NOTE ON MFXIT.'EA IJERISALRNSIS, ,'5 1 5 



July, S. scrratiilac hi.i^'hcr up tlie pass, and Krrhia immoi- var, lu't/m 

 commonly in the middle of Aut^nist, in the neighbourhood of the fifth 

 refuge. There is, however, even in a late season, not much to be done 

 after August 12th or 14th; my only noteworthy captures later than 

 that date being a single specimen of Colian jialanio var. rKniiininciii' at 

 the top of the pass, and a single specimen of Pirris calliiUvc on the 

 Steinen-alp, only a few days later, and both somewhat the worse for 

 wear. With the exception of the Steinen-alp all these localities can 

 be easily and cheaply reached by the diligence which passes J3erisal 

 about 10 a.m., the walk down being perfectly easy. The Steinen-alp 

 is a good hour's steepish walk, but the air of ]3erisal is such (when not 

 too cold) as should enable any but confirmed invalids to Avalk any 

 reasonable distance. 



On August 30th we came down to Brigue, where we stayed most 

 comfortably at the Hotel Terminus, which stands actually on the 

 station platform ; on the same day I took a magnificent $ An/ynnix 

 lathonia, the autumn brood of which produces incomparably finer insects 

 than the spring brood. The next day such heat suddenly supervened 

 that only short hunts were possible, the mornings being always 

 devoted to sketching in the shade. The best hunting-ground is, how- 

 ever, very near the station, and is to be reached by following a path 

 to the left immediately after crossing the Rhone. Here I added to my 

 list in the course of a week Sjiildtln/rus alcacac {nialranoii), '/7ii/iiicliciis 

 avtariiH (a good deal worn), one ? of Sati/nisstatiliiiita, and an excellent 

 specimen of ( '. pJilacax var. deioi. ]\Iy other hunting-ground was just 

 beyond Glis, where I found a birch-tree the sap of which was flowing 

 in several places; this was a favourite haunt of I'ohjfionia c-alhinn, 

 Kwionia iiob/cJdorux, Pj/rameis atalanta and Fjitvancssa antiopa. In both 

 places I also took specimens of Thccla ilkis, evidently a second brood. 



Ten days spent at Lavey (September 12th to 21st) was at this time 

 of year wholly unprofitable, but after returning to Veytaux I took a 

 few specimens of P. najii var. najiacac, in the fields behind the village. 



The season of 189H had thus added the following 39 new species or 

 varieties to my collection : P, vinciiiosi/m', ]'. napi var. hnjoniac and 

 var. napaeae, P. eaJUdicc, A. belia var. s'unplonia, ('. palaeno var. cuw- 

 jKDiicne, ('. r/ov/.sr/.s var. cnnjhia, (', alciiiJnvn and var. (/onUiis, ('. pldacaa 

 var. ('h'U)<, J', ariiiis var. aeijidion, P. z(']dnjnis var. Ii/cidas, P.optilctc, P. 

 ]dn'irtt's [3 )i P- "ihitidiis J , P. erox, !'• I'xclicii, J'. iranin var. irariniis, 

 L. arinn var. ohscnra, Ij. cKjdu'iinis, L. (ilrcj), L. crcJ>ii'<, M. jdiochc, M. 

 jiartlienir, A. niohc (type), U. pales var. ar.silac/ic, p. iinustra, K. 

 crias, p. Clio, K. lappona, K. pronoe var. jj/f/(o, (1\. a'ello, S. statiliniis 

 2 , '*>'. cdcacar, S. rart/iaini, S. cacaliae, S. fritilliini var. xerratidcw, and 

 7'. actacini. P. In' cm is not included, as being too bad to set. 



(To be continued.) 



Note on Melitaea berisalensis (berisalii, Ruhl). 



By C. FAVKE and M. WL'LLHCHLEGETj (Tiuiislatcd hy (i. ^VHEELER). 



In the Socictas KnUmi(do<iica, no. 19, January 1st, 1891, our col- 

 league, M. Riihl, gives us a description of a new aberration of M. 

 athalia, under the name of berisalii. This description, which, though 

 a little incomplete, is otherwise satisfactory, is as follows : 



" Alis anterioiiLus lorrectis, alarum poslicaium inargine late dilYuso, fere toio 

 nigro, maculis lunatis in linea circumcnnentc vix apertis; alis anticis subtiis 



