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also occurred, but was scarce. Thais rumina, var. niedesicaste, although 

 very late for it, was still on the wing. Papilio Podalirius, Machaon, 

 Leucophasia sinapis, Thecla rubi, Limenitis Camilla, Polyommatus 

 Gordius (1 only), Lyccena melanops and Baton, var. Panoptes (the 

 commonest Blues), Astrarclie, Icarus, Argiolus, and Cyllarus, Spilo- 

 thyrus alcece, Nisoniades Tages, Syrichthus alveus and malvce were 

 scarce, but Sao swarmed over the thyme blossoms. There was not an 

 abundance of moths, and the only species I took of interest was a 

 beautiful specimen of JSIicra ostrina. 



I paid one or two visits to the cork woods, to the North of 

 Hyeres, and found in certain spots Lepidoptera plentiful. On a 

 marshy bit of ground by the side of a stream among Aristolochia, 

 Thais Polyxena, var. Cassandra, was somewhat common, flying, however, 

 only in the very bright sunshine. The eggs of the butterfly were very 

 abundant on this, its food-plant. Sesia fuciformis was also common. 



On the 5th May, I sailed over to the Island of Porquerolles, a 

 few miles distant from the mainland. The Island was interesting for 

 its wildness : the " bamboo-looking " reeds growing on all the uncul- 

 tivated ground, adding much to the effect. The only butterflies I 

 noticed were Pieris brassicce, rapce, and Daplidice, Anthocharis Belia, 

 Leucophasia sinapis, Colias Edusa, Gonepteryx Cleopatra, Thecla rubi, 

 Lyccena Icarus, Vanessa cardui, and Spilothyrus alcece. 



I left on the 7th May for Beaulieu, near Nice — well situated for 

 collecting — I noticed the following species not observed at Hyeres : 

 Gonepteryx rhamni, sparingly, lyccena Corydon, Pellargus, Melitcea 

 Phoebe, Spilothyrus althece (a few), and one lavaterce ; Arctia villica 

 was not uncommon, and several species of Acidalice and Minoa euphor- 

 biata. At about 2000 feet, in a treeless region among the mountains, 

 3 took three Leucophasia Duponcheli ; it appeared to be fairly com- 

 mon, but the locality was near a French fortress, and forbidden 

 ground, otherwise I should probably have taken a long series. 



On the 14th May, I started for a hurried visit to St. Martin 

 Lantosque, 3117 ft. above the sea, in the Alpes Maritimes. The 

 locality is well known for having furnished so many interesting 

 Lepidoptera • I was aware that the middle of May was much too early, 

 especially in such a late season as the present : indeed, only a 

 thousand feet above the town there were vast fields of snow ; several 

 species taken low down occurred here ; in addition, I noticed Lyccena 

 semiargus, Colias Hyale, Argynnis Lathonia, Heliodes arbuti, Venilia 

 maculata, &c. 



Hibernated specimens of Vanessa Antiopa and JEgea occurred at 

 intervals, the latter usually found flying about buildings. 



Shrublands, Eltham, Kent : 

 December 1st, ] 888. 



