafpatasii and P. babu. — I collected sand-flies in the Fort 

 at Drosh, and submitted them to Dr. Annandale for identification. Two 

 species were found prevalent, and one or both are believed to be the 

 transmitting agents of that disagreeable fever so common in Ohitral which 

 is variously known as Drosh fever, Chitral fever. Sand-fly fever, phlebo- 

 tomus fever, pappateci fever, etc., etc. They haunt the dark corners of 

 rooms, getting behind shutters and doors, and bite freely at night. 



CULICID^. 



Two collections of mosquitoes made by me unfortunately come to grief 

 in the post, so it remains for another to trace the species on which we are 

 dependent for malarial fevers in the Chitral Garrison. 



FILIOES. 



Ferns were extremely poorly represented in species. At the level of 

 Drosh, up to about 6,000 feet I only saw three species, though I frequently 

 went in search of them. About Madaglasht during my excursions after 

 butterflies I frequently went out of my way to investigate the ferns, but I 

 do not think I ever saw more than three species. 



CystopherU fragilis (Berah). — A fern which I took to be the bladder fern 

 ■was quite common about Madaglasht (10,000 feet and over). 



Cheilantlws szoritzii (Fisch and Meyer). — A species of Cheilanthes was 

 very common about Drosh which I think I am not mistaken in referring to 

 this species. 



Adiantum cappillus veneris (Linne). — This was common everywhere, 

 where damp enough, at low elevations. 



Semidictyum ceterach (Linne). — The Scale fern flourishes, and is abun- 

 dant about Drosh at elevations up to at least 6,000 feet. 



Asplenium trichomanes (Linne).— I found this plentiful all about 

 Madaglasht. 



Asplenium septentrionale (Linne). — The forked Spleenwort grows 

 abundantly in the vicinity of Madaglasht. 



