1894.] 175 



including myself, have expressed doubts as to Klug's type-form, and 

 his variety, belonging to the same species. The late Dr. Hagen 

 (Canad. Entom., xix, p. 110) came to the conclusion that they do 

 belong to one species, the correctness of which I still doubt. Klug's 

 types are in the Berlin Museum. 



Lewisham, London : 



July 1th, 1894. 



NOTES aN LEPIDOPTERA IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE. 

 BY ALBEET H. JONES, F.E.S. 



In the November number of this Magazine for 1890 I furnished 

 an account of an Entomological Excursion to Digne, in the Basses 

 Alpes, during the month of June. This Spring on my way to the 

 south, I had the opportunity of spending a week there during the 

 early days of May. On my arrival at Avignon on April 30th the 

 mistral blew with considerable force, and on the following day in- 

 creased almost to a hurricane, sweeping down the E,hone Valley and 

 carrying with it leaves, boughs of trees, and dust in every direction. 

 I was glad to leave for Digne, where I found a peaceful climate and 

 perfect weather for collecting. 



I noticed about 40 species of butterilies, a very fair average for 

 so early in the year. Pieris Daplidice was certainly the commonest 

 butterfly, flying by scores over the lucerne fields on the Barcelonette 

 !Road. CoJias Hyale was also extremely plentiful, and Colias Edusa 

 fairly common. Leucophasia sinapis was very scarce ; LeucopJiasia 

 Duponcheli was fairly common, and, like its congener, never resting. 

 Hibernated specimens of Gonopteryx rJiamni and Cleopatra were both 

 rather common. 



The dry hill side at the back of the cemetery is considered the 

 great locality for Thais Bumina, var. Medesicaste, and here, in 1890, 

 Mr. Nicholson and myself found the larvae in considerable numbers 

 on Aristolochia pistolocliia. I naturally expected to meet with the 

 butterfly, and possibly take the var. Honoratii, but the species was 

 not to be seen. The Aristolochia seemed to have suffered much from 

 last year's drought, and it is probable that the plants were dried up 

 and the larva? destroyed. Near the Baths, in another and more 

 sheltered locality from the sun, I took a few of the butterfly. 



Thecla ribbi and Polyommatus Phlceas occurred occasionall3^ The 

 commonest " Blue " was Lyccsna mclanop)s, which was locally abundant, 



