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above Sta. Maria. Si/ricJitlius cartliauii, in fine condition, larger and 

 brighter than my Swiss specimens from Berisal. <S\ fritiUmn var. 

 serratAilac, a few. S. vialrar, same locality as N. taijcs, very worn. S. 

 sao, fresh and generally distributed. Painpltila ai/h-anini, P. comma, 

 Thj/melicu^ lineola, T. act aeon, presenting no differences from the usual 

 British forms. 



Papilionides. — Lycaenidae. — Thccla prnni, small and worn, left 

 bank of the Dora. Clinjxoplianm liippothoc, type in magnificent trim, 

 among the long grass by a streamlet, near Sta. Maria. C. dorilis var. 

 montana, same spot. ('. phlaeas, Ci/aniris aniiolna, first brood (?) in 

 the uplands. Plcbcim ai'non, P. anpia, and Cupula minima, all occurred 

 sparingly in the places I visited, but the Lycaenidae, generally speak- 

 ing, were not plentiful, except Pcdi/ommatus astrarche, P. icariia, and 

 /'. bcUartfuti. P. cnmedon, which I have not yet met with else- 

 where in any profusion, abounded in the marsh meadows where the 

 food-plant Gera)duin san/piineKin grew ; the steel-blue lustre on the 

 wings of the freshly emerged imago is reminiscent of the Erebiidi, and 

 quite as bright. Of l\ csclieri, I saw no males, but took two fine females 

 on the first day of my visit in the intervals of the downpour. P. 

 hijla^, scarce, females strongly and beautifully marked. P. corijdon, 

 just coming out. /'. iiwlcaiier, also emerging, June 27tli. Xomiades 

 semianiNs, .rare. Li/caena cnpliemua, two large examples at the highest 

 point I touched above Sta. Maria, by the stream which waters the 

 pine and beech w^ood — a veritable garden of Eden for butterflies. 

 Lijcaena avion, occurring commonly, but rather worn. Erycinidae. — 

 Nemcobii(fi Incina, practically over in the high woods. Papilionidae. — 

 Vapilio podaliriiot, a few flitting about the walled gardens in the to^^^l. 

 PARNASsmAE. — /'rt/'^rts-sH/s ajiollo, a splendid form. 7'. mnemoKt/nc, 

 occasionally in the pastures on the Mont Cenis road. Pieridae. — 

 Pieris brassicac, P. rapae, P. napi, P. daplidicc, Leiicopliasia sinapis, in 

 the woods. ('alias ednsa. ('. In/alc, very plentiful everywhere, and 

 much more so than the preceding species, of which a brood was 

 evidently hatching out. Kucldoc cardamincs, a few still flying, June 

 27th. K. var. euphenaidex, newly emerged, on the Mont Cenis road, 

 June 24th, at about 8,500ft. Apaturidae. — Apatnra ilia ab. cli/tic I 

 took one fine male, June 24th, in the willow woods by the Dora, and 

 devoted a whole morning next day to the species, with the result that 

 I captured (and liberated) one battered individual. I had hoped to 

 discover Lintoiitis papidi in this valley, as it is noted as occurring in 

 Piedmont, but could find no trace of it. These woods in fact, which 

 looked so promising, yielded next to nothing on this or subsequent 

 visits. Nymphalidae. — Pryas paphia, one male with very light mark- 

 ings, in a wood below the Mont Cenis road, June 28rd. Brentlm 

 selene, B. riijihrasipic, same place, but evidently on the wane. B. 

 amat/iiisia, very common in the meadows about Sta. Maria, and larger 

 and more finely marked than my Alpine specimens from Zinal and 

 elsewhere. Anp/nnis daplinc, I saw but one, and that fresh from the 

 chrysalis. A. lathania, generally common and fine. A. atjlaia, A. 

 niobe ab. cria, A. adippe and the ab. cleodo.va, large, and in splendid 

 order. Melitaca pliaebe, not uncommon. M. didijma, females a dull 

 dun, males brightly coloured. M. dictynna, just coming out at the 

 higher elevations. .1/. at Italia, abundant. M. anirlia, a few in the 

 meadows of Sta. Maria. ^epti»lucilla: I worked hard for this insect, 



